From
Chris Hartmann
Title
Proposed changes to regulations regarding restaurant sales of food and alcohol.
Presenter
David Jones, AICP, Chief City Planner
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
In an effort to streamline auditing procedures and align Grand Prairie more closely with our larger market, it is requested that CCDC examine changes to existing alcohol percentage limitations for restaurant/food service establishments.
The relevant state code is Section 69.16 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, which reads:
Sec. 69.16. FOOD AND BEVERAGE CERTIFICATE. (a) In this section, "location" means the designated physical address of the retail dealer's on-premise license and includes all areas at the address where the license holder may sell or deliver alcoholic beverages for immediate consumption regardless of whether some of those areas are occupied by other businesses.
(a-1) A holder of a retail dealer's on-premise license may be issued a food and beverage certificate by the commission if the commission finds that the receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages by the license holder at the location are 60 percent or less of the total receipts from the location
State law further requires that the holder of a Food and Beverage Certificate must have permanent food service facilities for the preparation and service of food at the location. Adoption of this amendment would replace existing city regulations which limit the sale of alcohol to 30 percent or less of total receipts.