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1 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it will take a considerable period of time <br /> 2 in which to properly study the issue of adult oriented entertainment land uses and to <br /> 3 develop long-term zoning regulation; and <br /> 4 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that in order to preserve the status quo and to <br /> 5 preclude adult oriented entertainment land uses from locating in areas in which they <br /> 6 might have a deleterious impact when considering the surrounding uses as well as the <br /> 7 City's goals and objectives, the City Council does declare that an emergency exists and <br /> 8 that the City should adopt an interim zoning ordinance regulating adult oriented <br /> 9 entertainment land uses pending further study of this issue and the development of a <br /> 10 permanent ordinance; and <br /> 11 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that in relying upon an opinion of the <br /> 12 Washington State Court of Appeals in the case of Jablinski v. Snohomish County, 28 Wn. <br /> 13 App. 848, the adoption of an interim zoning ordinance constitutes an emergency action <br /> 14 pursuant to WAC 197-10-180 and no environmental review will be performed nor will <br /> 15 the Planning Commission be required to review the interim ordinance; and <br /> 16 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that in adopting the interim zoning ordinance <br /> 17 to regulate adult oriented entertainment land uses, the City Council is relying upon the <br /> 18 opinions of the United States Supreme Court in the case of Young v. American Mini <br /> 19 Theaters, 427 U.S. 50, and of the Supreme Court of the State of Washington in the case <br /> 20 of Northend Cinemas v. Seattle, 90 Wn.2d 709, to limit the location of adult oriented <br /> 21 entertainment land uses to promote the City of Everett's great interest in protecting, <br /> 22 preserving and improving the quality of its neighborhoods, commercial districts and the <br /> 23 quality of urban life through effective land use planning; <br /> 24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL that an <br /> 25 emergency exists and that the City Council hereby declares its intent to adopt an <br /> 26 interim zoning ordinance regulating adult oriented entertainment land uses within the <br /> 27 City. <br /> et,630",_4 (4 <br /> 28 <br /> Councilman Introducing Resolution <br /> 29 PASSED and APPROVED this /' � day of A jpg %,c... , 1984. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 <br /> rgf "�, . . <br /> oun it President <br /> 32 <br /> -2- <br />