§ 4-29. Location restricted; exception.

(a)

All alcoholic beverage dealers, excepting bona fide restaurant/cafeterias and public markets, are prohibited within 300 feet of a church, synagogue, library, playground or school. This distance shall be measured as a person walks using the sidewalk from the nearest point of the property line of the church, synagogue, library, playground or school to the nearest point of the premises to be permitted. Nothing in this section shall affect the renewal of a permit or the obtainment of a new permit for a place of business that has had a city permit to sell alcoholic beverages on the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter derives, nor shall it prohibit the issuance of a new permit to another establishment, provided that there is an existing alcoholic beverage permittee within 300 feet of such church, synagogue, library, playground or school.

(b)

This section shall not apply to special events permits issued for special events held in municipal facilities or parks. Charitable, religious or fraternal organizations which have tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(8), or 501(c)(19) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service shall be exempt from the location restrictions of this section.

(Code 1966, § 3-11; Ord. No. 3227, 10-26-2004)