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Council approves one‑day beer-and‑wine permit for fall festival with beer‑garden restrictions
Summary
Stockton’s was granted a one‑day beer‑and‑wine catering permit for the Sept. 28 fall festival in City Park; council conditioned the permit on beer/wine only, a designated enclosed area near the US Bank retaining wall, and limited sales from noon to midnight.
The Soda Springs City Council approved a one‑day catering permit allowing beer and wine sales by Stockman’s/Stockton’s at the fall festival on Sept. 28, imposing conditions intended to separate alcohol sales from areas where children congregate.
Councilors raised concerns that the festival is in City Park, adjacent to playgrounds and a skate park, and noted bounce houses and other family attractions on event advertising. Law enforcement and council members recommended limiting sales to a confined, beer‑garden style area, setting sales to begin at noon (setup allowed earlier) and running until midnight. The council specified the west‑southwest edge of the park adjacent to US Bank as the preferred location and suggested a footprint limit (roughly 100 by 100 feet, not to exceed 10,000 square feet), plus standard permitting conditions and police presence.
After discussion and a motion that incorporated those limits, the permit was approved with the stated restrictions. Council also encouraged other community organizations (such as the Chamber of Commerce) to consider future event sponsorship to reduce the city’s role as organizer.
