Tuesday, July 24, 2012
The reduction to 50 feet shouldn't make any different to the city's downtown churches, as they are still governed by the 300 feet distance, City Council said.
Alpharetta is one City Council vote away from having its alcohol sales distance requirements cut by 250 feet in the downtown district. Fears that downtown churches would be affected were diminished when it was explained that they are outside of the district, so the 300 feet requirement still applies to them. Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard showed on a map that no matter which direction you take out the front door of the First Baptist Church, the closest of the three downtown churches to the City Center site, 300 feet is reached well before reaching the retail area of the site. It would seem that with City Center just across the street from the church, it would be much closer than that. However, the city measures as the …
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Existing restaurants with liquor licenses can let customers take plastic cup with drink out to walk and shop.
Downtown Alpharetta restaurant patrons can now walk out of the businesses with a drink in hand without breaking any law. An initiative backed by the Downtown Alpharetta Trade Association to allow patrons of restaurants in a downtown district to take a single drink with them as they go walking and shopping within the district. The beer, wine or liquor must be in a plastic cup provided by the restaurant that holds no more than 16 ounces. Cans, bottles and glasses are prohibited. Each person is limited to a single cup. And it has to come from one of the restaurants within the district. So you can't show up downtown with a cooler full of beer and tailgate at the Farmers Market on Saturdays. All other city laws are still in effect, including …
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Pure Taqueria
103 Roswell St, Alpharetta, GA
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Smokejack
29 S Main St, Alpharetta, GA
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52 Bistro
52 N Main St, Alpharetta, GA
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The Coffee Pot
9 S Main St, Alpharetta, GA
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
The City Council approved a first reading of an ordinance change allowing restaurants licensed for alcohol sales to allow customers to go outside with a single drink in hand.
With one more reading of a change to its alcohol ordinance, diners in downtown Alpharetta will be able to step outside of restaurants with a beer or a drink in hand without fear of arrest. The Alpharetta City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance change requested by the Downtown Alpharetta Trade Association (DATA) that would allow patrons of downtown restaurants with liquor licenses to carry a single drink in a plastic cup outside as they go to other businesses within downtown. "That would be the common practice, not limited to festivals and events," said Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard. "And it would be any business that is currently licensed to sell for consumption on the premises that would be able to sell on …
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
DATA plans special events to draw customers to their stores.
Has it been your dream to walk around downtown Alpharetta with a beer or glass of wine in your hand? Perhaps later this year you'll be able to realize that wish, as the city is considering a change to its alcohol ordinance to allow those of legal age to step outside of restaurants with a glass in hand. The relaxation of an open container law comes at the request of the Downtown Alpharetta Trade Association, which has plans for special events to attract customers to Alpharetta's downtown, said Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard. Some communities make allowances for this in their downtowns, he said. The proposal presented for discussion to City Council this week is based on Savannah's law. First the definition of downtown, or at …
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Kate
2:35 pm on Monday, July 18, 2011
I really don't think this is the next step toward anarchy. Other surrounding small downtowns do this with no issues, everywhere from Duluth in Johns Creek to much of the rest of the U.S. Alcohol swallowed on one side or the other of a restaurant wall or patio fence (or home dining room) doesn't produce different effects. more ›