§ 834-02. Application for Designation of Community Entertainment District.

a.

Any owner of property located within the City of Cincinnati seeking to have that property, or that property and other surrounding property, designated as a community entertainment district, as defined in Chapter 4301 of the Ohio Revised Code, shall file an application seeking this designation with the Mayor.

b.

An application to designate an area as a community entertainment district shall contain all of the following:

(1)

The applicant's name and address;

(2)

A map or survey of the proposed community entertainment district in sufficient detail to identify the boundaries of the district and the property owned by the applicant;

(3)

A general statement of the nature and types of establishments described in section 834-01(a) that are or will be located within the proposed community improvement district and any other establishments located in the proposed community entertainment district that are not described in section 834-01(a);

(4)

If some or all of the establishments within the proposed community entertainment district have not yet been developed, the proposed time frame for completing the development of these establishments;

(5)

Evidence that the uses of land within the proposed community entertainment district are in accord with the City of Cincinnati's master zoning plan or map;

(6)

A certificate from a surveyor or engineer licensed under Chapter 4733 of the Ohio Revised Code indicating that the area encompassed by the proposed community entertainment district contains no less than twenty contiguous acres;

(7)

A handling and processing fee, payable by cashier's check or money order to the City of Cincinnati, in the amount of $15,000.00;

(8)

The City Manager may grant a non-profit entity applicant a reduction of the fee in (7) above in an amount determined by the City Manager, if he or she determines that the intent of the application is to promote and encourage community involvement, economic prosperity, and revitalization within a City neighborhood by locating operating businesses in existing vacant or underutilized buildings. An applicant shall not be eligible for a fee reduction unless a majority of the newly available liquor licenses will be used in buildings existing and eligible for a permanent certificate of occupancy as of the date of the application. An applicant shall include with an application written documentation, acceptable to the City Manager, evidencing that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements set forth herein. The application form shall include a list of acceptable documentation.

c.

The property owner shall deliver a copy of the application, along with the handling and processing fee, to the Director of Community and Economic Development, or his designee, who shall provide proof of receipt.

(Ordained by Emer. Ord. No. 295-2006, eff. Oct. 11, 2006; a. Emer. Ord. No. 367-2010, § 1, eff. Oct. 13, 2010; a. Ord. No. 172-2013, § 1, eff. July 12, 2013; Emer. Ord. No. 238-2015, § 16, eff. July 1, 2015)