Sec. 6-134Obstruction of view of interior of premises and lighting of premises
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.
(a) For the safety of law enforcement personnel and other public officials, every business in which an alcoholic beverage license is utilized shall provide a door, window or other opening through which the interior of the premises licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages shall be visible from the exterior. Neither the holder of any alcoholic beverage license nor any agent, servant or employee of any business in which such alcoholic beverage license is utilized shall obstruct, block, or obscure the view through any door, window or other opening of the interior of the premises licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages.
(b) Both the exterior and interior of all premises licensed by the city for the sale of alcoholic beverages shall be so arranged as to afford an unobstructed view from the outside thereof of the interior portion of the premises which is utilized for the sale of alcoholic beverages.
(c) The exterior of all premises licensed by the city for the sale of alcoholic beverages shall at all times be illuminated with sufficient light intensity so as to allow a complete view of all portions of the exterior thereof.
(d) The exterior of all premises licensed by the city for the sale of alcoholic beverages shall at all times be illuminated with sufficient light intensity so as to allow a complete view of the interior of such premises which is utilized for the sale of alcoholic beverages by a person standing on the inside of the entrance of such premises.
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_S6-134OBVIINPRLIPR
Official version: https://library.municode.com/GA/Ashburn/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH6ALBE_ARTIVOPRE_DIV1INGE_S6-134OBVIINPRLIPR
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