08-1365 City Code Repeal Amusement & Escort LicensesCITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. /~ 0/~Q S
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, BORTON, ROUNTREE, ZAREMBA
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING TITLE 3, CHAPTER 3, MERIDIAN CITY CODE,
REGARDING AMUSEMENT LICENSES; REPEALING TITLE 3, CHAPTER 7,
MERIDIAN CITY CODE, REGARDING ESCORT AND ESCORT BUREAU
LICENSES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Meridian finds that the City no longer has a
substantial governmental interest in regulating or licensing pool or billiard tables, bowling alleys,
pinball machines, foosball tables, air hockey tables, video games, jukeboxes, or coin-operated
amusement devices within the City;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Meridian finds that the City no longer has a
substantial governmental interest in regulating or licensing escorts or escort bureaus;
WHEREAS, the City Clerk's Office has no record of any such licenses being issued by
the City of Meridian within the last year, or prior thereto;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
Section 1. That Title 3, Chapter 3 of the Meridian City Code is hereby repealed.
Section 2. That Title 3, Chapter 7 of the Meridian City Code is hereby repealed.
Section 3. That pursuant to the affirmative vote of one-half (1/2) plus one (1) of the
Members of the full Council, the rule requiring two (2) separate readings by title and one (1)
reading in full be, and the same is hereby, dispensed with, and accordingly, this Ordinance shall
be in full force and effect on Apri130, 2008.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this G.v~ day of
2008.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this Z~~day of
2008. /
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