DATE: March 7, 2023
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Acting Development Services Director
SUBJECT
Title
Alcoholic Beverage Regulations Update: Adopt a Resolution Amending Chapter 10, Article 1, Section 10-1.2750 (Alcoholic Beverage Outlets) of the Hayward Municipal Code to Make Updates to the Regulations Governing Alcoholic Beverage Outlets Throughout the City, and Finding that the Action is Exempt from CEQA Review and Introducing an Ordinance Codifying the Amendments
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the City Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) supporting the proposed Zoning Text Amendments to Chapter 10, Article 1, Section 10-1.2750 (Alcoholic Beverage Outlets) of the Hayward Municipal Code updating the regulations governing alcoholic beverage outlets and finding the Amendments to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and introduces an ordinance codifying the Amendments (Attachment III)...End
SUMMARY
The City's Strategic Roadmap contains various priorities identified by the City Council, one of which is to "Grow the Economy" by investing in programs that support Hayward businesses and workers. One of the projects listed in the Strategic Roadmap calls for implementing revisions to the City's Alcoholic Beverage Outlets (ABO) Ordinance contained in Hayward Municipal Code Section 10-1.2750 to better support existing full-service restaurants and encourage more new full-service restaurants to locate in the city.
Currently, the ABO Ordinance requires all full-service restaurants to maintain a minimum of 60 percent of gross revenues from food sales with a maximum of 40 percent allowed to be derived from alcohol sales. The ABO Ordinance also does not currently allow for arrangements wherein different entities own the food service and alcohol service components of an establishment, and it currently limits the time when restaurants can offer discount ("happy hour") pricing on alc...
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