ORDINANCE NO. 120926
Repealing Chapter 50 Article XII,
Code of Ordinances, entitled “Major Sporting Event Districts” and Section
50-454(a)(7), Code of Ordinances, relating to a prohibition on street vending
within a Major Sporting Event District to remove regulations put into place
specifically for the 2012 Major League Baseball All Star Game events.
WHEREAS, to foster a
successful hosting of the 2012 Major League Baseball All Star Game the City
enacted regulations designed to address the unique circumstances of the game and
the events surrounding it; and
WHEREAS, these rules
apply only to sporting events expected to draw at least 35,000 or more persons
to two or more venues within the major sporting event district for two or more
public event days; and
WHEREAS, when these
types of events are again hosted by the City appropriate regulations for the
events can be established to meet their unique needs; and
WHEREAS, to
comprehensively address vending a special restriction on the location of street
vendors within major sporting event districts was enacted as Section
50-454(a)(7); and
WHEREAS, with
the repeal of Chapter 50, Article XII, there will be no major sporting event
districts; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That
Chapter 50, Article XII, Code of Ordinances, entitled “Major Sporting Event
Districts” which includes sections 50-475 through 50-482, is repealed.
Section 2. That
section 50-454(a)(7), Code of Ordinances is repealed.
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Approved as to
form and legality:
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William Geary
City Attorney