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Cooper’s Hawk seeks change to city code so restaurants can offer packaged wine sales; council asks staff to draft ordinance

Newnan City Council · January 28, 2026

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Summary

Cooper’s Hawk representatives asked the council to amend section 3‑9 of the city code to allow a combined on‑premise restaurant operation with associated packaged retail bottle sales (wine club pickups and bottle retail). Staff said current code prohibits combining retail package sales with on‑site consumption; the council directed staff to draft an ordinance for future consideration.

Representatives for Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurant, including attorney Kevin Leff and Jennifer Lucina of Cooper's Hawk, presented a request to revise code section 3‑9 to allow a restaurant with an associated retail/package sales area for proprietary wines and wine‑club…

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