ORDINANCE
NO.
An ordinance amending the Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance for Columbus,
Georgia so as to provide for a new category of ?traditional restaurant? with
specific requirements for licensing and reduced distance restrictions; and for
other purposes.
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THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 3 of the Alcohol Beverage Ordinance is hereby amended by adding
a new Section 3-1 (ee) to read as follows:
?(ee) Traditional Restaurant: An established place of business located in
the UPT, CRD, GC, NC AND CO Zones, which meet all of the following criteria:
(1) Promotes the sale of prepared food as a dominant part of the business.
(2) Licensed to sell mixed drinks for consumption on the premises only;
(3) Provides adequate facilities and sufficient employees for cooking or
preparing and serving such meals for consumption at tables in dining rooms on
the premises;
(4) Derives at least 80 percent of its gross revenue from the sale of such
meals prepared, served, and consumed on the premises;
(5) Provides no adult entertainment as described in section 3-1(p) of the Code;
(6) Imposes no fees for cover charges, fees for admission or entrance, viewing
fees/pay per view fees or fees for contests/tournaments or live entertainment,
nor allows an independent individual to charge fees for cover charges,
admission or entrance, viewing fees or fees for contests/tournaments or live
entertainment on the premises. No live entertainment shall be permitted on the
premises.
(7) Does not promote or allow tournaments or contests of skill, dexterity,
strength, or talent;
(8) Serves food during all hours of operation.
(9) Impose no age restrictions during any of its hours of operations.
(10) Restaurants permitted under this section shall be prohibited from
conducting outdoor sales of alcoholic beverages on the public right-of-way or
patios and decks.
(11) Musical instruments or sound reproduction devices shall not be operated or
used within a patio/deck or on public right-of-way
(12) Owners, applicant, managers and employees shall be responsible for keeping
a clean, orderly place, and no patrons shall be allowed to stand, sit, mingle
or assemble outside the building in parking lots or automobiles while drinking
alcoholic beverages or causing a disturbance of any kind.
(13) From Sunday through Thursday, the normal operating hours shall be between
6:01 am and 11:00 pm. From Friday through Saturday, the normal operating hours
shall be between 6:01 am and 12 midnight. No customer shall be permitted to
remain on the premises for more than 20 minutes after the normal operating
hours.?
SECTION 2.
Chapter 3 of the Columbus Code is hereby amended by adding a new
subsection 3-5(i) to read as follows:
?(i) Traditional Restaurant licensees, as defined in this Chapter, located in
zoning districts UPT, CRD, GC, NC AND CO shall not be subject to the distance
restrictions of this Chapter.?
SECTION 3.
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
24th day of February, 2009 introduced a second time at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the ______ day of ________, 2009, and adopted at said
meeting by the affirmative vote of ________ members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting____________.
Councilor Anthony voting__________.
Councilor Baker voting____________.
Councilor Barnes voting___________.
Councilor Davis voting____________.
Councilor Henderson voting________.
Councilor Hunter voting___________.
Councilor McDaniel voting_________.
Councilor Pugh voting_____________.
Councilor Woodson voting__________.
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TINY B. WASHINGTON JIM WETHERINGTON
CLERK MAYOR
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