The sale of liquor or beer shall be prohibited in all residential areas of the city. No permit shall be issued for the sale of liquor or beer in any residential area of the city. For the purpose of this section, the term “residential area” shall include all areas of the city presently zoned residential and all land hereinafter zoned residential, provided that this section shall not apply to any permit issued for premises zoned commercial at the time of such issuance and subsequently rezoned residential.
(Ordinance 536-2011 adopted 10/20/11)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person or entity who is engaged in the business of selling alcoholic beverages to sell the same at a place of business that is within:
(1) 
Three hundred feet (300') of a church, public or private school, or public hospital; or
(2) 
One thousand feet (1,000') of a private school if the city council receives a request from the governing body of the private school, and deems it appropriate given all circumstances.
(b) 
The measurement of the distance between the place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold and the church or public hospital shall be along the property lines of the street fronts and from front door to front door, and in direct line across intersections.
(c) 
The measurement of the distance between the place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold and the public or private school shall be:
(1) 
In a direct line from the property line of the public or private school to the property line of the place of business, and in a direct line across 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.
(d) 
Every applicant for an original alcoholic beverage license or permit for a location with a door by which the public may enter the place of business of the applicant that is within one thousand feet (1,000') of the nearest property line of a public or private school, measured along street lines and directly across intersections, must give written notice of the application to officials of the public or private school before filing the application with the city and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. A copy of the notice must be submitted to the city and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission with the application. This subsection does not apply to a permit or license covering a location where minors are prohibited from entering the premises under section 109.53 of the Texas Alcohol Beverage Code.
(e) 
Subsection (a)(1) does not apply to the holder of a license or permit covering a premises that is located within 300 feet of a private school if the permit holder also holds a food and beverage certificate for the covered premises or if the permit covers a premises where minors are prohibited from entering under section 109.53 of the Texas Alcohol Beverage Code.
(1) 
In this section, “private school” means a private school, including a parochial school, that offers a course of instruction for students in one or more grades from kindergarten through grade twelve (12) and has more than one hundred (100) students enrolled and attending courses at a single location.
(f) 
Subsection (a)(2) of this section does not apply to the holder of:
(1) 
A retail on-premises consumption permit or license if less than fifty percent (50%) of the gross receipts for the premises is from the sale or service of alcoholic beverages;
(2) 
A retail off-premises consumption permit or license if less than fifty percent (50%) 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; or
(3) 
The holder of a permit issued under chapter 27, 31 or 72 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code who is operating on the premises of a private school or a permit covering a premises where minors are prohibited from entering under section 109.53 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code and that is located within one thousand feet (1000') of a private school.
(g) 
To the extent applicable under section 109.331 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, the provisions of subsection (a)(1) relating to a public school also apply to a daycare center and child-care facility as those terms are defined in section 42.002 of the Texas Human Resources Code.
(h) 
As authorized by section 109.36 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, the city council may allow a variance to this article if it determines that the enforcement of the regulations in a particular instance is not in the best interest of the public, constitutes waste or inefficient use of land and resources, creates an undue hardship on the applicant for a license or permit, does not serve its intended purpose, is not effective or necessary, or for any other reason the city council determines, after consideration of the health, safety and welfare of the public and the equities of the situation, that the variance is in the best interest of the community.
(1) 
No variance may be granted hereunder except after a public hearing for which notice has been given to owners of real property within three hundred feet (300') of the location of the place of business seeking a variance.
(2) 
The notice must be provided, not less than ten (10) days before the date set for hearing, to all such owners who have rendered their property for city taxes, as the ownership appears on the last approved city tax roll.
(Ordinance 536-2011 adopted 10/20/11)
(a) 
No person shall sell alcoholic beverages in the city unless a permit or license authorizing such sale is first issued by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and remains in effect.
(b) 
No permit or license shall be issued except in conformance with all state and city regulations.
(c) 
A fee for each issued permit or license to sell alcoholic beverages, the amount of which shall equal one-half the state fee excluding surcharges collected under section 5.56 of the Texas Alcohol and Beverage Code, is established in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code. The permit or license fee shall be collected by the city when the permit or license is issued.
(Ordinance 536-2011 adopted 10/20/11)
If the sale of alcoholic beverages, wine or beer for off-premises consumption is permitted by the code, the hours permitted for the sale of alcoholic beverages, wine or beer shall be governed by sections 105.04 and 105.05 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, as now written or hereafter amended.
(Ordinance 536-2011 adopted 10/20/11)
(a) 
A person or entity engaged in the sale of mixed beverages in a restaurant under a food and beverage certificate shall, on an annual basis, on a day coinciding with the date that such information is furnished to the state, file with the city secretary an affidavit showing the gross receipts and sales of the business. The affidavit shall contain a statement reflecting the gross receipts attributable to the premises and the gross receipts attributable to the sale of alcoholic beverages.
(b) 
The food and beverage certificate holder shall also file with the city secretary, on an annual basis, on a date coinciding with the date such information is furnished to the state, the gross receipts and figures furnished to the state for sales tax and alcoholic beverage tax purposes. This provision applies to restaurants, cafes, cafeterias or eating establishments and to a permittee of a federal or state agency.
(c) 
The food and beverage certificate holder shall also furnish receipts from suppliers upon request of the city secretary. Such receipts shall reflect current operations and operations for the previous twelve (12) months.
(Ordinance 536-2011 adopted 10/20/11)