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Bridgeton holds public hearing on zoning change to require special-use permits for taverns, tables ordinance

3838904 · March 6, 2025
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Summary

At a March 5 public hearing, city staff presented a proposed zoning text amendment to require special-use permits for taverns/saloons and liquor sales at restaurants in several commercial districts; the council tabled the ordinance (bill 64-85) for later consideration after a presentation and questions.

At a March 5 Bridgeton City Council meeting, staff presented a zoning text amendment (application 25-PZ-01) that would require special-use permits for taverns and saloons and for the sale of liquor at restaurants in multiple commercial zoning districts; the council held a public hearing and then voted to table the ordinance (bill 64-85) for future consideration.

Planning staff summarized the proposal and its scope, saying the amendment would remove tavern or saloon as a use permitted by right in the B-1 and B-2 districts (and applicable B-5 and M-3 planned districts) and instead allow those uses only by special-use permit. The change would also make the sale of liquor at restaurants a…

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