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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8-68 OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE ALLOWING RESTAURANTS WITH ON-SALE LICENSES TO BE LOCATED WITHIN 300 FEET OF A CHURCH OR SCHOOL (REPLACEMENT).
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BY PRESIDENT ANDERSON:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Chapter 8-68 of the Duluth City Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 8-68. Licenses not to be issued in certain areas.
(a) Except for the district from Third Avenue East to Seventh Avenue East on Fourth Street; from Sixth Avenue West to Third Avenue East on Michigan Street, Superior Street and First Street; on London Road west of 26th Avenue East; on Central Entrance east of Basswood Avenue, and except for clubs and general food stores, no licenses shall be granted to authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages in any establishment, the main entrance of which is situated within 400 feet of the main entrance of any church or of the grounds of any public or private elementary or secondary school; said distance to be measured by the shortest route along or across the public way; said minimum distance shall be 300 feet for establishments applying for an on-sale license that qualify as a restaurant under this Chapter.
(b) Establishments in which the sale of alcoholic beverages was licensed on January 1, 1967, shall not be subject to the provisions of this Section. Establishments which exist at the time a church or school locates within 400 feet of the establishment or 300 feet for establishments with an on-sale license that qualify as a restaurant under this Chapter may continue to operate and are eligible for license renewal and transfer unless the establishment's license is revoked for causes unrelated to this Section.
Section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its passage and publication.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This ordinance modifies Section 8-68 of the City Alcoholic Beverage Code prohibiting new on and off-sale alcoholic beverage licenses wit...
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