Liquor License Applicants

All persons desiring to obtain a liquor license should acquire the approved application from the Licenses and Permits Unit of the Atlanta Police Department. Upon receipt of the application, the Licenses and Permits Unit will make a copy of Section 1 of the application and provide the copy and a blank NPU Report Form to you. Within five business days, you should take a copy of Section 1 of the application and the blank NPU Report Form to the commissioner of the Department of Planning and Community Development for assignment to NPU E. You will be given a date of the next regularly scheduled NPU E Meeting. NPU E requires that you first appear before the Midtown Neighbors’ Association (MNA) Liquor License Committee. At least one week prior to that meeting, email Section 1 of your application to liquorlicenses@midtownatlanta.org. The MNA Liquor License Committee will not hear your application unless a copy has been forwarded at least a week in advance.

Terms:

It is a privilege to hold a Liquor License and to carry on your business during the term of the license subject to all the terms and conditions imposed by the Charter and related state laws and applicable sections of the City Liquor License Code. Some of the terms excerpted from the City Code are listed here to remind the License holder. Midtown residents are asked to give feed back on any violation witnessed.

1. The selling to or serving of any person below the age of 21 years; or permitting the entrance of anyone under 21 years of age is prohibited.

2. Permitting the solicitation of patrons on the licensed premises for prostitution or any other unlawful act where the licensee or the licensee’s employee or agent knew or should have known of such conduct is prohibited.

3. The selling or serving of any alcoholic beverage to any person that the licensee or the licensee’s employee or agent knew or should have known to be in a state of intoxication is prohibited.

4. Failure by the licensee to adequately supervise and monitor the conduct of the employees, patrons and others on the licensed premises or on any property owned or leased by the licensee, including but not limited to parking lots and parking areas, or on any parking lots or areas which may be lawfully used by patrons of a licensed establishment, in order to protect the safety and well-being of the general public and of those utilizing the premises.

5. The failure of a licensee, whose licensed premises directly abuts a public street directly, to maintain all property outside the lot and property line and inside the curb line upon the public street, including any sidewalk. Said duty to maintain the above-designated property must be accomplished within reasonable time after the close of business each day. “Maintain” as used in this subsection shall mean keeping the specified area free of bottles, cups, trash, and other debris. “Within a reasonable time” as used in this section shall mean within four hours of the close of business.

6. The violation of any of the city’s ordinances which pertain to the posting of signage and/or banners found in chapters 138 and 16-28A of the City Ordinances.

7. The violation of the city’s noise ordinance found in chapter 74 of the City Ordinances.

8. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 18 years to provide entertainment in an establishment licensed under this article unless such person has obtained written permission from their legal guardian.

9. It shall be unlawful to permit any disturbance of the peace or any obscenity or any lewd immoral or improper entertainment, conduct or practice on the premises.

10. No lighted electrical signs or devices advertising malt beverages, wine or both shall be operated except during the hours those products are being offered for sale.

11. No sign of any kind advertising any brand or price of distilled spirits shall be permitted on the exterior or in the window of any licensed premises.

12. No licensee shall authorize or permit the purchase price of any alcoholic beverage to be credited against any minimum, admission or cover charge.

13. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of any commercial premises to provide a sufficient number of garbage and trash containers and to maintain the containers in a clean and healthful manner, free of odors, maggots, insects and rodents; the containers must be kept in good repair and the doors and lids closed when not in use; the area surrounding containers should be kept free of garbage and trash; containers shall be screened on three sides by planting materials, or a fence or wall of a height not less than six feet tall an not more than eight feet from the public view of any public right-of-way and any abutting properties.

PARKING INFORMATION

Under Midtown SPI-16 Zoning District, Click on the Full Text Legislation .pdf file

The parking information begins on page 18