CLARK COUNTY LIQUOR AND GAMING LICENSING BOARD
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Vincent V. Queano, Director of Business License |
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Conduct a public hearing and approve, adopt, and authorize the Chair to sign an ordinance to amend Clark County Code Section 8.20.450 - Location restrictions, to remove the requirement that an "adequate barrier" must exist in order for the Board to waive certain distance requirements separating liquor stores from churches and schools. (Sitting as the Liquor and Gaming Board) (For possible action)
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BACKGROUND:
Clark County Code Section 8.20.450 requires that: “No tavern liquor license or package liquor license operated in conjunction with a liquor store shall be granted to any establishment located within one thousand five hundred feet of any of the following: (1) any entry onto school property (gate, door, driveway, etc.); (2) any place wherein a school is conducted; or (3) within one thousand five hundred feet of any church”. However, the Board may waive these distance restrictions “after holding a public hearing for a liquor store if an adequate barrier exists between the two uses; but under no circumstances can the distance between the two uses be less than five hundred feet.” “Adequate barrier" means an improved drainage facility no less than one hundred feet wide, Interstate 215, and Interstate 15.
On June 4, 2024, the Board directed staff to prepare an amendment to Clark County Code Section 8.20.450 - Location restrictions, to remove the requirement that an "adequate barrier" must exist in order for the Board to waive certain distance requirements separating liquor stores from churches and schools.
This proposed ordinance was introduced at the July 16, 2024, Board of County Commissioners' meeting, and a public hearing was scheduled for August 6, 2024. Staff recommends approval of the ordinance to amend Section 8.20.450 of the County Code.