Consider action to adopt an ordinance granting a variance to the City's alcoholic beverage distance requirements to allow the sale of wine and malt beverages for off-premises consumption at the retail sales establishment located within Waterview Plaza, situated at the intersection of Liberty Grove Road and Princeton Road.

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

The City of Rowlett adopted the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) distance requirements for businesses selling alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption. These requirements relate to the minimum distance such businesses may locate from a school, church, or hospital. In January 2013, City Council amended the Code of Ordinances to allow for a variance process should a business wish to locate within the minimum distance. This item is to consider such a request.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.9/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.