THE LAKEWOOD CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS OCTOBER 18 2010 ...

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all over the greater Cleveland area and due to the negative impact on surrounding
neighborhoods this moratorium is necessary to protect those neighborhoods until further
review of criminal and zoning codes can be conducted Now Therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD OHIO
Section 1 Council hereby approves a moratorium of the granting of Occupancy
Permits or any other permitto business owners who intend to operate an Internet Cafe
Sweepstakes Gaming Cafe Computer Game Center Business orto any business devoting
any floor area to this type of business for atemporary period oftime while it undertakes
a review and orstudy of the applicable criminal codes and the Lakewood Zoning Code
Section 2 Internet Cafe or Sweepstakes Gaming Cafe or Computer Game
Center Business shall be defined for purposes of this Ordinance as any business that
devotes any floor area to internet based sweepstakes marketing or retailing where a
customer purchases apre paid phone card or internet access time and receives free
entries in sweepstakes games with the purchase thereby gaining an opportunity to win a
prize
Section 3 No Occupancy Permits or any other permits shall be granted to a
business owner who intends to open or devote any floor area ofthe business to an
Internet Cafe Sweepstakes Gaming Cafe or Computer Game Center Business forthe
period of this moratorium No valid existing business in the City of Lakewood can add any
devices to the business which would establish an Internet Cafe or Sweepstakes Gaming
Cafe or Computer Game Center within the existing business forthe duration ofthe
moratorium
Section 4 The moratorium shall be in effect for a period ofsix6months or
until changes are enacted to amend the Codified Ordinances ofthe City of Lakewood tc
address these issues or until Council approves legislation explicitly revoking this
moratorium
Section 5 That this ordinance is hereby declared to bean emergency measure
necessary for the immediate preservation ofthe public peace property health safety and
welfare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasonsset forth
and defined in the preamble to this ordinance and provided it receives the affirmative
vote of at least five 5 of its members elected to Council this ordinance shall take effect
and be in force immediately upon its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor
otherwise it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law
Section 6 It is found and determined that all formal actions ofthis
Council concerning and relating to the passage ofthis ordinance were adopted in
an open meeting of this Council and that all such deliberations of this Council
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