Ordinance No. 7797

Ordinance No. 7797 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF TUSCALOOSA PERTAINING TO THE APPLICATION FOR RETAIL SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TUSCALOOSA, that Section 3-25 of the Code of Tuscaloosa shall be amended to read as follows: "SECTION 3-25. Public hearing on application for alcohol licenses. A. In every case, where application is made for a license to sell alcoholic beverages at any location within the corporate limits of the City or within the police jurisdiction a public hearing before the City Council shall be required. In addition to other advertisement requirements that may be required by law, the applicant (with the exception of applicants for special event retail license for less than 7 days) shall, at applicant's own expense, publish in a daily newspaper, regularly published in the city, an advertisement giving notice of such application. The published notice shall be published for three (3) consecutive days, the first publication being seven (7) days before the hearing and shall be two (2) columns in width and two inches (2") in depth and shall read substantially as follows: THE UNDERSIGNED HAS MADE APPLICATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF TUSCALOOSA FOR A LOUNGE RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE CLASS II, PACKAGE STORE FOR THE PREMISES LOCATED AT 1515 12TH AVENUE, TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA. A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSCALOOSA IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE CITY HALL AT 5:00 O'CLOCK PM ON OCTOBER 21, 2025. dba Muhtm Mashar B. In addition to the published notice required above the applicant shall post on the premises where the business or sale is to be conducted, continuously for a period of not less than seven (7) days prior to the consideration of the application by governing body, a posted notice of the pending application and public hearing concerning the granting thereof in the manner and form to be supplied by the revenue officer when application is first made to the license inspector for such license. Said notice shall be conspicuously displayed on the front of the building so as to be clearly visible from the street or sidewalk adjacent thereto. C. Applicant shall take such steps as may be necessary to meet all requirements of ordinances, regulations and statutes applicable thereto. When the application for a license, as set out in sub-section (a) above, is first made, the fact of the application shall be communicated to the governing body and a day for hearing shall then be fixed and supplied to the applicant for insertion in the newspaper and for listing in the posted notice. D. Prior to the public hearing, applicant shall deliver to the Revenue Department certifications of newspaper advertisements, showing publication as required above. E. The governing body will not consider any application in which the applicant has failed to comply with the requirements as enumerated herein." October 14, 15, 16 2025 LTUS0386574