City Hall Update: Bars and churches, neighbors?
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City amendment would allow churches, bars to be neighbors
Do pews and pubs belong together?
A city committee says so, voting to do away with parts of an old ordinance that prohibits certain types of bars and microbreweries from encroaching on 300-foot buffer zones around churches.
Under current city law, a restaurant can’t open within 300 feet of a church if more than 30 percent of its gross sales come from alcohol. Also, microbreweries aren’t allowed to sell pints or growlers from their facility.
Do pews and pubs belong together?
A city committee says so, voting to do away with parts of an old ordinance that prohibits certain types of bars and microbreweries from encroaching on 300-foot buffer zones around churches.
Under current city law, a restaurant can’t open within 300 feet of a church if more than 30 percent of its gross sales come from alcohol. Also, microbreweries aren’t allowed to sell pints or growlers from their facility.
