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An Ordinance amending and restating Ordinance No. 42-2020, as amended and restated by Ordinance No. 54-2020, which pertains to the suspension of certain Ordinances to allow for expanded restaurant, bar, and retail business uses; to extend the deadline through November 8, 2020; and to include additional definitions and clarifications; effective upon passage of Council. [Mayor's Office, Scott]
Summary
Authorization to amend and restate Ordinance No. 42-2020, as amended and restated by Ordinance No. 54-2020, which allows for expanded restaurant, bar, and retail businesses uses, and to extend the deadline through November 8, 2020. No Budgetary impact. (L0794-20) (Scott)
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Law: Select Yes, Completed by Evan Thompson, 8/17/2020
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WHEREAS, the President of the United States and the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky have both declared states of emergency in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Linda Gorton declared, in Executive Order 2020-01, that a state of emergency exists in Lexington-Fayette County; and
WHEREAS, thirty-five thousand (35,000) cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, with more than four thousand (4,000) in Lexington-Fayette County alone (as of August 10, 2020 and August 11, 2020, respectively); and
WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Kentucky Department of Health (DPH) and the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department (LFCHD) have recommended that the public practice healthy and safety measures, including social distancing, meaning maintaining at least six feet of distance from other individuals, as well as the wearing of face coverings over one's mouth and ...
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