2009-0423
INTRODUCED BY: PAUL J. HOGAN, PE, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT IV
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
Title
An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances, Chapter 3 Alcoholic Beverages, Article I. In General, Sec. 3-1. Location restrictions, to clarify and further define the location restrictions with regards to the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Body
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 3, Alcoholic Beverages, Article I. In General, Sec. 3-1. Location restrictions. be amended by revising (b) as follows:
As Written:
(b) If the area affected by this section is undeveloped and there are no sidewalks, the measurement of the distance set forth in subsection (a) hereof shall be in a straight line from nearest point to nearest point of property lines. In developed areas, this distance shall be measured as a person walks using the sidewalk from the nearest point of the property line of the church, synagogue, public library, playground, licensed day care centers or school to the nearest point of the premises to be licensed.
Revised:
(b) If the area affected by this section is undeveloped and there are no sidewalks, the measurement of the distance set forth in subsection (a) hereof shall be in a straight line from nearest point to nearest point of property lines. In developed areas, this distance shall be measured as a person walks using the sidewalk from the nearest point of the property line of the church, synagogue, public library, playground, licensed day care centers or school to the nearest point of the premises to be licensed using measurement clarification as provided in case law regarding the path to be taken when performing such measurements and measuring from the premises in accordance with the relative definition of premises as defined by State law.
Vote
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance wa...
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