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County shortens alcohol‑to‑school/church separation from 600 to 300 feet; small restaurateurs say change preserves licenses
Summary
The board voted to amend the county alcohol ordinance to make the separation distance for beer, wine and distilled spirits uniform at 300 feet (previously distilled spirits were subject to a 600‑foot separation in local practice). Small business owners said adopting 300 feet would allow them to obtain distilled‑spirit licenses; the board suspended rules and adopted the change the same evening.
Oconee County commissioners voted on Dec. 2 to amend the county alcohol ordinance so that separation distances for establishments selling beer, wine and distilled spirits are measured uniformly at 300 feet, rather than treating distilled‑spirit service differently at 600 feet in prior local practice.
County staff (Speaker 6) explained that the state legislature’s 2021 change allowed local governments to vary…
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