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Board committee advances Coal Valley entertainment zone ordinance to promote street festivals and night markets

5142714 · January 27, 2025
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The Rules Committee moved an ordinance to the full Board that would establish a Coal Valley Entertainment Zone allowing restaurants and bars to sell open-to-go beverages for permitted events; the proposal includes a technical change to align with state law and will require OEWD management plans and other permits.

The Rules Committee on Monday voted to send an ordinance to the full Board of Supervisors that would create a Coal Valley Entertainment Zone on segments of Cole Street and Carl Street, allowing adjacent licensed restaurants and bars to sell open-to-go beverages during permitted special events such as night markets and street festivals.

Supervisor Mandelmann, who introduced the ordinance, said the measure builds on earlier pandemic-era experiments that activated public spaces and on two existing entertainment zones in the city. He said the Coal Valley Merchants…

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