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An act relating to City of Inverness, Citrus County; 2
creating a special zone; providing boundaries; 3
providing an exception to general law; providing 4
requirements for the issuance of a special permit for 5
a bona fide licensed vendor operating within the 6
described area for the sale of alcoholic beverages for 7
consumption off the licensed premises and on public 8
rights-of-way and public park property during city-9
approved special events; providing that special 10
permits are in addition to certain other authorized 11
temporary permits; requiring a bona fide licensed 12
vendor to comply with all other statutory 13
requirements; providing an effective date. 14
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16
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Section 1. There is created a special zone in the City of 18
Inverness to be known as the "Downtown Inverness Entertainment 19
District," more particularly described as follows: 20
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Commencing at the corner of the east right-of-way line 22
of North Seminole Avenue and the south right -of-way 23
line of West Dampier Street; thence east along the 24
south right-of-way line of West Dampier Street to the 25
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east right-of-way line of North Pine Avenue; thence 26
north for 250 feet alon g the east right-of-way line of 27
North Pine Avenue; thence east for 375 feet to the 28
center line of North Apopka Avenue; thence south to 29
the south right-of way line of West Dampier Street; 30
thence east to the east right -of-way line of North 31
Apopka Avenue; thence south to the intersection of the 32
east right-of-way line of North Apopka Avenue and the 33
northeast right-of-way line of Courthouse Square; 34
thence southeast along the northeast right of way line 35
of Courthouse Square to the terminus of such right of 36
way at its intersection with East Main Street; thence 37
southwest to the east corner of "Courthouse Square," 38
CITY OF INVERNESS, according to the plat thereof as 39
recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 36, Public Records of 40
Citrus County; thence northwest to the north corner of 41
"Courthouse Square," CITY OF INVERNESS, according to 42
the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 36, 43
Public Records of Citrus County; thence southwest to 44
the west corner of "Courthouse Square," CITY OF 45
INVERNESS, according to the plat thereof as recorded 46
in Plat Book 1, Page 36, Public Records of Citrus 47
County; thence southeast 103 feet along the southwest 48
boundary of "Courthouse Square," CITY OF INVERNESS, 49
according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 50
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1, Page 36, Public Records of Citrus County; thence 51
southwest to the northeast corner of Lot 23 Block 101; 52
thence northwest to the intersection of the west 53
right-of-way line of Courthouse Square and the south 54
right-of-way line of West Main Street; thence west 55
along the south right -of-way line of West Main Street 56
to the west right-of-way line of North Pine Avenue; 57
thence north for 260 feet along the west right -of-way 58
line of North Pine Avenue; thence west for 331 feet to 59
the east right of way line of North Seminole Avenue; 60
thence north to the point of beginning. 61
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Section 2. Notwithstanding the Beverage Law or any other 63
provision of law, the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and 64
Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional 65
Regulation shall issue a permit to a bona fide licensed vendo r 66
operating a licensed premises in the Downtown Inverness 67
Entertainment District described in section 1, during a special 68
event approved or declared by the City of Inverness to 69
temporarily sell alcoholic beverages in open containers for 70
consumption on the premises or in open containers to be removed 71
from the premises by patrons and consumed within the Downtown 72
Inverness Entertainment District. The type and color of the open 73
container may be identified in the resolution approved by the 74
City of Inverness. Suc h permit is valid only for the duration of 75
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each special event approved by the city manager. 76
Section 3. The special permit authorized by this act shall 77
be granted in addition to any other temporary permits authorized 78
pursuant to the Beverage Law. 79
Section 4. A bona fide licensed vendor shall comply with 80
all other requirements of chapter 561, Florida Statutes, while 81
conducting business pursuant to a special permit authorized by 82
this act. 83
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 84