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Sec. 6-122Hours during which other activities prohibited

Last changed 2012
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.

Neither any holder of any alcoholic beverage license nor any employee of any business in which such license is utilized shall allow or permit any alcoholic beverage to be handled in any manner upon the premises of the business in which such license is utilized or any alcoholic beverage to be located upon any table, counter, or other such customer service area upon such premises, either in the form of the original container therefor or otherwise, from one hour after the last time permitted to sell an alcoholic beverage as set forth in section 6-121 of this chapter until such time as alcoholic beverages may again be sold as set forth in section 6-121 of this chapter.

All premises licensed to engage in such sales by the drink may remain open for a period of time not to exceed 15 minutes beyond the time that the last alcoholic beverage can be lawfully located upon the table, counter or other customer service area of the licensed premises as set forth hereinabove at which time all customers and patrons must leave the licensed premises. Following such mandatory closing time, up to four employees of the business located upon the licensed premises may remain for up to an additional hour to handle all post-closing duties. If, because of special circumstances, additional time is needed by the employees for post-closing duties, the holder of the alcoholic beverage license at such licensed premises may contact the police for additional time for which permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.

History: (Ord. No. 2012-07, § 2(Exh. A), 12-6-2012)

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_ARTIVOPRE_DIV1INGE_S6-122HODUWHOTACPR

Official version: https://library.municode.com/GA/Ashburn/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH6ALBE_ARTIVOPRE_DIV1INGE_S6-122HODUWHOTACPR

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