§ 4-13. Distance rules for the sale of beer for consumption on premises.

(a)

No person shall sell beer for on-premises consumption within 300 feet of a residential dwelling, measured by the straight-line method from building to building; provided, that the owner of the residential dwelling appears in person before the county beer board and objects to the issuance of such permit or license. For an application to sell beer for on-premise consumption within a multi-tenant structure, the distance established in this subsection shall be measured from the residential building to the nearest part of the multi-tenant structure occupied by the applicant. This subsection shall not apply to residential dwellings located in a commercial zone.

(b)

No person shall sell beer for on-premises consumption within 300 feet of any school or church. This provision shall not apply to locations where beer permits or licenses have been issued prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this section derives, or to an application for a change in the licensee or permittee at such locations. The measurement provided in this sub-section shall be measured by the straight-line method from the property line of the school or church to the nearest point on the building where beer is sold. For an application to sell beer for on-premise consumption within a multi-tenant structure, the distance established in this subsection shall be measured from the relevant property line to the nearest part of the multi-tenant structure occupied by the applicant.

(c)

These provisions shall not apply to locations where beer permits or licenses have been issued prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this section derives, or to an application for a change in the licensee or permittee at such locations.

(d)

These provisions shall not apply to locations where the establishment holds a valid license from the State of Tennessee to sell liquor by the drink.

(Ord. No. O-13-6-102, § 1, 7-22-13)