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Loomis council tables proposed ‘entertainment zone’ after hours-long public hearing
Summary
After more than two hours of presentation, questions and public testimony, the Loomis Town Council voted to table consideration of a proposed entertainment-zone ordinance and asked staff to return after further outreach and clarifying edits to permit language, hours, enforcement and signage.
Council members on Tuesday paused action on a proposal that would let patrons carry approved, town-authorized plastic containers of alcohol in a defined downtown area, after heated public comment and detailed technical questions from the council. The item, introduced by Community Development Director Christian Spence and championed by business owner Scott Paris, prompted debate about enforcement, hours, liability, signage and the extent of town-manager authority.
The proposal would have implemented a local ordinance under state law (referred to in the presentation as Senate Bill 969) permitting local governments to authorize off-premises consumption in defined public-right-of-way zones with town-issued permits for participating businesses. Christian Spence explained the mechanics: participation would be voluntary, only eligible ABC-licensed businesses could issue drinks in approved non‑glass, clear containers (a 16-ounce pint for beer, 6-ounce wine, spirit cocktails limited to 1.5 ounces of spirits), and the town could revoke a business’s EZ participation permit for repeated noncompliance. "The action requested…
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