Ord 2850 1/8/1974 ORDINANCE NO. 674
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2491,
CONCERNING TIME WITHIN WHICH NONCONFORMING
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BUSINESSES MAY CONTINUE
TO OPERATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Section 8 of Ordinance No. 2491 (codified
as Section 4-23 of the Code of Ordinances) is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"SECTION 8. In recognition of the principle of con-
tinuance of nonconforming use, when an area is annexed to
the city limits of the City of Wichita Falls that contains
businesses which have been operating in said area for a
period of no less than twelve months under a package store
permit, a wine and beer dealers permit,a retail dealers on-
premise license, or a retail dealers off-premise license as
defined by the Texas Liquor Control Act, those businesses
which have existed for such period of time shall be allowed
to continue in the same location indefinitely as long as the
alcoholic beverage permit for such location is continuously
in effect, and the owner of any such business shall have the
right to transfer said permit or license. When the words
'city limits' are used in section 4, they shall mean the
city limits as extended by any ordinance hereafter adopted. "
SECTION 2. Section 9 of Ordinance No. 2491 (codified
Section 4-22 of the Code of Ordinances) is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"SECTION 9. After this ordinance becomes effective,
any business in which alcoholic beverages were legally sold
theretofore, but which is in violation of this ordinance,
shall be allowed to continue at the same location indefin-
itely as long as the alcoholic beverage permit for such
location is continuously in effect, and the owner of any
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such business shall have the right to transfer said permit
or license. " /
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE DAY OF
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M A Y O R
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK