?CITY OF DEQUINCY
ORDINANCE NO. 919
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 3 – 28
OF ARTICLE II
OF CHAPTER 3
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, AS TO THE LOCATION
AFFECTING ISSUANCE
WHEREAS, the City of DeQuincy desires to clarify the location affecting the issuance of permits for alcoholic beverages in accordance with the following provisions.
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of DeQuincy, in legal session convened, that Section 3-28 of Article II of Chapter 3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of DeQuincy is hereby amended to repeal and replace to read as follows:
Sec. 3-28. – Location—Affecting issuance.
(a) No permit required by this division shall be granted for any premises situated within three hundred (300) feet or less of a public playground or a daycare center as defined in R.S. Title 17, Section 405(A)(4), said three-hundred-foot limitation is determined by the standard method provided by law as to public playgrounds and by the alternate method of measurement allowed by Louisiana Law of measuring in a straight line from the main door of the church or synagogue, public library, school, or full-time daycare center to the main door of the premises of such business to be licensed.
(b) Should any premises licensed to deal in beverages of low alcoholic content be located within three hundred (300) feet of property which is subsequently purchased or acquired for the construction, erection, movement, or development of a public playground, or of a building used exclusively as a church or synagogue, public library or school, or full-time daycare center, the subsequent purchase or acquisition shall not be grounds for the revocation, withholding, denial or refusal to renew the permit on the premises. The prohibitions contained in this section do not apply to premises licensed to deal in alcoholic beverages for a period of one (1) year or more prior to December 14, 1962.
Be it further ordained that all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed.
Said Ordinance having been introduced on the 12th day of February 2024 and Ordinance considered, on motion by Scott Wylie, seconded by Jim Smith, to adopt the Ordinance. A record vote was taken, and the following result was had:
YEAS: 5
NAYS: 0
ABSENT: 0
This Ordinance was declared duly adopted on this 11th day of March 2024. /s/Eddy Dahlquist,
Chairman of the Council
I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance has been presented to the Mayor on this 11th day of March 2024, at 5:30 p.m.
/s/Sherri Breaux,
Secretary of the Council
and City Clerk
I have reviewed the above and foregoing Ordinance on this 11th day of March 2024, and do hereby Approve/Veto same.
/s/Riley Smith,
Mayor
I hereby certify that I received from the Mayor at 6:00 p.m., on this 11th day of March 2024, the foregoing Ordinance which has been approved by the Mayor.
/s/Sherri Breaux,
Secretary of the Council
and City Clerk
Run: March 27, 2024 (M-2)
