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AMENDED 2nd SUBSTITUTE Amending Sec. 38.05(9)(o) of the Madison General Ordinances to create entertainment venues, extend time limits for applying for new licenses in closed premises, modify annual reporting requirements, and extend the sunset provisions.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: The Sponsors have introduced this legislation at the request of the Alcohol License Review Committee. These amendments make several changes to the Alcohol License Density Ordinance (ALDO): 1. The ordinance increases the 365-day limitation on replacing a closed establishment with a new one to 730 days; 2. Increases the alcohol sales limitation under the definition of “exceptional circumstances” from its current cap of 25% of gross revenues to 50% of gross revenues; 3. Creates a new category of entertainment venues as an exception to ALDO licensing restrictions; 4. Provides for changes in the content of the Alcohol Policy Coordinator’s annual review and report as to both the report’s content and the bodies that it is submitted to; 5. Would extend the sunset date an additional two years from the date these amendments are enacted and; 6. Would permit expansion of taverns in the ALDO area under limited circumstances.
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