HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE NO. 11-07-107STATE OF GEORGIA ORDINANCE NO. 11-07-107
COUNTY OF FULTON
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 7, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, OF THE CITY OF
MILTON CODE OF ORDINANCES TO AUTHORIZE THE PACKAGE SALES OF MALT
BEVERAGES, WINE AND DISTILLED SPIRITS BY CERTAIN RETAIL PACKAGE
LICENSEES DURING CERTAIN HOURS ON SUNDAYS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPEAL
OF CONFLICTING
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WHEREAS, Chapter 7 of the City of Milton Code of Ordinances regulates the sale of alcoholic
beverages within the City of Milton; and
WHEREAS, the members of the 2011 Session of the Georgia General Assembly adopted Senate Bill 10,
which authorizes Sunday package sales of alcoholic beverages by licensed package retail dealers under
certain conditions and subject to a local referendum; and
WHEREAS, the package sale of alcoholic beverages is currently lawful in the City of Milton during
certain hours on Monday through Saturday; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council have determined that it is in the best interest of the City's residents
VA" to amend the provisions of this Ordinance in accordance with the provisions of Senate Bill 10 to permit
the package sale of alcoholic beverages during certain hours on Sundays subject to a referendum.
Now THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MILTON HEREBY ORDAINS, while in a Regular called
Council meeting on the 6th day of July, 2011 at 6 p.m. as follows:
SECTION 1. That this Ordinance relating to amending Chapter 7 Alcoholic Beverages of the
City of Milton Code of Ordinances is hereby adopted and approved as follows:
Chapter 7, Article 4, Section 2 (codified as Section 4-189) of the Alcoholic Beverages Ordinance
shall be modified by deleting the existing subsection (a) and replacing it with the following new
subsection (a):
(a) Retail package licensees shall not engage in the sale of beer or malt beverages and/or
wine except: (i) between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight Monday through
Saturday; and (ii) on Sundays between the hours of 12:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.
Chapter 7, Article 5 (codified as Chapter 4, Article 4, Division 3) of the Alcoholic Beverages
Ordinance shall be modified to include the following new Section 4-213:
Section 4-213. Hours and days of operation.
(a) Retail package licensees shall not engage in the sale of distilled spirits except: (i)
between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight Monday through Saturday; and (ii) on
Sundays between the hours of 12:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.
(b) Retail package distilled spirits shall not be sold at any time in violation of any local
ordinance or regulation or of any special order of the governing authority.
All other portions of the Alcoholic Beverages Ordinance shall remain undisturbed and are hereby
reaffirmed.
SECTION 2. That all Ordinances, parts of Ordinances, or regulations in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance is conditioned upon approval in a referendum to be held on
November 8, 2011. The election superintendent shall call the election 2nd Senate Bill l qIf more than
submit
to
the qualified
of the City the question set forth in Section One (O.C.G.A. § 3-3-7(q)(2)
one-half of the votes cast on the question are for approval, this Ordinance shall become effective on
November 19, 2011 if the City has declared the certified election results by that date. If the question is
not so approved, this Ordinance shall not become effective and shall be deemed repealed without further
action of the Mayor and Council.
ORDAINED this the 6th day of July, 201 L
Approved:
Joe Lockwood, a Vr
Attest:
Sudie AM o�CiClerk
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City of Milton
13000 Deerfield Parkway, Suite A, Milton, GA 30004
CERTIFICATE
I, Sudie AM Gordon, City Clerk and Custodian of Records for the City of Milton, certify
that the attached Ordinance No. 11-07-107, Ordinance to Amend Chapter 7, Alcoholic
Beverages, of the City of Milton Code of Ordinances to Authorize the Package Sales of Malt
Beverages, Wine and Distilled Spirits by Certain Retail Package Licensees During Certain Hours
on Sundays; to Provide for the Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances; to Authorize a Referendum on
the Package Sale of Alcoholic Beverages on Sundays; and for Other Lawful Purposes is a true
and correct copy.
This 12th day of July, 2011.
4 Sudie AM Gordon
City Clerk
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