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Magistrate delays decision in “bottle club” dispute, orders memoranda from both sides

Special Magistrate, City of Daytona Beach · March 10, 2026
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Summary

A Daytona Beach special magistrate gave the city and representatives of a private social club 60 days and requested written memoranda after the city said the club may meet the code definition of a prohibited "bottle club." The magistrate set a May hearing and asked for filings by May 5.

At a Daytona Beach special magistrate hearing, the magistrate continued a contested business-tax-receipt (BTR) matter and ordered both sides to submit written memoranda after hearing conflicting accounts about whether a private social club allows members to bring their own alcoholic beverages in violation of city code.

The dispute centers on whether the club operates as a "bottle club," which the city’s permits and licensing staff told the court is expressly prohibited in Daytona Beach city code. Permits and licensing staff provided a letter listing information required for the BTR application and said the club’s reported practice of allowing members to bring their own…

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