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Committee holds proposal to expand temporary alcohol licenses; clerk, attorney outline statutory limits
Summary
A proposed amendment to section 6.08.320 of the Wauwatosa Municipal Code to expand temporary alcohol license allowances was held for revision after committee discussion. City staff and the city attorney explained state and local statutory limits and committee members asked staff and the sponsor to return with clarified ordinance language.
A Wauwatosa City committee voted to hold a proposal from Alder Andrew Meindl to amend section 6.08.320 of the municipal code to expand temporary alcohol license allowances for nonprofits and businesses hosting festivals, sending the item back to staff and the sponsor for revision.
Alder Andrew Meindl said the proposal "comes directly from feedback I've received from community members who are looking for a more consistent, predictable process when hosting multiple events," and that he submitted draft language in February as a starting point for discussion.
The city clerk told the committee that Wisconsin law constrains what the city can change: "Wisconsin statute 125.51 does not limit the number of temporary class B beer licenses," but the city code imposes its own limit of 16 temporary class B beer licenses in a 12‑month period for any given applicant. The clerk also said, "Wisconsin statute 125.51…
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