ORDINANCE NO. _________, SERIES 2020
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AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW SECTION OF CHAPTER 113 OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ESTABLISH AN ENTERTAINMENT DESTINATION CENTER WITHIN THE NULU MARKETPLACE AREA (AS AMENDED).
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER SEXTON SMITH
WHEREAS, NuLu Marketplace, located at 815-825 E. Market Street is 0.9 miles from the Yum Center and 1.2 miles from the KY International Convention Center and will be a tourist destination that positively enhances the options for food and beverages for visitors to Louisville and community members;
WHEREAS, NuLu Marketplace will offer a Kentucky-based, nationally recognized brewery, a makers space for crafters, a mixology company offering education and fun, Detroit-style pizza, local apparel, a bourbon bar and small batch wellness products;
WHEREAS, Louisville Metro Government seeks to create an Entertainment Destination Center for NuLu Marketplace for which Nulu Commons, LLC, the owner of the property, will apply for a license from the Louisville Metro Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control;
WHEREAS, KRS ?243.030(21) authorizes the issuance of an Entertainment Destination Center ("EDC") License by the Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control;
WHEREAS, the state ABC regulations require the Louisville Metro enact an ordinance with the geographic boundaries of the EDC and a determination that the licensed premises would aid economic growth and tourism in the county or city (804 KAR 4:370); and
WHEREAS, Louisville Metro Council believes the creation of an Entertainment Destination Center in the NuLu Marketplace as defined in this ordinance will aid in the economic growth of tourism in Louisville Metro.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: A new section of Chapter 113 of the Louisvill...
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