ORDINANCE NO. _______________, SERIES 2020
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1.2.2 AND CREATING SECTION 4.3.24 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE ("LDC") REGARDING SMOKING RETAIL STORES (CASE NO. 20-LDC-
0003) (AS AMENDED).
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WHEREAS, the Louisville Metro Planning Commission ("Planning Commission") adopted a resolution on October 31, 2019 requesting that Planning and Design Services ("PDS") research and proposed amendments to the LDC related to tobacco businesses and electronic smoking retail stores; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Committee of the Planning Commission reviewed PDS's proposed amendments on May 15, 2020 and unanimously voted to send them to the full Planning Commission for a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on those amendments on August 20, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the record and testimony relative to those amendments and recommended the approval of such amendments to the Legislative Council of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government ("Council"); and
WHEREAS, the Council approves and accepts the recommendation of the Planning Commission as set forth in Planning Commission Resolution 20-LDC-0003.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Chapter 1 of the LDC, Section 1.2.2 - Definitions is hereby amended to add the following definitions:
Smoking Retail Store - a store defined by Chapter 90 of the Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances (LMCO) as a Smoking Retail Store and required to obtain a retail license for sale of tobacco, tobacco products and/or electronic smoking devices in accordance with chapter 90 of the LMCO.
Smoking Retail Store - a store that primarily sells tobacco, tobacco products and/or electronic smoking devices. For the purposes of this definition primarily means that eith...
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