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Tampa council approves one Davis Islands alcohol permit after hours-long neighborhood backlash
Summary
Council approved a small-venue beer-and-wine permit for 340 E. Davis Boulevard after opponents warned the waiver requests would allow hundreds of outdoor patrons and worsen a serious parking deficit. Residents pressed for limits on outdoor occupancy, sound and hours.
Tampa City Council voted to approve a special-use permit that will allow a small-venue sale of beer and wine at 340 East Davis Boulevard after a heated public hearing in which dozens of Davis Islands residents urged denial.
Opponents said the application asked for multiple waivers that, taken together, would permit alcohol service much closer to homes than the code intends and would greatly increase demand for already scarce parking. “Parking is a huge issue with this request,” resident Debbie Zomerman told the council, adding residents had documented a potential parking shortfall into the triple digits.
Applicant counsel Alex Shaler…
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