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County amends alcohol rules — 5-mile separation and fee changes approved
Summary
Houston County commissioners approved amendments to Chapter 6 of the county code adjusting licensing fees and requiring new liquor stores in unincorporated areas to be at least 5 miles by public road from an existing store (survey certified). Changes were adopted unanimously June 2.
On June 2 the Houston County Board of Commissioners approved proposed amendments to Chapter 6 (Alcoholic Beverages) of the Houston County Code of Ordinances. The amendments specify that a new liquor store in unincorporated Houston County must be at least five miles away from an existing liquor store measured by public road and certified by a surveyor; licensing fee changes were also adopted.
County Attorney Tom Hall presented the second reading of the proposed changes; a first reading took place May 19. Chairman Perdue opened a public hearing; there were no comments and the Board approved the amendments unanimously. The ordinance text was attached to the motion as Exhibit "A." The transcript records that the change adjusts distance requirements and licensing fees, but the precise new fee schedule appears in the referenced Exhibit "A" and was not printed verbatim in the meeting minutes.
