Sep 23, 2026 · 27 min · 10 segments
New rules are being applied to operators of packaged liquor stores. It is anti-small business, and creating easy bypasses to big grocer corporations. Next, we talk about LMPD receiving more money from…
The Liquor Package Sales Ordinance is what I said I was going to talk about on social media.
It's 0-227-26.
And that went to the Planning and Zoning Committee on August 18th, where the Office of Planning talked about their recommendations for amendments to the Land Development Code for Stores that sell packaged liquor licenses, and this came out of an ask that Metro Council voted on in 2025 for the Planning Commission to look over and amend it.
Because a lot of council people, or a select few rather of council people, believe that their neighborhoods are being overrun by packaged liquor stores, so they would like to stop that.
Basically, what they did was they added 0-227, the Packaged Liquor Licenses Amendment, to the Land Development Code.
For listeners
that have
heard me throughout the past few years, you may remember that council passed a resolution last year asking the Planning Commission to review the Land Development Codes as it defines packaged liquor stores.
Because there's a select few of council people that just feel like their neighborhoods are being overtaken by liquor stores.
And I disagree with them, but whatever.
I don't get to make the decisions.
On July 16th, the Office of Planning brought their recommendations to the Planning Commission.
And there the Planning Commission sort of added some really pretty crazy, obnoxious stuff.
Previously, liquor stores were allowed by right in the following manner.
Packaged liquor stores with no site alcohol consumption were previously permitted by right in C1, C2, C3, CM, which stands for commercial manufacturing, EZ1, and then other planned...
I can't think of the acronym right now, but... another zoning code.
The Planning Commission added that packaged liquor stores can be no more than 1,000 feet from schools and also religious buildings.
That's crazy.
Yeah.
That's absolutely
insane.
So basically, the ones that already exist are grandfathered in.
However, if there's a small business that would like to add packaged liquor sales to to help their margins or help themselves out a bit with staying in business, now they would have to go through a conditional use permit process.
So that's hiring a land use attorney, going to a neighborhood meeting, going to BOZA, and then go to council for the vote.
The Liquor Package Sales Ordinance is what I said I was going to talk about on social media.
It's 0-227-26.
And that went to the Planning and Zoning Committee on August 18th, where the Office of Planning talked about their recommendations for amendments to the Land Development Code for Stores that sell packaged liquor licenses, and this came out of an ask that Metro Council voted on in 2025 for the Planning Commission to look over and amend it.
Because a lot of council people, or a select few rather of council people, believe that their neighborhoods are being overrun by packaged liquor stores, so they would like to stop that.
Basically, what they did was they added 0-227, the Packaged Liquor Licenses Amendment, to the Land Development Code.
For listeners
that have
heard me throughout the past few years, you may remember that council passed a resolution last year asking the Planning Commission to review the Land Development Codes as it defines packaged liquor stores.
Because there's a select few of council people that just feel like their neighborhoods are being overtaken by liquor stores.
And I disagree with them, but whatever.
I don't get to make the decisions.
On July 16th, the Office of Planning brought their recommendations to the Planning Commission.
And there the Planning Commission sort of added some really pretty crazy, obnoxious stuff.
Previously, liquor stores were allowed by right in the following manner.
Packaged liquor stores with no site alcohol consumption were previously permitted by right in C1, C2, C3, CM, which stands for commercial manufacturing, EZ1, and then other planned...
I can't think of the acronym right now, but... another zoning code.
The Planning Commission added that packaged liquor stores can be no more than 1,000 feet from schools and also religious buildings.
That's crazy.
Yeah.
That's absolutely
insane.
So basically, the ones that already exist are grandfathered in.
However, if there's a small business that would like to add packaged liquor sales to to help their margins or help themselves out a bit with staying in business, now they would have to go through a conditional use permit process.
So that's hiring a land use attorney, going to a neighborhood meeting, going to BOZA, and then go to council for the vote.
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