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Cloverdale to pursue outreach on downtown 'entertainment zone' after council feedback
Summary
Staff presented a concept enabled by SB 969 for a downtown entertainment zone allowing controlled outdoor alcohol consumption; council directed outreach to businesses and stakeholders and discussed pilot timing, boundaries and safety measures.
City staff asked the council on March 11 to consider creating a downtown entertainment zone under California Senate Bill 969, a local option that allows cities to define limited public areas where adults may consume alcohol in approved containers and under specified rules.
Staff framed the initiative as an economic-development tool to boost downtown foot traffic, benefit local businesses and activate public spaces. The presentation described a two-step approach: adopt an enabling ordinance and develop a detailed management plan that would define boundaries, operating days and hours,…
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