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Jacksonville Amends Zoning Code to Revise Alcoholic Beverage Distance Limitations

  • When: 2025/05/27
  • Address: Citywide, Jacksonville, FL
  • City: Jacksonville
  • State: FL
  • Category: Zoning Code Modification
  • Asset Class: Commercial

This ordinance, 2025-255-E, amends Chapter 656 (Zoning Code) of the City of Jacksonville's Ordinance Code. Specifically, it revises Section 656.313 concerning the Community/General Commercial Category and Section 656.805 regarding distance limitations for alcoholic beverages. Key changes include increasing the minimum distance required for off-premises alcoholic beverage consumption establishments from established schools or churches, from 500 feet to 1,500 feet. Furthermore, the ordinance establishes a new minimum distance of 3,500 feet between two liquor license locations approved for off-premises consumption of all alcoholic beverages, with an exclusion for restaurants. These amendments impact the regulations for both on-premises and off-premises alcohol sales within the city's commercial zoning districts.

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