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Resident and council debate whether Ohio liquor rules create 500-foot park buffer; Moraine ordinance prohibits alcohol in parks
Summary
Public commenter and a council member disagreed about whether state liquor rules bar sales within 500 feet of a park; a resident raised questions about a proposed gas station site and a Wawa representative described pump placement.
MORAINE, Ohio — Public comment at the Moraine City Council meeting on July 24 focused on how state liquor control practice and the city's codified ordinances apply near parks and on questions from a nearby resident about the siting of pumps for a proposed convenience store.
Erica Watts told the council a statement at a prior meeting that "a place could not sell within 500 feet of a city park" was incorrect when read against Moraine's codified ordinance 530.1. She quoted the ordinance language that "no person shall sell or consume any intoxicating liquor or beer in or upon any city owned or…
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