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Lake Wales discusses "ACE" downtown social district to allow registered open containers; planning and enforcement questions remain
Summary
City staff proposed creation of an Arts, Culture and Entertainment (ACE) District in downtown Lake Wales to allow registered restaurants and bars to permit patrons to carry alcoholic beverages in city‑issued cups within mapped boundaries.
Autumn Coachella, growth management staff lead, presented proposed code amendments to create an Arts, Culture and Entertainment (ACE) District in downtown Lake Wales that would allow registered restaurants and bars to permit patrons to carry alcoholic beverages in city‑issued, identifiable cups within a mapped boundary.
Coachella described the purpose as encouraging "community vibrancy and the economic success of entertainment, retail, and restaurant uses within a limited defined area of the city." The proposed district boundaries are west of Scenic Highway, south of Orange Avenue, east of North First Street and north of East Central Avenue; the sidewalks within and…
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