City of Madison - File #: 05739

• File #: 05739
• Version: 4
• Name: alcohol beverage density plan
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/17/2007
• In control: Attorney's Office/Approval Group
• On agenda: 9/18/2007
• Final action: 9/18/2007
• Enactment date: 10/5/2007
• Enactment #: ORD-07-00126
• Title: 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.
• Sponsors: David J. Cieslewicz, Michael E. Verveer, Joseph R. Clausius, Marsha A. Rummel, Paul E. Skidmore, Michael Schumacher, Judy Compton

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/21/2007	4	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
9/18/2007	4	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt With Amendment(s)	Pass
9/18/2007	3	COMMON COUNCIL	Table	Pass
9/18/2007	3	COMMON COUNCIL	Take Off The Table	Pass
9/18/2007	3	COMMON COUNCIL	Table	Fail
9/18/2007	3	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt the Following Friendly Amendment	Pass
9/18/2007	3	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt the Following Friendly Amendment	Pass
9/18/2007	3	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt the Following Friendly Amendment	Pass
9/13/2007	3	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
9/13/2007	3	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
9/13/2007	3	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office (SUBSTITUTES)
8/15/2007	2	ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
7/18/2007	2	ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE	Refer	Pass
6/20/2007	2	ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE	Refer	Pass
6/7/2007	2	MADISON'S CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BID) BOARD	Return to Lead with the Following Recommendation(s)
5/8/2007	2	PUBLIC SAFETY REVIEW COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Following Recommendation(s)	Pass
4/19/2007	2	DOWNTOWN COORDINATING COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
4/13/2007	2	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
4/13/2007	2	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
4/13/2007	2	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office (SUBSTITUTES)
2/28/2007	1	ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE	Refer
2/28/2007	1	ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE	Refer
2/28/2007	1	ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE	Refer
2/27/2007	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer
2/21/2007	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Approved As To Form
2/21/2007	1	Attorney's Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval
2/21/2007	1	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office
2/21/2007	1	Attorney's Office	Referred for Introduction
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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.
Title
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.
Body
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 ...