Legal Documents of Maryville

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings described:

1. "Alcoholic beverages" means to include alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, high alcoholic content beer, and every liquid containing alcohol, spirits or wine capable of being consumed by a human being other than patented medicine or beer as defined below.
2. "Beer" means beer, ale or malt beverages or any other beverage having an alcohol content as of not more than eight percent (8%) by weight, except wine as defined in Tennessee Code Annotated, § 57-3-101; provided, however, that no more than forty-nine percent (49%) of the overall alcoholic content of such beverage may be derived from the addition of flavors and other non-beverage ingredients containing alcohol.
3. "Downtown area" means the boundaries of the designated downtown area are as follows:
   
   
   
   1. Beginning at a point in the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 321 and Court Street and continuing along Court Street in a northwesterly direction to the bridge over Pistol Creek.
   2. Then following the course of Pistol Creek downstream in a northeasterly, northwesterly and southwesterly direction around the Maryville Central Business District to a point below the dam for the Greenbelt Lake where the creek abuts the right-of-way of McCammon Avenue.
   3. Then following McCammon Avenue in a southeasterly direction to its intersection with McGee Street.
   4. Then following McGee Street in a southwesterly direction to the southwestern property line of Maryville Towers.
   5. Then in a southeasterly direction along the property line of Maryville Towers, continuing in a southeasterly direction along Cates Street, and the extension of the Cates Street right-of-way to U.S. Hwy. 321.
   6. Then in a northeasterly direction along U.S. Hwy. 321 to Court Street, being the point of beginning.
4. "Public property" means any property owned or maintained by the City of Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, or any public utility within the geographical boundaries of the special event zone.
5. "Special event zone" means the special event zone shall be a defined area within the downtown area approved on a case by case basis and the resolution allowing the city sponsored or co-sponsored special event to take place where public consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages and/or beer is allowed during a special event. The city police will reasonably mark the special event zone with tape, signage or otherwise to allow participants in the special event to know the parameters of the special event zone. The "special event zone" will be delineated by reference to the specific landmarks within the downtown area or by metes and bounds description in the resolution providing for the special event
6. "Special events" means an event sponsored or co-sponsored officially by the City of Maryville within certain times where possession and consumption of alcohol is permitted by the resolution providing for sponsorship or co-sponsorship of the special event within the special event zone in the downtown area. It shall be entirely within the discretion of the city council to approve or disapprove by resolution a special event to qualify as one (1) that allows the public consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages or beer as set forth herein. All applications for such special event shall be made through the city special events coordinator who will then present the resolution to city council if the event meets the criteria for such city sponsored or co-sponsored special event or promulgated by the special events coordinator. (1999 Code, § 8-504)