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Council denies zoning amendment and directs staff to return with ordinance to ban gaming sites citywide
Summary
After heated debate, the council voted to deny a proposed ordinance that would have limited permitted gaming sites and machines to industrial zoning districts and instead directed staff to bring back a measure to repeal the city's gaming ordinance (i.e., pursue an outright ban) for council consideration at a future meeting.
The Beaumont City Council on July 15 voted to deny an item that would have limited permitted gaming‑site use to industrial zoning districts and instructed staff to return with an ordinance to repeal the city's gaming ordinance (effectively banning the sites). The issue prompted extended debate about grandfathered permits, notice periods, and enforcement timelines. "The ban period ... you have to give notice ...…
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