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Resolution to Impose a Moratorium on issuance of occupancy permits for parking lots and structures for the storage of private passenger automobiles, in the C-2 Neighborhood Commercial zoning district.
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WHEREAS, the City of West Allis currently allows stand-alone parking lots and structures for the storage of private passenger automobiles (as principal uses) as a special use in commercially zoned locations throughout the City of West Allis in accordance with Chapter 12/Zoning and City Planning of the Revised Municipal Code; and,
WHEREAS, the City is researching a proposed ordinance to amend the terms, conditions and restrictions under which such uses are to be granted; and,
WHEREAS, the City has no intention of permanently denying occupancy permits for parking lots and structures for the storage of private passenger automobiles uses to any qualified person, but seeks only a brief and temporary interval of occupancy permit issuance to consider if trends in the marketplace threaten to undermine the health, safety and welfare of West Allis residents; and,
WHEREAS, because the timely assistance, analysis and input from various City departments is needed to effectively review and evaluate zoning policy, the Common Council directs the Department of Development to evaluate this issue, and all City departments are directed to cooperate and participate in this review and evaluation process; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the City's interest to put all current applications that have not been granted and all future applications for new occupancy permits for parking lots and structures for the storage of private passenger automobiles within the C-2, Neighborhood Commercial District on hold until the proposed ordinance is introduced and acted upon.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of West Allis that a moratorium be imposed (effective October 3, 2017) on the granting and issuing of all aforementioned occupancy permits to stand alone pri...
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