Please place the above item on the June 28, 2023 City Commission meeting agenda as a referral to the Planning Board.

Currently, the Code permits the sale and on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages at alcoholic beverage establishments on Belle Isle until 5:00 a.m. each night. No establishment on Belle Isle is currently licensed to serve alcohol until 2:00 a.m. or 5:00 a.m. However, an existing or future establishment could be eligible for a BTR to serve until 2:00 a.m. or 5:00 a.m.

I would like the City Commission to refer an Ordinance to the Planning Board, amending the RM-1 and RM-2 district regulations, to adopt a uniform 2:00 a.m. termination time indoors, and 12:00 a.m. termination time outdoors, for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages at alcoholic beverage establishments on Belle Isle.

The sale and consumption of alcohol during the early morning hours is disruptive to residents, generates undesirable noise, and results in increased calls for service to the Police and Fire Departments. These impacts would be particularly burdensome on the residents of Belle Isle, which is a residential neighborhood.