ORDINANCE
NO.________
An Ordinance striking subsections 3-5 (c),(d) and (e) of the Columbus Code
pertaining to prohibited locations for alcoholic beverage licensees in its
entirety and replacing each subsection with new subsections 3-5(c),(d)
and(e);and for other purposes.
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THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1.
Subsection 3-5(c) of the Columbus Code is hereby repealed and replaced by a new
subsection (c) to read as follows:
?(c) It shall be unlawful to issue liquor and mixed drinks beverage
licenses within 600 feet and to issue wine and malt beverage licenses within
300 feet of the grounds of any community teen center or any school or school
playground, including church nursery schools, church day care centers and
adjoining playgrounds; provided, however, where the applicant's business is a
hotel or motel or a restaurant and the license applied for by such applicant
for such business is for retail sale for consumption on the premises only, the
prohibited distance for mixed drinks, wine or malt beverage licenses shall be
300 feet. For purposes of on-premises consumption licenses for beer, wine or
mixed drinks, the term "school" does not extend to educational levels above the
12th grade.
In accordance with state law, O.C.G.A. ? 3-3-21, there shall be no prohibited
distance between a school building or grounds or a college campus and a
premises licensed as a "grocery store" for the off-premises sale of wine or
malt beverages. A "grocery store" is defined as a retail establishment which
has at least 85 percent of its retail floor space reserved for the sale of food
and other nonalcoholic items and makes all its alcohol sales inside the
building containing its retail floor space.?
SECTION 2.
Subsection 3-5(d) of the Columbus Code is hereby repealed and replaced by a
new subsection (d) to read as follows:
?(d) It shall be unlawful to issue an on-premises alcoholic beverage
license in the categories of bar pub, night club, or adult oriented
entertainment establishment within 600 feet of a location already holding or
which has held within the past 12 months a valid on-premises alcoholic beverage
license for any one of those same three categories.?
SECTION 3.
Subsection 3-5(e) of the Columbus Code is hereby repealed and replaced by a
new subsection (e) to read as follows:
?(e) The distance related to prohibited locations for licenses shall be
measured as follows in accordance with current state law and regulation:
(1) In a straight line from the front door of the business regulated under this
chapter;
(2) To the front door of a church or any other protected or prohibited location
but to the nearest property line of any school or property being used for
educational purposes.
(3) As measured by the most direct route of travel on the ground.?
SECTION 4.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia
held on the 28th day of April, 2015, introduced a second time at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the ______ day of ______________, 2015, and
adopted at said meeting by the affirmative vote of ________ members of said
Council.
Councilor Allen voting__________.
Councilor Baker voting__________.
Councilor Barnes voting_________.
Councilor Buck voting___________.
Councilor Davis voting__________.
Councilor Henderson voting______.
Councilor Huff voting___________.
Councilor Thomas voting_________.
Councilor Pugh voting___________.
Councilor Woodson voting________.
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TINY B. WASHINGTON TERESA PIKE TOMLINSON
CLERK OF COUNCIL MAYOR
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