City of Annapolis - File #: O-26-21

• File #: O-26-21
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 7/6/2021
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 7/12/2021
• Final action: 7/26/2021
• Title: Emergency Ordinance - Recovery Zones and Temporary Uses - For the purpose of extending the temporary uses and parking restrictions for outdoor seating at restaurants and outdoor shopping options for retail establishments authorized by certain Executive Orders; providing a termination date; and making this Ordinance an emergency measure.
• Sponsors: Gavin Buckley, Elly Tierney, Dajuan K. Gay, Brooks Schandelmeier, Rob Savidge, Rhonda Pindell Charles, Sheila Finlayson

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/26/2021	1	City Council	declare the public hearing closed
7/26/2021	1	City Council	adopt on second reader	Pass
7/26/2021	1	City Council	adopt on third reader	Pass
7/26/2021	1	City Council	Cosponsor added
7/26/2021	1	City Council	Cosponsor added
7/26/2021	1	City Council	Cosponsor added
7/12/2021	1	City Council	adopt on first reader	Pass

Title
Emergency Ordinance - Recovery Zones and Temporary Uses - For the purpose of extending the temporary uses and parking restrictions for outdoor seating at restaurants and outdoor shopping options for retail establishments authorized by certain Executive Orders; providing a termination date; and making this Ordinance an emergency measure.
Body
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Ordinance 26-21

Introduced by: Mayor Buckley and Alderwoman Tierney
Co-sponsored by: Alderman Gay, Alderman Schandelmeier,
Alderman Savidge, Alderwoman Pindell Charles, Alderwoman Finlayson


AN ORDINANCE concerning

Emergency Ordinance - Recovery Zones and Temporary Uses

FOR the purpose of extending the temporary uses and parking restrictions for outdoor seating at restaurants and outdoor shopping options for retail establishments authorized by certain Executive Orders; providing a termination date; and making this Ordinance an emergency measure.

WHEREAS, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had serious and long-lasting adverse effects not only on the residents of Annapolis, but also on the business community; and

WHEREAS, the restaurant industry was particularly hard hit by use and capacity restrictions imposed by State and local governments to save lives and prevent exposure to the COVID-19 virus; and

WHEREAS, the Mayor issued a Declaration of State of Emergency for the City of Annapolis effective March 12, 2020, and extended it until the next City Council meeting that succeeds the 30th day after the Governor of Maryland terminates his State of Emergency and rescinds his Proclamation of a Catastrophic Health Emergency; and

WHEREAS, as part of the declared State of Emergency and in an effort to provide some relief to the restaurant and retail industries, on May 29, 2020, via Executive Order No. 17 and as renewed in Amended and Restated Executive Order No. 20, the Mayor established Recovery Zones to give citizens and visitors of Annapolis the ability to utilize expanded ou...