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WARD: Ward 3
COMMITTEE: Public Safety
$ IMPACT: None
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Approval to Adopt Resolution 2019-03 designating Concord Linear Park as a Restaurant District, expanding the borders of the Smyrna Market Village Restaurant District to include the Gazebo area adjacent to the Arboretum, and to connect the Smyrna Market Village Restaurant District with the Belmont Hills Restaurant District by way of the multi-use trail on Atlanta Road.
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ISSUE: Expansion of the Smyrna Market Village Restaurant District as currently defined to include multi-use trail extending from Powder Springs St. to Fleming St. connecting the Smyrna Market Village Restaurant District to the Belmont Hills Restaurant District along Atlanta Road. This area is indicated in the attached maps.
The resolution also expands the aforementioned district to include the Gazebo Area within the Arboretum area which had previously been excluded. This area is contiguous with the Arboretum at the corner of Powder Springs St. and Village Green Cir. This area is indicated in the attached maps.
The resolution also creates one new Restaurant Districts at the location of Concord Linear Park at 1035 Concord Rd SE, Smyrna, GA 30080 which includes the entirety of the park. The area is indicated in the attached map.
BACKGROUND: As defined in the amendment to Sec 6-46 “Carry-in prohibited” of the City of Smyrna Code of Ordinances, the carry-out of alcoholic beverages is only authorized in areas that are designated as a Restaurant District by a resolution from Mayor and Council.
This resolution defines 3 new areas. They include one park which is a new district, Concord Linear Park, as well as two expansions of the district located in the downtown area. The expansions are intended to provide continuity and allow pedestrian traffic between the Smyrna Market Village and the Belmont Hills commercial area without leaving a Restaurant District.
RECOMMENDATION/REQUESTED ACTION: Staff recommends approval.