ORDINANCE NO. 210693

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Amending Chapter 10, Code of Ordinances, by repealing or replacing several sections to amend the hours for Sunday liquor licenses to comply with recent changes to state law, remove prohibitions on to-go cocktails, and extend the temporary expansion of outdoor dining; and amending Chapter 64, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 64-172, "Temporary permits for sidewalk caf?s, parklets and street caf?s," and enacting a new section of like number and subject matter to extend the temporary permit program to December 31, 2021.

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WHEREAS, in response to the declaration of a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on May 21, 2020, the City Council passed Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 200376, As Amended, and Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 200377 which enacted a new section in Chapter 64, Code of Ordinances, entitled "Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places," and in Chapter 10, Code of Ordinances, entitled "Alcoholic Beverages," that authorized the issuance of temporary sidewalk caf?, parklet and street caf? permits and the expansion of premises retail sales-by-drink licenses to allow certain existing public parking spaces to be used for temporary dining purposes through December 31, 2020; and

WHEREAS, in response to an extension of the state of emergency, on October 22, 2020, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 200892 which extended the temporary sidewalk and street caf? and parklet programs and the expansion of liquor licenses premises into outdoor dining spaces until April 19, 2021; and

WHEREAS, on April 8, 2021, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 210319 and Ordinance No. 210320 which further extended the temporary sidewalk and street caf? and parklet programs and the expansion of liquor licenses premises into outdoor dining spaces until August 31, 2021; and

WHEREAS, the state of Missouri has recently made several changes to state laws implicating the sale o...

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