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TO: Planning Commission FROM: City Manager, Jim Andre SUBJECT: Consideration of citize ' request for and ordinance prohibiting the location of liquor establishments near public parks, schools, and churches. Subsequent to the last Planning Commission meeting, a group of citizens from the neighborhood west of the proposed Fuddrucker's appeared before the City Council. They requested consideration of an ordinance placing restrictions on the proximity of liquor establishments to parks, schools, and churches. Although any ordinance would be an amendment to the liquor licensing code and not the zoning code, the Council has referred the request to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation. 1) The League of Minnesota Cities' research service reports knowledge of the following cities having a proximity ordinance. City Requirement Crystal Must be 300 feet from school or church Ham Lake Must be 1,000 feet from school or church Lino Lakes Must be 1,000 feet from school or church Maple Grove Must be 500 feet from school or church Minneapolis Must be 300 feet from school or church New Brighton Must be 400 feet from school or church None of the above cities restrict the distance between a licensed establishment and a public park or playground. 2) Tile City Attorney indicates Minnesota Statutes, Section 340.014, Subdivision 3, contains the only requirements regarding licenses for second-class cities. Its provisions regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors oil the State Capitol grounds, State Fair grounds, and in the vicinity of State hospitals, training schools, reformatories, prisons, and State universities. None of these provisions are pertinent to the City of Roseville. The only provision which appears to be applicable is Statute, Section 340.14, Subdivision 3, (B), and provides that the City is limited to five establishments on any one side of a block which shares a border with a first-class city. This would apply only to the borders which Roseville shares with St, Paul and Minneapolis. There are no statutory restrictions on distances between liquor establishment:. and parks, schools, and churches. 3) A map will be available at the Planning Commission meeting showing the exist- ing establishments with liquor licenses and proximity to parks, schools, or churches. 4) The current liquor licensing code permits on -sale licenses to be issued only to hotel and restaurants, and only in conjunction with the sale of food. Where the seating capacity of the establishment is between 100 and 174, at least 50`k of the gross sales must be attributable to the service of meals. Where the seat- ing capacity is 175 or more, at least 25% of the sales must be attributable to meals. Therefore, the current code does not permit a bar only type of establish- ment to be located in Roseville. 5) Mr. Dahlgren will provide verbal comments regarding the planning aspects of this question at the Commission meeting. cc City Council orr'�1�To ors,e� Howard Daltl gren