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 Woodstock
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 6. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
 Article I. IN GENERAL

  § 6-25. Measurement of distances.  

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  • Unless otherwise provided by law, all measurements, to determine distances, required by this chapter, for the issuance of city beverage licenses, shall be measured in lineal feet by the most direct route of travel as detailed below.

    (1)

    Consumption on premises; shall be measured from any door of customer entry of the proposed premises of a license by the shortest route along a public thoroughfare (street, alley or sidewalk); as the traffic or pedestrian flows; to the nearest door of entry of any school, church, college or day care. Includes central business district (CBD).

    The table below lists the distance in feet which various types of alcoholic beverage consumption on premises establishments must meet from an existing regulated land use.

    Distance of Type Beverage Sales
    From Existing Land Use in Feet     		Church School Day Care Center
    Consumption on premises 300 300 300
    Central business district Consumption on premises 150 150 150

     

    (2)

    Distance waiver for consumption on premises within the central business district—city council, in its sole discretion, may consider a reduction in these distance requirements, using the standards set forth in section 6-18, in addition to the information provided in the application. An applicant seeking a waiver, shall include the waiver requested in the notice required, section 6-9 and detail the request in the application.

    (3)

    All other; shall be measured from any door of customer entry of the proposed premises of a license by the shortest route along a public thoroughfare (street, alley or sidewalk); as the traffic or pedestrian flows; to the property line of the tract on which is located the school ground, church, college campus or day care.

    The table below lists the distance in feet which various types of alcoholic beverage sales establishments must meet from an existing regulated land use.

    Distance of Type Beverage Sales
    From Existing Land Use **
    in Feet     		Church School or
    College     		Day Care Center Liquor/Package Store
    Grocery store 300 N/A N/A N/A
    Retail malt beverages, wine 300 300 300 N/A
    Liquor/package store (retail distilled spirits) 300 600 600 5,280

     

    **See also O.C.G.A § 3-3-21

(Code 1989, § 9-1-24; Ord. No. 00-04-11, 4-11-2000; Ord. No. 05-09-13, § 9-13-2005; Ord. of 5-3-2006; Ord. of 1-9-2017, § 7)

State law reference

Sales of alcoholic beverages near churches, school buildings or other sites, O.C.G.A. § 3-3-21.