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OWA Entertainment District
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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT AT OWA
WHEREAS, the City deems it necessary to create an Entertainment District to benefit the City with a Planned Development that compliments the resort and tourism economy;
WHEREAS, Code of Alabama Section 28-3A-17.1 allows any municipality which is located 15 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico to establish up to five (5) entertainment districts;
WHEREAS, the district must contain a minimum of four (4) licensees holding liquor licenses and the district may not exceed a half mile (½) by a half mile (½) area but can be irregularly shaped but shall not exceed 160 arces; more specifically as shown on the attached Exhibit “A”.
WHEREAS, OWA is a Planned Development destination that includes amusement areas, retail, dining and entertainment areas, outdoor entertainment areas, hotels and similar uses;
WHEREAS, establishing an entertainment district will support existing and future restaurants and other similar uses by allowing patrons to purchase alcoholic beverages in those establishments and consume them anywhere within the District but may not enter another licensed premise with open or closed containers of alcoholic beverages acquired elsewhere. No Licensee within the District shall allow alcoholic beverages to be removed from the licensed premises in bottles or glass containers.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOLEY, ALABAMA while in regular session accepted the following:
Section 1.
(a) A map/legal description of the entertainment district that meets the criteria;
(b) Established the OWA Entertainment District.
Entertainment District Legal Description
Beginning at the southeast corner of Lot 2-A of BC Foley Plat 2 as per plat recorded on slide no. 2567-F in the records of the Judge of Probate of Baldwin County, Alabama; Thence run N 00° 00' 05" W 318.69 feet to a point; Thence run S 89° 59' 55" W 405.47 feet to a point; Thence run N 00°...
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