ORDINANCE NO. _________, SERIES 2019
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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 LOGAN STREET MARKET AREA. (AS AMENDED).
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER SEXTON SMITH
WHEREAS, Logan Street Market, also known as "Louisville's Urban Public Market," is a registered Public Benefit Corporation that exists to provide healthy, fresh, local food to an underserved community and to be a leader in sustainable practices and events and to be a community gathering space for people to learn, grow, and connect;
WHEREAS, Logan Street Market is scheduled to open in the fall of 2019 and hopes to be a destination for Louisvillians and visitors where local chefs and artisans are showcased;
WHEREAS, Logan Street Market will also offer fresh seasonal produce to residents as well as single indoor, open market inclusive of the cultures that reflect the neighborhood with African crafts, bubble tea, Venezuelan street food, and an outdoor farmer's market on weekends;
WHEREAS, Louisville Metro Government seeks to create an Entertainment Destination Center for the Logan Street Market area for which the Logan Street Market 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 Logan Street Market area as defined in t...
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