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ORDINANCE NO. 17O-02-115: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA ESTABLISHING AND IMPOSING A 180 DAY MORATORIUM ON THE DISPENSING OF MEDICAL CANNABIS TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, MEDICAL MARIJUANA TREATMENT CENTERS WITHIN THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL; PROHIBITING ANY AND ALL DISPENSING OF MEDICAL CANNABIS DURING THE MORATORIUM PERIOD FOR ANY PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL; PROVIDING FOR THE MORATORIUM TO EXTEND TO ALL APPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT ORDERS AND DEVELOPMENT PERMITS RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL IN ORDER TO ALLOW AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO DEVELOP GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES OF THE CITY’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY’S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AS APPROPRIATE, RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DESIGN STANDARDS AND RELATED MATTERS PERTAINING TO DISPENSING OF MEDICAL CANNABIS AS WELL AS POLICE POWER REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE FINDINGS; PROVIDING FOR GEOGRAPHIC AREA ENCOMPASSED BY THE MORATORIUM; PROVIDING FOR DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS SUBJECT TO MORATORIUM; PROVIDING FOR POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM; PROVIDING FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDY TO ASSERT VESTED RIGHTS CLAIMS; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS PROVISION; PROVIDING FOR NON-CODIFICATION AS WELL AS THE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE (REQUESTED BY CITY MANAGER, CHARLES FARANDA).
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Request Action:
Impose a temporary moratorium regarding medical cannibis to give the staff time to develop goals, objectives and policies.
Need:
To allow staff to have time to develop the necessary goals, objectives, and policies regarding medical cannibis.
Summary Explanation/ Background:
At the February 13, 2017 City Commission meeting by a unanimous vote, City staff and the City Attorney were directed to draft an ordinance for a moratorium regarding ...
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