Title
Amending Chapter 246 of the Legislative Code to allow the possession or consumption of nonintoxicating malt liquor, strong beer, or wine purchased and consumed during a block party, festival or community event, within the Great Lawn Entertainment District.
Body
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council and Mayor Chris Coleman approved the Snelling-Midway Redevelopment Master Site Plan and Design Guidelines (RES PH 16-239) on August 19, 2016 that included condition #8, an open space plan; and
WHEREAS, Condition #8 specifies that an open space plan, including a preliminary design treatment for open space, shall be included in the redevelopment site master plan when an open space agreement is negotiated in conjunction with meeting the City’s parkland dedication requirements and that the open space must be publicly accessible even if privately developed and maintained; and
WHEREAS, the City Council and Mayor also passed RES 17-1544 on November 15, 2017 to enter into a Parkland Agreement for Snelling/Midway with MUSC Holdings, LLC, and accepted privately-owned public space; and
WHEREAS, the Parkland Agreement states that the City and MUSC will share a “Common Vision” that the Park will be developed and maintained by MUSC as a greenspace open to the public as a component of the City’s park system as well as for use and enjoyment by the public in connection with events and activities at the Stadium; and
WHEREAS, the Park is now referred to as the “Great Lawn,” herein after; and
WHEREAS, Delaware North has applied for an extension of the liquor service area on the Great Lawn as well as the areas between and across Shields Avenue to allow patrons to consume alcoholic beverages; and
WHEREAS, defining the Great Lawn and areas between and across Shields Avenue area as an Entertainment District will allow for even greater neighborhood vibrancy and street level activity that supports local businesses and organizations; and
WHEREAS, establishing the Entertainment District is consistent with the common vision shared by the City and MUSC in the Parkland Agreement; now, therefore be it
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1
Saint Paul Legislative Code section 246.03 (c) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(c) The prohibition of section 246.01 shall not apply to or prohibit the possession or consumption of nonintoxicating malt liquor, strong beer or wine purchased and consumed during a block party, festival or community event which has been duly licensed under Chapter 366 of the Legislative Code, when such possession or consumption occurs on a street which has been blocked off for the block party, festival or community event in the downtown business district, downtown entertainment district, the Great Lawn Entertainment District or the creative enterprise zone entertainment district and the nonintoxicating malt liquor, strong beer or wine is purchased from a duly licensed vendor.
SECTION 2
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days following its passage, approval and publication.