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Council advances Alessi family venue’s large-venue alcohol permit on first reading
Summary
The council granted first-reading approval for a special-use ordinance to allow large-venue alcoholic beverage sales at 3003 West Cypress Street (the Alessi project), including indoor and outdoor service; staff flagged code inconsistencies and a waiver for separation from other alcohol establishments was requested.
Tampa City Council approved on first reading an ordinance authorizing alcoholic beverage sales at a large-venue classification for 3003 West Cypress Street, the former Tampa Letter Carriers Hall site proposed for reuse by the Alessi family.
Leo DeBartolayman, development coordination, summarized the request and said the application proposes a total alcoholic beverage sales area of 12,812 square feet, split into about 11,774 square feet of indoor sales area and roughly 1,038 square feet of outdoor sales. The site plan shows the outdoor area repurposed from existing space; DeBartolayman said the…
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