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AN ORDINANCE CREATING A DESIGNATED OUTDOOR REFRESHMENT AREA IN THE CREEKSIDE DISTRICT AND ENACTING REGULATIONS; AND DECLARING IT AN EMERGENCY.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Ohio Revised Code ?4301.82, the City of Gahanna is permitted to create a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area ("DORA"); and
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2020, Mayor Jadwin, in partnership with the Creekside District Alliance, submitted an application to City Council pursuant to Ohio Rev. Code Sec. 4301.82(B) to establish a DORA in a specified section of the Creekside District; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to ?4301.82(C), notice of the filing of the DORA Application and the date of a public hearing thereon was published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City on July 2, 2020 and July 9, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the public hearing on the application was held on August 3, 2020 during which public testimony was held; and
WHEREAS, the DORA Application as submitted meets the requirements of Ohio Revised Code Section 4301.82; and
WHEREAS, Council finds that creating the DORA is in the best interests of the City, its residents and its businesses, and will further the City's goal of enhancing the downtown Creekside District as a destination area for entertainment and recreation activities, as recommended in the City's Go Forward Gahanna plan"; and
WHEREAS, it is imperative to proceed with this Ordinance for the preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA, FRANKLIN COUNTY, STATE OF OHIO, THAT:
Section 1: City Council finds that the DORA application as submitted meets the requirements of the Ohio Revised Code Section 4301.82 and hereby accepts the application as submitted.
Section 2. City Council approves the creation of a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area within the boundary areas, including street addresses, as depicted and described on Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorpo...
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