HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012 Ordinance No. 056OR.DINA"ICE NO . ¼
SERIES OF 20 I 2 -
BY AUTHORITY
COU NCfL ll!LL NO. 56
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMB ER JEFFERSON
AN EMERGEN CY ORDINANCE CREATL\1O A TEMP ORARY SUSPENS ION OR
MORA TOIUUM ON THE EST ABLISH.\1ENT Of ANY NEW BUSINESS \VH IC H SELLS,
MANUFACTURES OR CULT IVATES MARIJ UAN A SHOULD AM END MENT 64 BE
APPROVED BY THE VOTERS .
WHEREAS, there's a propos ed amendment on t!1e ballot ~or the Novembe r 6, 20 12 election
wlu ch, if passed, would change Co lorado law rcgardin~ the rcgti !atiun aml sak uf u1ari_iu.mc1~ and
WHER EAS , the proposed Co nstit111i onal amcndmcn1 se ts n dcr.<l line for the comp leti on of
re gulati ons by th e State Department o:Revenn e to impl ement thi s Amendment for Jul y !, 2013;
and
WHEREAS , the moratoriu m all ows th iny (30) addi tio nal da ys to eva luate the Sr ate
regulations: and
WHEREAS, it is un cle ar what the effect of these requ ired Sr.re regulations wd l be on the
Cit y's current medica l marijuan a licens ing and zon in g re~uiremcnts ; and
WHEREAS , a moratori um un th e sa le of marijuana or th e c~tablis lm1ent o f any new marij uan a
busi ne ss which se ll s, man ufacturers or culti\'ates marijuana is nt:et:ssary fur the C1l y lu evaluate
the effec t of the proposed Amendment 64 and any State reb'lllations on the Cit y's exi sting
rcgulalion> as well as any new City re gulations which may be requ ired or needed .
NOW , THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINE D BY THE CIT Y COUNCil. OF THE CITY OF
ENGLE WOO D. COLO RADO, THAT TH ERE SI-L"-LL BE A TEMPORARY SUSP D ISION
OR MORA TORIUM ON TIIF. FS T AR I .ISI-I M F.NT OF ANY NEW BUSI NESS IVHJC:H
SE LLS. MANUFACTURES OR CULTIV ATES MARIJUA NA SHOULD 1\MENDMENT G,1
BE Al'l'ROVED BY THE VO TERS .
Section I . An emcrgenc)' is hereby declared requiring immediate passage of thi s Ordinance
fo r the immediate pre scrval ion of the publi c propeny. health. peace and safety; it is he re by
decl ared that an eme rge ncy exist s and r:1a1 thi s Urd111an ce shall ta ke effect upon rts fin al passage .
Sec ti on 2. Th e moratorium o n the S;tlc , manr.fac ture and culti\dti o11 or \tanjuana is necessary
fo r 1h c City to evaluat e the effect o f th e Amcn<lmt:m a.HJ any S1,1 tc 1cgulati ons oo 1he i1y·s
ex 1s1 ing ma riJ uana regu lati ons and any new i~gulat ions required .
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Si..:c1io11 .\. During sai d moratori um the: Cl ly Council direc ts C it y slilffto devel op npprC1pnatc.:
n..:crn 1:1m:ndattons tu Coun cil. ct1nsis tcnt with ihe Constitutional Amc :a hncn1 lan gu..i gc amJ Smit:
1cgula1101 1s
St.!l'.:liL,11 4. Th l! Cit)' Co uncil fi11J r; th e prm 1:;io11 :; o f thi :. Ordin;.in cc :.ire tcmpt,rnry in nntur e
and .uc im cnJcd to he rcp !;.1ccd hy sub sequent lc gii-.'.,uivc c n:i ~11ncn1 so that 1h c mor:n orium or
1t•m p0r:1ry '-USpc1:,;ion ~~ :-p IT 1fied 1111liii; Ordm:ncc !-lrn ll terminal(· 1h ir1y (30) d:iy~ :,fkr Ju ly 1,
211 .. ,. the c..:ffccti,,c tlat c o f Ct 1lorndo Stale Co 11s111u1io11al Amc1 1d 111cnt Number 6~ 1'1.:r 20 12.
~kc1 i01J_.5 . Thi s mora lorium shall ht.:comc cffccl 1vc o nl y 1f Amendment 64 is approved hy the
vo1crs of the Stat e n f Colorad o.
Int rod uced , read in full, and pa ss ed on firsl reading ns nn emergency Ordi1mnce on the 15th
cla y of October, :w 12.
Puh\isl1•_._1 ~:-. c111 Erm:1gc11:;y Bill fur ;u1 01d111;i 11~i.; h y Titk .t s ;1 Bill fu1 ;u1 0 1d i11:1 111.a.: i11 the Ci ty's
c•ffi1..i,1I 11cwspi1pcr un the 19th day (If O.;tobc ,, 20 12 .
Publid 1cd :,~: ;m Emcq;c n :.:y Ri ll for an Onlin:,n cc on tht• r:i1 )'~ 0Fi c 1:1 l w,:·1:.i 1c hcg1:11 1i11t o n 1hc
I 7th day of Octc•her, 20 12 for thll1)' (30) cla y,.
Read by 111 1c :111<..I µ~ssc d on tin ttl rcnd in~ a~ an •::me rgcncy Ordi nance on lh e 5th tiny o~·
Nc •vt::1nl1cr. 20 12 .
Publi s hed as .in Emergency Odinancc hy title in th e Ci t) 's <Jflici GI 11cws p:1pc--ai. Ordinan ce
No .~, Series of 2011, 0 11 :he 9"' day of No \'c 111hcr, 20 12 .
Publi shed :is :rn Emergency U rchn:111ce hy tll ie on the C·t:,,·s nffici:I! website heg 111111 ng on thl' /th
day of i'iovcmber, 2012 for thirly l30 ) days. ~ , ~ .,.__-:::-_ , '1 If __
Kand P. Pc1m , Mayor
I. L,,ucris hia A. Elli s, City Cltrk uf th e City of Englewood, Colnrado, hereby certify \hat the
ah<wc ;rn d forcg0i ng is a :rue copy of th e Emergency Ord in ance p:1ssed on fin,11 reading nnd
published by tit le as o,,Jinancc No~, S eries of 2012.
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