(A) Pursuant to the provisions of G.S. § 160A-205.4, one or more social districts may be created within the city. The city hereby creates and designates the following social district: Downtown Goldsboro Social District which is designated as shown on a map originally dated July 17, 2023; the map is available in the office of the City Clerk, and signage and/or markings shall be posted clearly delineating the boundaries of the Social District.
(B) Staff are hereby directed to submit a detailed map of the Downtown Social District, including the days and hours during which the district is in operation to the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
(C) General requirements.
(1) Management. The Social District shall be created, designated, and managed in accordance with the requirements contained in G.S. §§ 160A-205.4 and 18B-300.1.
(2) Applicable hours. The Downtown Social District shall be in effect between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., Monday through Sunday, except that these hours and days may be extended in conjunction with an approved Special Event Permit when otherwise permitted under the law.
(3) Permit required. Any business establishment located within or contiguous to the Social District that holds a valid ABC permit and desires to engage as a Social District participant must apply for and obtain a Social District permit from the Goldsboro Downtown Development Department. The establishment shall be responsible for operating its business in accordance with all city and state ordinances, laws, rules, and regulations governing Social District activities.
(4) Unified signage required. Businesses that do not have ABC permits but desire to participate in the Social District must display an official Participating Business sign in a visible location during the times when the social district is active. A customer may not bring an alcoholic beverage into a non-permittee business that does not display the uniform sign.
(5) Violation; penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this section, and any person who aids, abets, encourages, assists in, or contributes to such violation, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor pursuant to G.S. § 18B-102(b) and may be subject to additional fines and administrative remedies including but not limited to suspension or revocation of the permittee's Social District Permit and/or state ABC permit.
(D) Management and maintenance plan. Staff are hereby directed to create a management and maintenance plan for the Downtown Social District that complies with the provisions of G.S. § 18B-300.1 and to post the plan and a rendering of the district boundaries on the city's website.
(Ord. 2023-50, passed 8-7-23)
State law reference:
G.S. § 18B-104.