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On March 23, 2018, Governor Rick Scott signed House Bill 1447 into law, paving the way for easier access to alcoholic beverage licenses for restaurants located in certain parts of downtown Orlando.
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On March 23, 2018, Governor Rick Scott signed House Bill 1447
into law, paving the way for easier access to alcoholic beverage
licenses for restaurants located in certain parts of downtown
Orlando. The new law establishes a “Downtown Restaurant
Area” in Orlando, lowering the burden for obtaining an
alcoholic beverage license for downtown-area restaurants.
Specifically, restaurants located in the new Downtown Restaurant
Area are now only required to have 1,800 square feet of contiguous
space (instead of 2,500 square feet) and be equipped to serve meals
to 80 persons at one time (instead of 150 persons). The existing
requirement that restaurants maintain on a monthly basis at least
51 percent of their overall revenue from the sale of food and
nonalcoholic beverages remains unchanged. A copy of HB 1447 can be
found here.
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