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Powell council amends alcohol ordinance to allow permits on Powell Airport property
Summary
The Powell City Council voted to amend ordinance 5.08.095(d) to permit alcohol on city-owned airport property; county permitting and an unresolved 1989 annexation record mean a separate county permit will still be required while airport remains outside city limits.
The Powell City Council voted to amend ordinance 5.08.095(d) to add the Powell Airport to the list of city-owned properties where alcohol may be permitted, council members said. The motion was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Council member Rebecca, who proposed the change during the public-comment portion, said the amendment is intended to allow receptions and recruitment events at the airport. "So my suggestion is either to include the airport or airport-owned facilities, or just say in the ordinance ... any property owned by the city," Rebecca said.
The amendment does not remove the need for county permitting while the airport remains outside city limits. A staff member said the airport is currently in Park County and "they would have to get any type of permit through the county." Council members and staff also referenced an unresolved annexation issue dating to 1989. A council member said records show an annexation ordinance was passed in 1989 but never recorded with the county; staff said legal review would be needed to determine next steps.
City staff and council members emphasized that even if the ordinance is changed to allow alcohol on the airport when it is city property, the process would still require the county's permitting authority until annexation is resolved. One council member noted the ordinance amendment would require the standard three readings, and "by April, we wouldn't have it in April" if the council pursued the full amendment process on that timeline.
Council members said a reception that had been scheduled for April 10 at the airport will be moved to a different date while the ordinance process proceeds. "We plan to move the reception to a different day," a council member said during the discussion.
The council voted to amend section 5.08.095(d) specifically to include the Powell Airport among permitted city properties; the motion carried on a voice vote with no roll-call recorded.
Council members and staff said they will confer with city legal counsel about the 1989 annexation record and the mechanics of permitting and annexation before further ordinance readings.
