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Committee approves two alcohol exceptions — neighborhood owner raises public-safety and small-business concerns
Summary
The committee approved an on-premise alcohol exception (Creative Cook/Mayport Road) and an off-premise package-store exception with a waiver reducing distance to a church; a local convenience-store owner warned of possible noise, late-night activity and harm to small businesses.
At the Jan. 21 Land Use & Zoning Committee meeting, members approved two separate zoning exceptions related to alcohol sales.
The first, Ordinance 2025888, would allow on-premise sale and service of all alcoholic beverages at a proposed boutique grocery and tasting-room (the Creative Cook) on Mayport Road at Villas Drive. Cindy Trimmer, speaking for the applicant, said the owners — chef-operators — intend to restore the long-vacant Terry's Country Store site as a neighborhood grocer with a butcher and a tasting/event space. Councilmembers who spoke in favor cited the site's corridor context and…
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