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Iowa City Council disapproves Union Bar & Grill premises update, citing 500-foot separation rule; legal appeal likely
Summary
Council voted to disapprove a premises update and class C license renewal for Union Bar & Grill, concluding the operation meets the zoning code's definition of a drinking establishment and sits within 500 feet of other such establishments in the University Impact area. Licensee counsel said the matter raises state-preemption questions and is tied to related litigation.
The Iowa City Council on April 21 voted to disapprove a premises update and the renewal of a class C alcohol license for Union Bar & Grill at 118 South Clinton Street, finding the venue operates as a drinking establishment and does not meet the city's 500-foot separation requirement in the Central Business 10 (University Impact) zone.
Development services staff presented a memo and building-official recommendation documenting that the business had regularly operated past midnight with a class C license, which under the zoning code meets the definition of a drinking…
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