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Council approves zoning text amendment tightening rules for banquet halls, banning 'brown-bagging' alcohol
Summary
The council approved a text amendment to city code that updates definitions for banquet halls and brew pubs, prohibits brown-bagging (bringing outside alcohol into venues), and clarifies window-covering and operating-hour standards for banquet facilities.
The Forest Park City Council on Feb. 17 approved a zoning text amendment to clarify rules governing banquet halls, including new definitions and prohibitions aimed at public safety and enforceability.
What the amendment does: Staff and the city attorney proposed updates to the city ordinance to add definitions for "banquet halls," "brown-bagging" and "brew pubs," to prohibit patrons from bringing outside alcohol onto…
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