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Council hears status update on revitalization district and D5L liquor licenses
Summary
Attorney Zellers and Mayor Cindy Dickey told council the revitalization district has approval for up to 15 D5L licenses; individual businesses can apply now but a separate ballot measure would be required to make the district broadly 'wet' (allowing Sunday sales or full liquor privileges) without site‑specific votes.
City Attorney Zellers told the Salem City Council on March 4 that a revitalization district approved Jan. 10 allows up to 15 D5L licenses within the district. "A D5 license is a license from 05:30AM to 02:30AM... and we can have up to 15 in that district," he said, and noted the Department of Commerce has provided the mechanism for businesses to apply.
Zellers and Mayor Cindy Dickey explained the D5 license is distinct from a vote to make an area "wet" or to allow…
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