15285 1 RESOLUTION NO. 15,285
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3 A RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE SOUTH MAIN (SOMA)
4 TEMPORARY ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT, FOR APPROXIMATELY
5 NINE (9) CONSECUTIVE WEEKS STARTING ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2020,
6 AND ENDING ON OCTOBER 31,2020; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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8 WHEREAS, on July 23, 2019, the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, passed
9 Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 21,761 as amended which permitted the creation of a Temporary
10 Entertainment District pursuant to Arkansas State Law and City Ordinance; and,
11 WHEREAS,the City Board of Directors has determined the creation of a Temporary Entertainment
12 District as proposed by Ordinance No. 21,761 as amended is appropriate as recommended by the Planning
13 &Development Department.
14 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
15 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS.
16 Section 1. The South Main (SOMA) Temporary Entertainment District is hereby created by the City
17 of Little Rock as a Temporary Entertainment District on Tuesday September 1, 2020, and subject to
18 Ordinance No.21,761 as amended and its defined terms.
19 Section 2. Boundaries. The SOMA Temporary Entertainment District boundaries are particularly
20 described as a half block East and West of Main Street bounded on the north by 12th Street and continuing
21 south to 17th Street including the full right-of-ways of said road.
22 Section 3. Timeframe. The SOMA Temporary Entertainment District shall be designated as a
23 Temporary Entertainment District upon the adoption of this resolution and shall expire after approximately
24 nine(9)consecutive weeks ending on October 31,2020. The hours of operation for the SOMA Temporary
25 Entertainment District are from 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM. The City reserves the right to amend boundaries
26 and hours of operation at its sole discretion.
27 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
28 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
29 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
30 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
31 resolution.
32 Section 5. Repealer.All laws,ordinances,resolutions,or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with
33 the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
34 ADOPTED: September 1,2020
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4 !salt i •le .ity Clerk Frank Scott,Jr.,Mayo
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