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Item Coversheet Page 1 of 1 <br /> City Clerk <br /> DATE: 9/28/2015 <br /> MEMO: Legal Department Memorandum#2015-11 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Moore Wolfe and City Council Members <br /> FROM: Tim Gleason,City Manager <br /> Wendy Morthland,Corporation Counsel <br /> Amy Waks,Assistant Corporation Counsel <br /> SUBJECT: Amendment to Chapter 52-Alcoholic Liquor <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff requests that Council pass the proposed ordinance amendment regarding <br /> Chapter 52,Section 36,amending the distance a license can be issued for the sale at retail of any alcoholic liquor in the B-4 <br /> Central Business District.Cunently,Section 36 prohibits the sale at retail of any alcoholic liquor within five hundred(500) <br /> feet of any church or school,other than an institution of higher learning,with some exceptions.Due to the nature of the <br /> Downtown area,Staff believes that reducing the distance to one hundred(100)feet would help attract business to this area <br /> as well as not alter the essential character of the locality or have a negative impact on surrounding properties. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: There are no known or expected objections. <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES:None <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Amy Waks,Assistant Corporation Counsel,at 424-2807. <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None <br /> ATTACHMENTS: , <br /> Description Type <br /> � Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 52-Alcoholic ��rdinancc <br /> Li uor <br /> o Additions and Deletions Chapter 52 Alcoholic Liquor E3ackup Material <br /> REVIEWERS: <br /> Department Reviewer Action Date <br /> Cit� C'lerk 13r•i�ht. Dcbbic Ap�ro�ed 10/I/201�-�:�4 PM <br /> https://decatur.novusagenda.com/AgendaWeb/CoverSheet.aspx?ItemID=260 10/5/2015 <br />