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Legislation Passes to Allow Restaurants to Sell Cocktails and More To-Go
By: Camila Alarcon
The COVID-19 pandemic brought us to-go cocktails amidst the stay at home orders from last spring, which the courts took away last fall. The legislature, thanks in large part to Representative Jeff Weninger (R-17) and the Arizona Restaurant Association, brought them back, and added more to-go privileges for restaurants.
The concept of this legislation is straightforward. The legislation itself is not. If you operate a restaurant (Series 12), beer and wine bar (Series 7), bar (Series 6), or a liquor store (Series 9), here are some high level items to mull over before the law goes into effect.
55th Legislative Session: Wrapping Up
Gammage & Burnham has continued to watch several important bills related to the development industry make their way – or not – through the Legislature and onto the Governor’s desk. At this point, the Legislature is engaged in budget discussions (which could be resolved at any moment), and most other Legislative activity has wound down. Here is what we can tell you so far.
The Governor has signed the following bills into law.
- SB1258, COVID Permit Expiration Relief. The COVID pandemic inspired the Legislature to advance a bill that will “toll,” or delay, the expiration of permits.
Ashley Zimmerman Marsh Joins Gammage & Burnham as Partner
We are pleased to announce that Ashley Zimmerman Marsh has joined Gammage & Burnham as a Partner.
An Arizona native, Ashley Zimmerman Marsh concentrates her practice in Land Use and Zoning. She represents a wide range of property owners, developers, and homebuilders throughout the Valley in each step of the zoning and land use entitlement process, including due diligence, rezoning, plan amendments, variances, use permits, development agreements, site planning, platting and post-entitlement development issues. With each representation, Ashley partners with her clients, and their development and brokerage teams, on strategy and execution to maximize value for each client and matter.
Grady Gammage, Jr. and Cameron Artigue quoted in the Phoenix Business Journal regarding Schires v. Carlat
G&B Founder Grady Gammage, Jr. and Partner Cameron Artigue were quoted in the Phoenix Business Journal following their participation in a forum yesterday with Arizona NAIOP, ULI Arizona, and Arizona Association for Economic Development. The session covered the recent Arizona Supreme Court decision on Schires v. Carlat.
Read the full article here!
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Scottsdale General Plan Update – Major Changes in North Scottsdale
The City of Scottsdale is updating its General Plan, and proposing major changes that could impact property owners in North Scottsdale. The General Plan is the City’s blueprint for land use policy and guides development and land use changes throughout the City. The City’s General Plan was last updated in 2001 and approved by the voters in 2002. The City is required by statute to update its General Plan every 10 years; however, several attempted updates to the General Plan since 2002 have failed.
Desert Rural Land Use Designation. One of the most significant changes proposed in the General Plan update is the creation of a new land use designation called “Desert Rural” that would impose reduced density limitations on several thousands of acres of privately owned, undeveloped land in North Scottsdale.
