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ORDINANCE NO. 1570 SERIES 2010 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1561 TO EXTEND THE TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE, PROCESSING, OR ISSUANCE OF APPLICATIONS OR REQUESTS FOR BUSINESS REGISTRATION, SALES TAX LICENSES, BUILDING PERMITS, AND CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES WITHIN THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE WHEREAS, the City of Louisville adopted Ordinance No. 1561, Series 2009, on October 20, 2009, which established a temporary moratorium until May 15, 2010 on the acceptance, processing, or issuance of applications or requests for business registration, sales tax licenses, building permits, and certificates of occupancy for medical marijuana dispensaries within the City of Louisville; and WHEREAS, the Colorado Legislature is currently considering legislation clarifying issues related to medical marijuana dispens.aries, and the City Council desires for it and City staff to have the opportunity to review such legislation if enacted and the impact that such legislation may have on the City, as a home-rule municipality, to regulate such dispensaries; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that extending the moratorium enacted by Ordinance No. 1561 for an additional three months from its original expiration will allow City staff and City Council additional time to investigate the City's ability to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries and to develop and implement any appropriate regulations consistent with state law; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that it is necessary and appropriate to extend the temporary moratorium on accepting, reviewing, approving, or otherwise acting upon applications or requests for business registration, sales tax licenses, building permits, and certificates of occupancy for medical marijuana dispensaries for an additional three months; NOW, THEREFORE, HE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: Section 1. Section 2 of Ordinance No. 1561, Series 2009 is hereby amended to delete the phrase "May 15, 2010" and insert "August 15,2010" in its place. Section 2. Section 4 of Ordinance No. 1561, Series 2009 is hereby amended to delete the phrase "May 15, 2010" and insert "August 15,2010" in its place. Section 3. If any portion of this ordinance is held to be invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each part hereof irrespective of the fact that anyone part be declared invalid. 1