In an effort to be more "business friendly" and allow its restaurants to be more competitive, the Alpharetta City Council lowered its food to alcohol sales ratio.
The city had heretofore required food establishments selling alcohol to adhere to a requirement that food sales be 60 percent of total receipts. The idea was to ensure the city had no bars, where alcohol sales were primary.
At the Dec. 12 meeting, council relaxed the requirement to a 50-50 standard, where no more than half of retail receipts be alcohol sales. Local restaurants had complained they were having trouble meeting the "60-40 rule."
"It will be consistent with the surrounding communities, which enforce a 50-50 rule on its restaurants," said Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard.
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