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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 7627 TO AMEND THE AUGUSTA, GA CODE, TITLE 6, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 1, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, SECTION 6-12-15 SUNDAY SALES UPON APPROVAL OF A REFERENDUM TO PROVIDE FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL ON SUNDAYS BEGINNING AT 11:00AM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SENATE BILL 17 ORDINANCE NO. I La 21 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE AUGUSTA, GEORGIA CODE, TITLE 6, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 1, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, SECTION 6-2-15 SUNDAY SALES UPON APPROVAL OF A REFERENDUM TO PROVIDE FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL ON SUNDAYS BEGINNING AT 11:00 A.M. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SENATE BILL 17; TO REPEAL ALL CODE SECTIONS AND ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF CODE SECTIONS AND ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; TO WAIVE THE SECOND READING; TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. NOW, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE AUGUSTA, GEORGIA COMMISSION AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE AUTHORITY OF SAME THAT ALCOHOL SALES ON SUNDAYS AS PROVIDED FOR IN SENATE BILL 17 SHALL COMPLY WITH THE A PROVISIONS OF THE AUGUSTA, GA CODE, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Title 6, Chapter 2, Article 1, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, Section 6-2-15 Sunday Sales, is hereby amended by deleting this section in its entirety, AND new Section 6-2- 15 is hereby inserted to replace the repealed section as set forth in"Exhibit A"hereto. SECTION 10. This ordinance shall become effective upon approval of the referendum. SECTION 11. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Adopted this I lity of JU.\ , 2018. --171C(4-41 Attest: / S 1 Hardie Davis . Lena J. onCler-�of Commission As inerts M yor Ser !Mt I g 40.16101,Nat t atCHIan ,41E;4,1K 440 0 VA be Az, 4."4, • "4 X00 $i ithC� ®7496 . 4:. ®►www :4 -4066,tORGiN -4" CERTIFICATION The undersigned Clerk of Commission, Lena J. Bonner, hereby certifies that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the Augusta, Georgia Commission on , 2018 and that such Ordinance has not been modified or rescinded as of the date hereof and the undersigned further certifies that attached hereto is a true copy of the Ordinance which was approved and adopted in the foregoing meeting(s). Lena J. Bonner, Clerk of Commission Published in the Augusta Chronicle. Date: WAIVE SECOND READING "EXHIBIT A" Sec. 6-2-15. Sunday Sales. (a)The sale of alcoholic beverages is authorized for consumption on-premises in eating establishments, or inns,as defined herein, on Sundays between the hours of 12:30 p.m. 11:00 AM and 2:00 a.m. Monday. Where the sale of alcoholic beverages is in conjunction with the sale of food, the aforesaid hours of sale shall be applicable only to the sale of alcoholic beverages and not applicable to the sale of food; provided however, no alcoholic beverage shall be allowed to remain on any bars,tables, or be in possession of patrons after 2:30 a.m. Monday, and the inventory of alcoholic beverages must be secured as described in section 6-2-17 of this Ordinance. For the purpose of this subsection, eating establishment shall mean an establishment which is licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises and which derives at least fifty(50) percent of its total annual gross food and beverages sales from the sale of prepared meals or food, and shall further mean a restaurant meeting criteria for license eligibility provided in section 6-2-52. For the purpose of this subsection, inn means an establishment which is licensed to sell alcoholic beverages and which derives at least fifty(50)percent of its total annual gross income from the rental of rooms for overnight lodging. (b)The Augusta-Richmond County Commission recognizes the value of the Masters Tournament to tourism and recruitment of industry and business to Augusta, Georgia:that entertainment of visitors to Augusta during the Masters Tournament, including the Sunday immediately preceding the Masters Tournament and the Sunday of the Masters Tournament is an important resource to Augusta; and that allowing"eating establishments"and"inns",that are not otherwise licensed for Sunday sales,to sell alcoholic beverages on the Sunday immediately preceding the Masters Tournament and the Sunday of the Masters Tournament enhance the ability of Augusta to attract tourism,economic development, and industry and businesses. Therefore, "eating establishments"and"inns"as provided in subparagraph(a) hereof, shall be allowed to secure a special license authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages, for which they are otherwise licensed, on the Sunday immediately preceding the Masters Tournament and the Sunday of the Masters Tournament. The fee for such permit shall two hundred dollars($200.00)per Sunday, and application for same must be made as provided in Augusta-Richmond County Code § 6-2- 77 at least thirty(30)days in advance of the such event. The license provided for herein shall be in addition to any other license granted under Augusta-Richmond County Code § 6-2-77 or any other section of this Chapter. (c)Policy Statement. The intent of this Sunday Sales Ordinance is to allow those full service restaurants that serve the public to sell alcoholic beverages with the meals on Sunday. It is not the intent of this Ordinance to encourage neighborhood taverns and bars to serve alcoholic beverages on Sunday via the mechanism of serving incidental meals on Sunday.