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Ordinance No. 0-99-05
An Ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, imposing a temporary moratorium on the issuance of any permits, development orders or any other official action of the City of Gainesville having the effect of permitting the construction or erection of any structure, including telecommunication towers, located in that certain area within the City of Gainesville, as more specifically defined in the Ordinance; providing a procedure for extraordinary hardship; providing a severability clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission hear a presentation and adopt the proposed ordinance (as amended).
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BACKGROUND
On October 26, 1998 the City Commission authorized the City Attorney to draft and the Clerk of the Commission to advertise a moratorium ordinance.
The purpose of this Ordinance is to enable the City of Gainesville sufficient time to study the impact and effect of structures, including telecommunication towers, located within the Moratorium area. The moratorium also allows the City the time to amend the Airport Hazard Zoning Code, the Comprehensive Plan, and the City of Gainesville Code of Ordinances, as may be necessary, to incorporate specific conditions, regulations, restrictions or methods of reviewing applications for development permits for certain structures, including telecommunication towers. The amendments will insure that those structures located in the Moratorium area will be consistent with State law, the Comprehensive Plan and the City of Gainesville Code of Ordinances. During this time, the City will not issue any development orders which have the effect of allowing or permitting the construction or erection of certain structures, including telecommunication towers, within the Moratorium area.
The Ordinance fulfills the City's constitutional charge and statutory obligations to protect and preserve the public health, welfare and safety of the cit...
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