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Pendergrass City staff introduce draft to create 'special events facility' liquor category, no vote taken
Summary
City staff presented a draft resolution to add a 'special events facility' category to municipal code sections 21-1-35 and 21-1-89 and to exempt such venues from certain kitchen and food-sales requirements; the item was discussed at a public hearing but no vote was held.
A staff member for Pendergrass City presented a draft resolution Oct. 25 to amend municipal code sections 21-1-35 and 21-1-89 to create a new "special events facility" liquor-license category and exempt those venues from some existing requirements. The council held a public hearing on the proposal but did not take a vote.
Under the draft resolution, section 21-1-35 would be amended to add a category B for "special events facility." Changes to section 21-1-89 are described in four parts in the draft: Part A would allow a special events facility to obtain a full pouring license for distilled spirits, wine and beer without being required to have a full-service commercial kitchen; Part B would exempt special events facilities from any requirement to derive a minimum percentage of total annual gross sales from food; Part C would permit alcohol sales to be dispensed outside the facility structure at an outdoor patio bar; and Part D would require that imported alcoholic beverages be transported from the point of dispensing to the consumer only by permitted employees, defined in the draft as employees who have applied for and received the appropriate permit and who take orders and transport beverages to customers.
The staff member described the draft language and then opened the hearing for public comment. The transcript of the meeting segment indicates no vote was held on the resolution during the hearing. The draft resolution was presented as a two-part change to the code; the recording does not specify next steps, a vote date, or a timeline for adoption.
Because the transcript excerpt begins with a prayer and the staff presentation, it does not record any public comments or additional council debate on the proposal. The staff member explicitly noted that the item was being discussed at a public hearing and that no vote would be taken at that time.
The draft would change local rules governing who may serve and how alcohol may be dispensed at event venues if adopted. The transcript does not state whether the proposed changes have been reviewed by the city attorney, how the permitting process for "permitted employees" would be implemented, or whether state licensing requirements would be affected. Those details were not specified in the recorded segment.
