2003-897
CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
ORDINANCE 2003-897
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1200 OF THE HOPKINS CITY CODE
Whereas, the
interests of
establishing
liquor sales
andj
Hopkins City Council has determined that the
the City and its residents can best be served by
distance requirements that would separate off-sale
from sensitive uses' such as schools and churches
Whereas, the Hopkins City Council has determined that preventing
the concentration of such businesses as liquor stores, pawn
shops, and adult oriented services would enhance the general
welfare of the citizensj
Now, therefore, the City Council of the City of Hopkins does
hereby ordain:
Section 1. Hopkins City Code, Section 1200.12 is hereby added to
read as follows:
1200.12. No new off-sale license shall be granted for any
building within 350 feet of any elementary or secondary schoolj
daycare centerj or religious institution. Furthermore, no new
off-sale license shall be granted for any building within 350
feet of any existing liquor store, pawn shop, licensed currency
exchange, or any business licensed under Section 1160 or 1165 of
the Hopkins City Code (Adult businesses.) For purposes of this
ordinance, this distance shall be a horizontal measurement from
the nearest existing property line of any church site, school
site, day care site, or the site of any existing liquor store,
pawn shop, licensed currency exchange, or any business licensed
under Section 1160 or 1165 of the Hopkins City Code, to the
nearest property line of the proposed off-sale liquor site.
Section 2. The effective date of this ordinance shall be the date
of publication.
First Reading: February 18, 2003
Second Reading: March 4, 2003
Date of Publication: March 13, 2003
Date Ordinance Takes Effect: March 13, 2003
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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