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Planning commission initiates text amendment to consider allowing limited alcohol sales by-right in two PCO districts
Summary
At the commission’s request staff will research and do outreach on a proposed text amendment, initiated by the Ghent Business Association, to allow restaurants (no entertainment, closing by 11 p.m.) to sell alcohol by‑right in the PCOs along 20th Street and Colley Avenue.
The Planning Commission on June 23 voted to initiate a zoning text‑amendment study requested by the Ghent Business Association to consider allowing restaurants—without entertainment and with an 11 p.m. closing time—to sell alcohol by‑right in two pedestrian commercial overlay (PCO) districts: 20th Street and Colley Avenue.
Planning staff said the commission’s initiation authorizes staff to research code language, analyze potential citywide impacts, and conduct public outreach before returning to the commission with recommended language and data. Commissioners discussed whether staff should limit the exploration to the two named PCOs or include citywide implications; staff said it will prioritize the two districts but can furnish comparative information on broader policy options.
The commission voted unanimously to initiate the study. The initiation does not change the zoning code; it begins the staff analysis and public outreach that would precede any formal ordinance draft and City Council hearings.
