| TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Raul J. Aguila, City Attorney | | | DATE: | June 28, 2017 | | | | 5:10 p.m. First Reading Public Hearing
| | SUBJECT: | AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM FOR SIX MONTHS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE ON THE ACCEPTANCE, REVIEW, APPROVAL OR ISSUANCE OF ANY LAND DEVELOPMENT PERMITS AS THE TERM IS DEFINED IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 163.3164(16), BUSINESS TAX RECEIPTS OR ANY OTHER LICENSE OR PERMIT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OR OPERATION OF DISPENSING FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY ENGAGED IN THE ON-SITE DISTRIBUTION, SALE, DELIVERY OR RETAIL OF LOW-THC CANNABIS, MEDICAL CANNABIS OR CANNABIS DELIVERY DEVICES PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 381.986 AND 499.0295 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE CITY WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND ENACT REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF DISPENSING FACILITIES; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCE PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE RETROACTIVE TO JUNE 28, 2017; FOR ZONING IN PROGRESS PURPOSES, THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UPON FIRST READING OF THIS ORDINANCE. |
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