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An ordinance amending Section 17.04.060 of the Metropolitan Code, Zoning Regulations to add a definition for “bar or nightclub” and amend the definition of “beer and cigarette market” (Proposal No. 2024Z-022TX-001).
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Section 17.04.060 of the Metropolitan Code is hereby amended by adding a definition for “bar or nightclub” in alphabetical order as follows:
“Bar or nightclub” means any establishment primarily in the business of the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption and possessing the appropriate licenses for such and where the sale of prepared food-stuffs accounts for 49% or less of the establishment’s sales. These classes are referenced:
1. Bar or nightclub - Small: An establishment with a maximum occupancy capacity of 100 persons or fewer.
2. Bar or nightclub - Large: An establishment with a maximum occupancy capacity greater than 100 persons.
Section 2. That Section 17.04.060 of the Metropolitan Code is hereby amended by deleting the definition for “beer and cigarette market” in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
“Beer and cigarette market” means a retail establishment where the majority of the inventory available for purchase is alcoholic beverages with an alcoholic content of eight percent alcohol by weight or less and/or any product containing or used for consuming nicotine, cannabidiol (CBD), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), or other similar substances.
Section 3. The Metropolitan Clerk is directed to publish a notice announcing such change in a newspaper of general circulation within five days following final passage.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect upon publication of above said notice announcing such change in a newspaper of general circulation, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.