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Tupelo planners advance zoning changes for liquor stores, brewpubs and Park Hill overlay
Summary
The Tupelo Planning Committee on Aug. 4 forwarded amendments to the city's development code covering liquor stores, brewpubs, microbreweries and convenience stores with fuel, and confirmed changes to the Park Hill Overlay District; the City Council will hold a public hearing in August.
The Tupelo Planning Committee voted Aug. 4 to forward proposed amendments to the Tupelo development code that would allow the city to regulate liquor-store locations, add definitions for brewpubs and microbreweries, and restrict convenience stores with fuel sales to major thoroughfares. The committee also approved changes to the Park Hill Overlay District, including a lowered elevation requirement, a minimum carport provision and a prohibition on metal roofs.
The changes matter because they translate a recent state change into local zoning rules and will affect where businesses that sell alcohol and fuel may locate. Pat Faulkner, speaking to the committee, said the state recently changed how such uses are treated and the city must now assign…
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