§ 58.710. Distance From Churches and Schools.  


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  • Except those vendors licensed in accordance with Florida Statutes § 563.02(1)(a) and/or Florida Statutes § 564.02(1)(a) and except as otherwise provided in this Part, no vendor of alcoholic beverages shall maintain a place of business within one thousand (1,000) feet of the real property that comprises a school or church. The distance shall be measured by the shortest, most direct bearing and distance from the property line of the church or school grounds in use as part of the church or school facilities to the nearest entrance of the establishment serving alcoholic beverages open to the public during normal business hours.

    Interpretation of "Church Property." A church is a facility primarily intended for the purpose of conducting organized religious worship services and permitted accessory uses. Church property, as used in this Part, is the ground or land upon which a church and its permitted accessory uses are located and which is in ownership or lease control of the church on the property.

    Interpretation of "School Property." A school, as used in this Part, is any public, private or parochial institution conducting and offering a course of general education and mental training, but it does not include any educational institution whose primary purpose is to serve persons over the age of 18. School property, as used in this Part, is the ground or land upon which a school and its permitted accessory uses are located and which is in ownership or lease control of the school on the property.

(Ord. of 9-16-1991, Doc. #25094; Ord. of 10-29-2001, § 8, Doc. #011029704)