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Proposal to remove local alcohol-license limits fails first reading amid business opposition
Summary
Ordinance 861, which would have removed local limits on certain malt-beverage, SD wine and package off-sale licenses to align with state limits, failed its first reading on a 2-4 vote after several license holders voiced opposition.
Council considered Ordinance 861, which would remove the local limits on the number of on-off malt beverage and South Dakota wine licenses and eliminate the local cap on package off-sale licenses so local licensing would follow state limitations.
Several license holders were present and spoke against the proposal. The motion to approve the first reading failed 2-4 (Aye: Councilmember Craig Weinberg, Councilmember Mindy Rogers; Nay: Councilmembers John Weyh, Josh Karels, Roger Briggs, and Ryan Gruba). The transcript does not include verbatim remarks from the license holders, only that they spoke against the ordinance.
Because the vote failed, the local limits remain in effect. The transcript does not record any amendment or direction to staff to bring back a revised ordinance; further action would require a subsequent motion or reintroduction.
