ARTICLE III. LICENSES
Plain English: what this chapter covers
This is the rulebook for selling, serving and drinking alcohol in Ashburn. It covers who can get a beer, wine or liquor license and how the city council grants, renews, suspends or takes one away; what hours stores and bars can sell; rules for events, BYOB ('brown bagging') and catering; the city's alcohol excise taxes; and a ban on drinking or open containers on city streets and property.
Editor's note— Ord. No. 2023-3, § I(Exh. A), adopted June 1, 2023, repealed the former Art. III, §§ 6-61—6-90, and enacted a new Art. III as set out herein. The former Art. III pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 2012-07, § 2(Exh. A), adopted Dec. 6, 2012; and Ord. No. 2023-1, § 1, adopted Jan. 9, 2023.
What's in here
- Sec. 6-61 License required for sales
- Sec. 6-62 Classification of licenses
- Sec. 6-63 Activities authorized pursuant to licenses
- Sec. 6-64 Limit to number of licenses issued
- Sec. 6-65 Qualifications for license2
- Sec. 6-66 Location
- Sec. 6-67 Applications1
- Sec. 6-68 Designation of agent
- Sec. 6-69 Application fee
- Sec. 6-70 Investigation of application1
- Sec. 6-71 Recommendation
- Sec. 6-72 Grant or denial of application
- Sec. 6-73 Issuance of license
- Sec. 6-74 Conditions and limitations of license1
- Sec. 6-75 License fees1
- Sec. 6-76 Duration
- Sec. 6-77 Expiration
- Sec. 6-78 Application for renewal
- Sec. 6-79 Lapse of license
- Sec. 6-80 Operation pending renewal
- Sec. 6-81 Review of application for renewal
- Sec. 6-82 Grant or denial of renewal
- Sec. 6-83 Grounds for denial of application for renewal
- Sec. 6-84 Transfer of licenses
- Sec. 6-85 Emergency suspension1
- Sec. 6-86 Suspension or revocation of license
- Sec. 6-87 Grounds for suspension or revocation
- Sec. 6-88 Termination
- Sec. 6-89 Amended applications
- Sec. 6-90 Waiting period before reapplication
- Sec. 6-91 One-day license for charitable organizations
- Secs. 6-92—6-120 Reserved
This is a plain-English guide, not legal advice. The official code is on Municode and at City Hall. Our copy is from April 30, 2026.
Online: https://jamesburgessleads.com/city-code/PTIICOOR_CH6ALBE_ARTIIILI
Official version: https://library.municode.com/GA/Ashburn/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH6ALBE_ARTIIILI
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