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439 <br /> • <br /> October 22,1906 <br /> NOw, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY <br /> 0ZTHE <br /> CITY OF EVERETT that the City Council herebydeclares its intent to <br /> adopt a zoning ordinance regulating adult use businesses within the <br /> City of Everett,ordinance No.1330-86. <br /> councilman Morrow thanked the citizens for speaking on the proposed ill <br /> ordinance. He also thanked the committee mho had been saddled with <br /> a no win task and worked many months on the issue. Nsaid he could <br /> not e far a yi,oyece Creating legitimacy far obvious Illegal • <br /> and questionable schema which are detrimental to the health a • <br /> safety and welfare of the community. elt there x mays <br /> of dealing with this in terms of strict Beeregulations,enforcement and • <br /> intervention of the community. <br /> Jim Ilea said the issue before the council is simply zoning these <br /> businesses. The council needs to determine if there is an area or <br /> areas in the city which are appropriate to zone these businessesand <br /> ifs this must be done within the a constitutional framework. Iff a <br /> • <br /> ordinance is notadopted these businesses can locateanywhere in the <br /> city Including areas very close to residential areae. <br /> Holl was called with all councilmen voting yes except Councilman <br /> Morrow who voted no. <br /> Motion carried. <br /> COUNCIL BILL NO.B69-B4 ; <br /> • <br /> FINAL BEADING: <br /> AN ORDINANCE creating Adult U s Honing by amending <br /> Ordinance No.3572,Title 19,Everettht Municipal Code. <br /> Councilman Stephenson said he would like to <br /> .change the amortization <br /> Period to be no longe[ than five years, with appeal, o <br /> nclueion of a lease, which e came first, and pthat any future <br /> legal decisions that Impact this decision mould declare this <br /> amendment null and void. He said all the councilmen had personal <br /> feelings about this issue but be thought the c until had to deal <br /> with it within the constitutional lass and in that c titui n is <br /> the section on free speech. a said the council has otodeal with <br /> this'within the laws and be <br /> now there are nolaws with 11 <br /> restrictions thatthe city c enforce. This is what bothers him. • <br /> u <br /> The council hasn <br /> e obligation to the citizens a u <br /> the council is <br /> trying to do this by adopting this ordinance so there canbe some • <br /> enforcement. <br /> Jim Iles said If any court <br /> t decision regarding adult a about, <br /> it would automatically cede the city's ordinance so that <br /> language did not have to be put 1n the ordinance. <br /> He said also, in thewmo from Dennie Uerlekson, x recommended <br /> amortization and suggested the motion C end should use <br /> ng, but change the <br /> tnis word utme from 10 years to five years. <br />