Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Board of Commissioners - District 2
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): Districts 2 and 6
Ordinance to Amend the Code of DeKalb County, Georgia, Chapter 4, Article III, Pertaining to Retailers of Alcoholic Beverages and For Other Purposes
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Information Contact: Commissioner Michelle Long Spears
Phone Number: 404-371-2863
PURPOSE:
To amend the Code of DeKalb County, Georgia, Chapter 4, Article III, Pertaining to Retailers of Alcoholic Beverages and For Other Purposes.
NEED/IMPACT:
The revised Emory Village Overlay allows for the retail sale of wine and beer for off-site consumption. This amendment would implement a shorter distance requirement for the retail sale of wine and beer for off-site consumption from college campuses; and as it pertains to the Emory Village Overlay District, the existing one hundred yard distance requirement between retail establishments selling wine and malt beverages for off-site consumption and college campuses is unreasonably restrictive in discouraging commercial uses desired by the surrounding community. Therefore, the attached ordinance amends Section 4-101.1(a) by deleting section 4-101.1(a) in its entirety and replacing it with new subsection (a) outlined in the attached ordinance.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Adopt the ordinance to amend the code of DeKalb County, Georgia, Chapter 4, Article III, pertaining to retailers of alcoholic beverages and for other purposes and authorize the chief executive officer to execute all necessary documents.