§ 6-2. Purpose of chapter.

This chapter has been enacted for the purposes, among others, of:

(1)

Promoting the health and general welfare of the community;

(2)

Establishing reasonable and ascertainable standards for the regulation and control of the licensing and sale of alcoholic beverages;

(3)

Protecting and preserving schools and churches;

(4)

Giving effect to existing land use and to preserve certain residential areas, with reasonable consideration being given, among others, to the character of the areas and their peculiar suitability for particular uses, the congestion in the roads and streets, and with a general view of promoting desirable living conditions and sustaining stability of neighborhoods and property values; and

(5)

Protecting against the evils of concentration of the retail outlets for alcoholic beverages in one area or ownership or to prevent undesirable persons from engaging in or having any interest in alcoholic beverages.

(Code 1989, § 9-1-2; Res. No. 95-01-10, 1-10-1995)

Charter reference

Specific powers of city, § 1-13.