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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] ORDINANCE NO. 260566
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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Amending Chapter 10, Code of Ordinances entitled "Classification of Licenses and License Fees" by repealing Section 10-129, entitled "Reserved" and replacing it with a section of like number entitled "Entertainment Districts; Official Geographic Definitions" to establish official geographic definitions for administrative reference areas and entertainment districts used for licensure, special event administration, and other city-wide regulatory purposes; and amending Chapter 64, Code of Ordinances entitled "Streets, sidewalks and public places" by repealing Section 64-500 entitled "Definitions" and replacing it with a section of like number and subject matter for the purpose of renaming the definition of "entertainment district" to "entertainment district development project".
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WHEREAS, the Code of Ordinances contains references to entertainment districts, entertainment areas, commercial districts, downtown reference areas, and related geographic designations in multiple chapters, including Chapter 10 (Alcoholic Beverages), Chapter 50 (Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions), Chapter 64 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places), and Chapter 88 (Zoning and Development); and
WHEREAS, these districts and areas were created at different times and for different regulatory purposes, resulting in inconsistent, overlapping, and sometimes conflicting geographic definitions across the Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the establishment of a single centralized section containing the city's operational entertainment district and administrative reference area definitions will promote clarity, consistency, administrative efficiency, and uniform enforcement across city departments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that certain broad geographic areas serve imp...
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