GAINESVILLE – The Gainesville City Council approved a change to the city’s alcoholic beverage ordinance Tuesday evening, a change that better mirrors new state laws and reduces the frequency with which the city’s need to amend its local ordinances, while allowing greater latitude for Gainesville merchants during the coronavirus pandemic.
Included in the new regulation is a provision allowing for home delivery of alcoholic beverages and modifications to the regulations governing outdoor service of alcohol. “We’re modifying some our local regulations to assist our local restaurants as they’ve had to adjust in this world of COVID, trying to help them with the outdoor dining,” Gainesville City Manager Bryan Lackey told city council members.