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AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 9733 OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 9751 AND ORDINANCE
NO. 9789, SAME BEING AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE ESTAB-
LISHMENT OF PAWN SHOPS, THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF
OCCUPANCY AND THE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR OR RENOVATION OF STRUCTURES TO BE
USED FOR PAWN SHOPS WITHIN THE CIT Y, PENDING CONSIDERATION
BY THE ZONING COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF PROPOSED
RESTRICTIONS REGARDING THE LOCATION OF PAWN SHOPS IN THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH; AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on September 30, 1986, the City Council adopted
Ordinance No. 9733 which directed the Zoning Commission of the City
of Fort Worth to conduct public hearings and to report to the City
Council as expeditiously as possible its recommendations relating to
proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance
(Appendix °'A" of the Code of the City of Fort Worth), restricting
the location of pawn shops within the City of Fort Worth and in
particular prohibiting the location of pawn shops within the "E"
Commercial zoning district of the City of Fort Worth; and
WHEREAS, pending the report of the Zoning Commission, Ordinance
No. 9733 further prohibited the establishment of pawn shops, the
issuance of certificates of occupancy and the issuance o.f building
permits for the construction, repair or renovation of structures to
be used as pawn shops within the City of Fort Worth; and
WHEREAS, on October 28, 1986, the City Council adopted
Ordinance No. 9751, which amended Ordinance No. 9733 by providing
that the moratorium with respect to pawn shops shall not be appli-
cable to applications for building permits filed prior to
September 30, 1986; and
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WHEREAS, on December 22, 1986, the City Council adopted
Ordinance No. 9789, which further amended Ordinance No. 9733, by
providing that the moratorium with respect to pawnshops shall not be
applicable to locations for which a secondhand dealer license had
been issued by the City of Fort Worth and an application for a pawn-
shop license had been filed with the State of Texas prior to
September 30, 1986, provided that a pawnshop license was issued by
the State prior to October 28, 1986; and
WHEREAS, on November 12, 1986, the Zoning Commission recom-
mended to the City Council certain amendments to the Comprehensive
Zoning Ordinance regarding the use, location and other regulation of
pawn shops within the City of Fort Worth; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted Ordinance No. 9798,
amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to provide for the use,
location and other regulation of pawn shops within the City of Fort
Worth ; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to repeal the moratorium
on the establishment of pawn shops, the issuance of certificates of
occupancy and the issuance of building permits for the construction,
repair or renovation of structures to be used as pawnshops; NOW,
THEREFORE;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECT ION 1 .
That Ordinance No. 9733 of the City of Fort Worth, adopted
September 30, 1986, as amended by Ordinance No. 9751, adopted
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October 28, 1986, and as further amended by Ordinance No. 9789,
adopted December 22, 1986, be, and the same is hereby, repealed as
of the effective date of this ordinance.
SECT ION 2 .
That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after the effective date of Ordinance No. 9798.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
C.aL..dV
City Attorney
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EFFECTIVE:
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