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Cherokee County staff to add limit on extensions in alcohol licensing amendment

Cherokee County Board of Commissioners
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Summary

County staff proposed edits to Section 6-85 clarifying package-store licensing steps, including a 90-day deadline for lottery finalists to apply for a special-use permit and a board-granted extension limited to one additional 90 days; commissioners asked staff to add parenthetical language clarifying rezoning applies 'if required.'

The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 20 reviewed proposed clarifying changes to Section 6-85 of the county's alcoholic beverage code, focusing on the process and timelines for package store applicants.

County planning staff said the amendment revises steps 5–7 to make explicit that a successful lottery finalist has 90 days to apply for a special-use permit (SUP), and that the board may grant an extension for due cause. "Once they've been chosen, that finalist has 90 days to apply for a special use permit," staff said during…

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