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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #34 - First Reading OrdinanceA 1% ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4-3 OF THE CODE Of THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA (1980), AS AMENDED, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE HOURS OF SALE FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BY AMENDING PARAGRAPHS (3) AND (5) OF SUBSECTION (c) OF SAID SECTION 4-3 TO PROVIDE THAT VENDORS OF BEER, WINE, AND LIQUOR HOLDING A STATE BEVERAGE LICENSE IN CONNECTION WITH CERTAIN HOTELS, MOTELS, OR APARTMENTS, AND WHOSE SALE OF SUCH BEVERAGE IS BY THE DRINK (CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES), MAY OPERATE AND STAY OPEN FOR BUSINESS UNTIL 5:00 A.M. ON 1-.EEKDAYS, INCLUDING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY; CONTAIN- ING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AL'D_.D4SP-LNSING WITH TN-E----REl"IREKE h'T---oF_RE-AD11+Q~-fiA4,1E 4-_5•F,.P-ARAT-E.-DAYS .BF A .V6Tt' _QF SOT. L.i!sS._.Tf}Ai� FEItJR- E.I.F.ZIiS--Qtw-Tiii►- t#& SirRS.. OF THE C0MMI&SI©N. - WHEREAS, the City of Miami presently has several cate- gories of closing I.-)urs for alcoholic beverage licensees, and the standard closing hour is 3:00 A.M., unless the business is licensed as a nightclub, in which case the closing hour is 5:00 A.M.; and WHEREAS, there are many hotels, which are located in and which will be built inAe future, in zones which do not qualify for a nichtd,lTb licehse; and WHEREAS, the�Fe are numerous hotels in Miami whic ater to clientele that desire facilitie which are open nti1+5:00 A.M.; and f i WHEREAS, in view of the transition of the Gity of Miami into an international center ari 4 tL resultant influx of Latin Americans, both as toUii-st6 and on business, the demand for late hour facilities has i�cl ased tremendously; and WHEREAS, the hotel at which ''a visitor or a tourist may be staying is the logical place to offer the 5:00 A.M. closing hour for the service of alcoholic beverages and attendant restaurant service and entertainment; and WHEREAS, there is no danger of the public being bothered by the additional hours when the facility is located within -the confines of a hotel or motel! CITY ton'ISSION MEETING OF FED 26 1981 ds!au G+M1_G '',?:Z� ... Znd READING,