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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE IV, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO AMEND PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 2 AND 3 BY THE HOURS OF SALE AND TO AMEND CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS FOR EXCEPTIONS TO THE ONE THOUSAND FOOT RULE.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 6PSF-C Adopting Title XLI, Zoning and Land Use Regulations superseded all development regulations found within all adopted Urban Renewal Plans and Redevelopment Plans in the City of Newark and did not continue the Downtown Family Restaurant and Entertainment District; and
WHEREAS, amending portions of the ABC Regulations that affects the now superseded Downtown Family Restaurant and Entertainment District is necessary to achieve the vision of cultivating the entertainment culture in the downtown area; and
WHEREAS, the ABC Commission under the Police Division desires to lift the restrictions placed on establishments serving alcohol in the now superseded Downtown Family Restaurant and Entertainment District by eliminating the requirement of closing two (2) hours early and eliminating the restriction on the square footage of dance floors; and
WHEREAS, the City is authorized by N.J.S.A. 33:1-40 to limit the hours between which the sale of alcohol beverages at retail may be made; and
WHEREAS, Section 4:2-5.1, Subsection c, of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, currently provides that the hours of sales for a plenary retail consumption or club license on a Sunday is from 12:00 noon through 2:00 a.m.; and
WHEREAS, to encourage brunch activity on a Sunday, the City seeks to amend the hours of sales for a plenary retail consumption or club license on a Sunday to be from 9:00 a.m. through 2:00 a.m.; and
WHEREAS, Section 4:3-2, Subsection j, of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 200...
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