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[NEW APPLICATIONS ONLY) <br />ORDINANCE NO. aob~ <br />AN ORDINANCE DECLARING AND IMPOSING A <br />MORATORIUM ON BUILDING AND LAND USE PERMITS <br />FOR TELECO CATION TOWERS AND ANTENNAS <br />WITHIN THE CITY OF EUGENE, AND DECLARING AN <br />EMERGENCY. <br />The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: <br />A. ORS 197.SO5 to 197.540 authorize the City to declare and impose a moratorium on <br />construction and land development if the City can demonstrate a compelling need. Such a <br />demonstration must be based upon reasonably available information. <br />B. For the reasons described in Exhibit A attached hereto, and based on the written <br />information contained in the staff report and testimony presented during the Council meeting, a <br />compelling need does exist to establish ashort-term moratorium on building and land use permits <br />for the siting and construc~on of towers and antennas for wireless communications providers. The <br />City is in the process of developing a local telecommunications plan. Until that plan is completed, <br />the City should not accept new applications for building or land use permits for the siting or <br />construction of such telecommunication towers and antennas. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, <br />THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. Based on the above findings, and the findings attached as Exhibit A hereto, which <br />are hereby adopted, a moratorium is hereby declared and imposed on new applications for building <br />and land use permits which seek to site or construct towers or antennas for wireless communications <br />Grdinance -1 <br />