(a)
The sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited by a dealer whose place of business is within:
(b)
Subsection (a)(1) does not apply to the holder of a license or permit issued by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code who also holds a food and beverage certificate by the state alcoholic beverage commission covering the premises that is located within 300 feet of a private school. Subsection (a)(2) does not apply to a retail off-premises consumption permit or license if less than 50 per cent of the gross receipts for the premises, excluding the sale of items subject to the motor fuels tax, is from the sale or service of alcoholic beverages.
(c)
Subsection (a)(2) does not apply to the holder of:
(1)
A license or permit issued under V.T.C.A. Alcoholic Beverage Code chapter 27 (Temporary and Special Wine and Beer Retailer’s Permit), V.T.C.A. Alcoholic Beverage Code chapter 31 (Caterer’s Permit), or V.T.C.A. Alcoholic Beverage Code chapter 72 (Temporary Licenses) who is operating on the premises of a private school; or
(d)
For the purposes of this section, “private school” means a private school, including a parochial school, which offers a course or instruction for students in one or more grades from kindergarten through grade 12 and has more than 100 students enrolled and attending courses at a single location.
(e)
The measurement of the distance between the place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold and a church or public hospital shall be along the property lines of street fronts and from front door to front door, and in direct line across intersections. The measurement of the distance between the places of business where alcoholic beverages are sold, and a public or private school shall be:
(1)
In a direct line from the property line of the public or private school to property line of the place of business, and in a direct line across the intersections; or
(2)
If the permit or license holder is located on or above the fifth story of a multistory building, in a direct line from the property line of the public or private school to the property line of the place of business, in a direct line across intersections, and vertically up the building at the property line to the base of the floor on which the permit or license holder is located.
(f)
For any dealer who held a license or permit from the state alcoholic beverage commission on September 1, 1983, the measurement of the distance between the place of business of the dealer and a public or private school shall be along the property lines of the street fronts and from front door to front door, and in direct line across intersections.
(g)
Applications of distance requirements:
(1)
If at the time an original alcoholic beverage permit or license is granted by the state alcoholic beverage commission for a premises, the premises satisfies the requirements regarding distance from schools, churches, and other types of premises set forth in this section, the premises shall be deemed to satisfy the distance requirements for all subsequent renewals of the license or permit.
(2)
On the sale or transfer of the premises or the business on the premises in which a new original license or permit is required for the premises, the premises shall be deemed to satisfy any distance requirements as if the issuance of the new original permit or license were a renewal of a previously held permit or license.
(h)
The city council may allow variances to this section if it determines that enforcement of the regulation in a particular instance is not in the best interest of the public, constitutes waste or inefficient use of land or other resources, creates an undue hardship on an applicant, does not serve its intended purpose, is not effective or necessary, or for any other reason is in the best interest of the city.
(Ordinance 10/47, sec. 1, adopted 12/7/10)