ALCOHOL HOURS OF SALE - EXTENDED HOURS APPROVAL INCLUDING EXPANDED ART DECO CULTURAL DISTRICT

AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, ENTITLED "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES," ARTICLE I, ENTITLED "IN GENERAL," BY AMENDING SECTION 6-3 THEREOF, ENTITLED "HOURS OF SALE/VIOLATIONS," TO AMEND THE HOURS OF SALE OF ALCOHOL FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION AT ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS; ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE TO APPLY FOR EXTENDED HOURS OF SERVICE; IDENTIFY ELIGIBLE ESTABLISHMENTS; CREATE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDE FOR RENEWALS; ESTABLISH MINIMUM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, CRITERIA, AND CONDITIONS; PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES, ENFORCEMENT, AND APPEALS; CREATE A VESTED RIGHTS PROCEDURE; AND CREATE A REPORTING REQUIREMENT; BY CREATING SECTION 6-3.1, ENTITLED "RESPONSIBLE VENDOR QUALIFICATION," TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENT TO QUALIFY AS A RESPONSIBLE VENDOR; AND AMENDING SECTION 6-4, ENTITLED "LOCATION AND USE RESTRICTIONS," TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ESTABLISHMENTS HOLDING APPROVAL TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AFTER 2:00 A.M.; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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