§ 4-18. Limitations on location.

(a)

No permit shall be granted under this article for any premises situated within three hundred (300) feet or less distance of a building occupied exclusively as a church or synagogue or public library or public playground or school, except school for business education conducted as a business college or school. The limitations of this subsection shall not apply to any premises which are maintained as a bona fide hotel, motel, railroad car, fraternal organization, or restaurant selling alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises; there is further excepted from the provisions of this subsection booster clubs selling alcoholic beverages (pursuant to a special retail beer permit) in accordance with the provisions of section 4-2.5; however, the sale of alcoholic beverages in packages only, to be taken off the premises, shall be permitted from premises located within three hundred (300) feet or less of a building occupied exclusively as a church or synagogue or public library or public playground or school, provided that in no event shall the permittee allow the consumption of the alcoholic beverages in, on, or about the premises wherein the packaged alcoholic beverages are sold. For retail liquor permits the measurement of this distance shall be made from the nearest point of the property line of the church, synagogue, library, playground, or school to the nearest point of the property line of the premises to be licensed; for retail beer permits and retail wine permits, this distance shall be measured, as a person walks using the sidewalk from the nearest point of the property line of the church, synagogue, library, playground, or school to the nearest point of the premises to be licensed.

(b)

The place of business shall not be in a zoned area designating boundaries provided by parish ordinance and adopted pursuant to the zoning laws of this state.

(c)

No premises or portion thereof which becomes or remains vacant for a continuous period of six (6) months or which has an interruption of the continuity of business for a period in excess of six (6) months shall reopen for business or again be used as a premises to be licensed except in conformity with the restrictions and requirements of distance set forth above.

(Code 1961, § 3-10; Ord. No. 16603, § 1, 9-11-85; Ord. No. 17016, § I, 9-10-86; Ord. No. 17419, § I, 1-13-88; Ord. No. 25164 , § 5, 6-8-16; Ord. No. 25224 , § 1, 9-21-16)

State law reference

Similar provisions, R.S. 26:81, R.S. 26:281.