Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 20, 1957 to December 2, 1959, lvc000011-75

1 ORDINANCE NO. 761 An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 734 ENTITLED " AN Convention Hall ORDINANCE FIXING AND IMPOSING LICENSE TAXES FOR REVENUE UPON HOTELS, AND MOTELS Amendment AND UPON GAMING; AUTHORIZING THE COLLECTION OF SUCH LICENSE TAXES; PRESCRIBING OTHER DETAILS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF," BY PROVIDING EXEMPTIONS FROM SAID LICENSE TAX TO OCCUPANTS OF HOTEL ROOMS FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS; TO PROVIDE FOR DISCOUNTS UPON THE PROMPT COLLECTION AND RETURN OF THE TAX COLLECTED; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS IN RELATION THERETO; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH, having been reported on favorably by Commissioners Bunker and Whipple, was read in full to the Board. Commissioner Bunker moved the above entitled Ordinance No. 761 be adopted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Sharp. PROPOSED ORDINANCE Commissioner Whipple, member of the committee for recommendation on the proposed Solicitations amendment to the Solicitations Ordinance requested additional time before reporting. ORDINANCE NO. 760 Commissioners Fountain and Whipple, members of the committee for recommendation Zoning Amendment on the proposed amendment to the planning ordinance concerning the provision R-4 Parking and for parking in R-4 zones reported favorably on this ordinance and recommended Service Bars that it be amended to include a provision allowing service bars in C-2 zones instead of C-S zones. Thereafter an ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 24, SECTIONS 12, 19 AND 21, CODE OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 1949, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE, BY AMENDING SECTION 12H DEALING WITH THE STORAGE AND PARKING OF AUTOMOBILES TO MORE CLEARLY DEFINE OFF STREET PARKING SPACES; PROVIDING DIS­TRICT REGULATIONS FOR R-4 ( APARTMENT RESIDENCE) ZONES; PERMITTING RESTAURANTS, CABARETS, TAVERNS, COCKTAIL LOUNGES AND SERVICE BARS TO SELL AND SERVE INTOXICATING LIQUORS IN C-2 ZONES; DEALING WITH USE PERMITS FOR THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS AND GAMBLING IN HOTELS; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION, having been reported on favorably as amended, was read in full to the Board. Commissioner Fountain moved the above entitled Ordinance No. 760 be adopted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Sharp. ASSESSMENT DISTRICT Commissioner Bunker introduced and moved the adoption of the following ordinance NO. 100-35 concerning the establishing of April 1st of each year as the date when annual Emergency Ordinance installments of unpaid assessments shall be due on Assessment District No. 100- No. 762 35, which was thereupon read in full and at length, and is as follows: EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 762 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 15 OF EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 758 ENTITLED: "AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE CREATING STREET IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-35: PROVIDING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF A CERTAIN DESIGNATED STREET THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ACCORDING TO BENEFITS TO DEFRAY THE STATED ENTIRE COST THEREOF; DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF AN ASSESSMENT ROLL AND THE REPORTING OF THE SAME TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; PROVIDING FOR FILING OF SAID ROLL WITH CITY CLERK; PROVIDING A TIME AND PLACE TO REVIEW SAID ASSESSMENTS AND NOTIFICATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE CORRECTION AND/OR CONFIRMATION AND APPROVAL OF SAID ROLL THEREAT OR THEREAFTER; PROVIDING FOR THE INDORSEMENT ON SAID ROLL OF SAID CONFIRMATION AND APPROVAL; PROVIDING FOR THE DELIVERY OF SAID APPROVED ROLL TO THE EX-OFFICIO CITY ASSESSOR; PROVIDING THAT SAID ASSESSMENTS SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN; PRESCRIBING THE METHOD OF PAYING SAID ASSESSMENTS AND THE INTEREST THEREON; PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSITION OF SAID ASSESSMENTS; DIRECTING THE NOTIFICATION BY MAIL WHEN AND WHERE SAID ASSESSMENT IS DUE AND PAYABLE; RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING ALL ACTION HERETOFORE TAKEN TOWARD IMPROVING SAID STREET IN SAID DISTRICT; TOWARDS ITS CREATION AND TOWARD LEVYING AND EFFECTING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY," BY ESTABLISHING APRIL 1ST OF EACH YEAR AS THE DATE WHEN ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS OF UNPAID ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE DUE; RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING ALL ACTION HERETOFORE TAKEN TOWARD IMPROVING THAT CERTAIN STREET IN SAID DISTRICT, TOWARD ITS CREATION AND TOWARD LEVYING AND EFFECTING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-35 was created by Emergency Ordinance No. 753) and WHEREAS, Section 15 of said ordinance contemplated that the Assessment Roll would be confirmed during February, 1958, and that the unpaid assessments would be paid on the 1st day of March of each year until completely paid off; and WHEREAS, the assessment roll cannot be confirmed until some time during the month of March, 1958; and WHEREAS, because of such circumstances the annual installments of principal and interest should not be paid until April 1st of each succeeding year. NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Section 15 of Ordinance 758 is hereby amended to read as follows: That said assessments shall be due and payable at the Office of the County Treasurer of Clark County, Nevada, Acting Ex-Officio City Treasurer and Ex-Officio Tax Collector of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, within four weeks after said special assessment roll is confirmed and approved, without interest and without demand; 3-5-58