Fiscal Note
It is not anticipated that enactment of the Alcohol License Density Plan will significantly affect overall General Fund revenues associated with alcohol licenses.
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AMENDED SECOND SUBSTITUTE - Creating Section 38.05(9)(o) of the Madison General Ordinances to establish an Alcohol Beverage License Density Plan within the Central Commercial District.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: The purpose of this ordinance is to establish a density plan which will maintain or gradually reduce the number of certain types of alcohol beverage licenses and maintain or gradually reduce the overall patron capacity of certain types of alcohol beverage licenses in the named density plan area.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
Subdivision (o) entitled "Alcohol License Density" of Subsection (9) entitled "Limitation Upon Issuance of Licenses" of Section 38.05 entitled "General Licensing Requirements" of the Madison General Ordinances is created to read as follows:
"(o) Alcohol Beverage License Density Plan.
1. Purpose. The Central Commercial District currently contains at least twenty-seven percent (27%) of all alcohol beverage licenses issued by the City of Madison ("City") and at least thirty-four percent (34%) of all 'Class B' Combination alcohol beverage licenses issued by the City. Between 1997 and 2006, this area experienced an increase of 125% in the total number of alcohol beverage licenses and an increase of 128% in the number of 'Class B' Combination alcohol beverage licenses. Not coincidentally, this area experiences a high volume of alcohol-related problems, as detailed in the Madison Police Department's 2005 report, "Alcohol-Related Violence in Downtown Madison." As part of the ongoing comprehensive efforts to decrease the incidence of alcohol-related problems in the downtown area, the City seeks to maintain or gradually reduce the number ...
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