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Nampa council denies new liquor license for Warehouse Nightclub, cites restaurant sales rule
Summary
The Nampa City Council voted 5-1 to deny a new liquor-by-the-drink license for the Warehouse Nightclub at 1020 First Street South, finding the application did not meet a city code restaurant-sales requirement that took effect in August 2024.
The Nampa City Council on May 4 denied a new liquor-by-the-drink license for the Warehouse Nightclub at 1020 First Street South after concluding the pending application did not qualify for a grandfather exception to the city's restaurant-sales rule.
The council voted to deny the license after discussion of timeline and code language. Councilman Zach Reynolds moved to deny the license under Nampa City Code 5-12-11(b); the motion carried by roll call 5-1. Mayor Debbie Cling confirmed the council's direction following the vote.
Why it matters: City code adopted a change limiting liquor-by-the-drink licenses to establishments that derive at least 60% of prior-year gross sales from food unless a liquor license was…
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