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Council hears staff proposal to combine bar and tavern licenses and add 350‑foot buffer
Summary
City staff proposed merging local bar and tavern license pools into a single category, moving to a 1:6,000 population ratio and adding a 350‑foot proximity buffer to reduce concentration. Staff said one bar application is pending and asked council for direction; no final vote was taken.
City staff presented a proposal to change local alcohol licensing limits that would combine the city’s bar and tavern license pools into a single pool, alter the local population ratio, and add a proximity buffer intended to curb geographic concentration of drinking establishments.
Aaron (city staff) said the current local code allows five bar licenses and five tavern licenses (set locally as one per 10,000 population in each category) and that the proposed approach would combine them into a single…
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