File #: BL2023-2007   
Type: Bill (Ordinance) Status: Passed
File created: 6/27/2023 In control: Metropolitan Council
On agenda: 8/1/2023 Final action: 8/1/2023
Title: An ordinance amending section 7.08.090 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws regarding location restrictions pertaining to beer permits.
Sponsors: Courtney Johnston
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An ordinance amending section 7.08.090 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws regarding location restrictions pertaining to beer permits.

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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METOPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1. That subsection 7.08.090 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended by adding the following text immediately following subsection 7.08.090.A.1.a.vi:

vii. Any Retailer Special Events permit wherein the footprint of the event is less than one hundred feet from a place of worship, a school or its playground, a park, a licensed day care center or nursery school or their playgrounds, or a dwelling for one or two families, and the metropolitan beer permit board grants an exemption after consideration of rules promulgated by the board.

Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its final passage, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Agenda Analysis
Analysis

This ordinance amends Section 7.08.090 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws regarding location restrictions pertaining to beer permits.

Under current law, no beer permit may be issued to an applicant whose location is less than one hundred feet from a place of worship, a school or its playground, a park, a licensed day care center or nursery school or their playgrounds, or a dwelling for one or two families. There are several exceptions to this minimum distance requirement, including any location in the DTC or CF zone districts, establishments in the urban services district selling beer for on-premises consumption only who are separated by a federal highway of no less than four lanes from the locations listed above, retailers in a metropolitan area, and catered events by the holder of a valid caterer's permit.

This ordinance would add an exception for any retailer special events permit wherein the footprint of the event is less than one hundred feet from a place of worship, a...

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