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Winters introduces a downtown 'social district' plan to allow open containers from licensed vendors with smoke-free rules
Summary
City staff introduced an ordinance to create a downtown social district permitting patrons to buy alcohol from licensed businesses and consume it in a defined curb-to-curb area during set hours, with age-verified wristbands, non-glass containers, a smoke-free requirement, incident reporting and a biannual review; adoption will require a later public hearing and second reading.
City Manager Jeremy Craig introduced an ordinance to create the Winters Downtown Entertainment Zone, also described as a social district, which would allow patrons to purchase alcoholic beverages from participating licensed establishments and carry them in a defined curb-to-curb district during specified hours.
Under the presented management plan, participating businesses would verify age, apply a uniform wristband identifier, and serve drinks in non-glass, non-metal compostable or reusable containers. The district would operate on a schedule roughly mirroring…
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