A. It shall be the responsibility of the Chief of Police to review, from
time to time, the locations, types and quantities of liquor licenses that have
been issued for premises located in geographical areas, neighborhoods or sectors
of the City. If the Chief of Police, upon inquiry, or at the request of citizens
or groups finds: that some area of the City is saturated with certain types of
licensed premises selling or serving alcoholic beverages and that the placement
of additional licensed premises within that area will likely be deleterious to
that area; or, that excessive criminal acts, traffic congestion, or litter
problems are present or will increase due in part to the licensed premises; or,
additional licensed premises are not justified by public interest or
convenience, then the Chief of Police shall make a recommendation to Council
that the area be designated as an impact area, and that liquor licenses of
certain types should not be granted or renewed in that area for a specific
period of time, or until the number of current licenses is reduced to the point
that licensed premises can be permitted that will not be deleterious to the
area, or, will not lead to additional criminal acts, traffic congestion or
litter problems, or, are justified by public interest or convenience. B. If Council declares an area to be an impact area based upon findings
that valid grounds exist as provided by Oregon liquor laws, the Chief of Police
shall notify OLCC so that OLCC may ensure that liquor license applicants are put
on notice of the impact area.
C. Within any area declared to be an impact area as provided by this
Chapter, the Chief of Police is authorized, on behalf of Council:
1. To present an unfavorable recommendation to the OLCC on any
application for a new licensed premises located in the impact area; or,
2. To present a favorable recommendation for any existing licensed
premises located in the impact area, subject to certain conditions or
restrictions, such as allowing liquor sales only during limited hours,
restricting the sale of alcoholic beverages associated with street drinkers,
or other restrictions consistent with the Oregon liquor laws.
D. Impact area recommendations shall not apply to licensed premises
wherein the sale of alcoholic beverages is incidental to full service restaurant
facilities, with meals prepared on the licensed premises, provided that the
liquor license applicant(s) and the restaurant owner(s) are one and the
same.
E. The following areas are declared by Council to be impact
areas:
1. Burnside District Impact Area. The Burnside District, as herein
defined, is declared an impact area with regard to new licensed premises
applications and existing licensed premises. For purposes of this Section, the
Burnside District is defined as that area bounded by the Willamette River on
the East and North, by NW Ninth Avenue to West Burnside Street, by West
Burnside Street to SW Fourth Avenue, by SW Fourth Avenue to SW Ankeny Street,
by SW Ankeny Street to the Willamette River.
2. Central Eastside Industrial District Impact Area. The portion of the
Central Eastside Industrial Area, as herein defined, is declared an impact
area with regard to new licensed premises applications and existing licensed
premises. For the purposes of this Section, the Central Eastside Industrial
Area is defined as that area bounded by the Banfield Freeway to the North, by
SE 12th Avenue to the East, by SE Clay Street to the South, and by
the Willamette River on the West.
3. Inner North/Northeast Neighborhood Impact Area. The Inner North/
Northeast Neighborhood, as herein defined, is declared an impact area with
regard to new licensed premises applications and existing licensed premises.
For purposes of this Section, the Inner North/Northeast Neighborhood is
defined as that area bounded by NE Columbia Blvd. on the North, NE Broadway
Blvd. on the South, and Interstate 5 on the West. The area's boundary on the
East is NE 42nd Avenue from NE Columbia Blvd. to NE Prescott
Street, NE 23rd Avenue from NE Prescott Street to NE Mason Street,
NE 21st Avenue from NE Mason Street to NE Fremont Street and NE
7th Avenue from NE Fremont Street to NE Broadway
Blvd.
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