LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – A long-running debate over bars and liquor licenses in Louisville’s Highlands could resurface as Metro leaders look for new ways to slow the growth of alcohol-related businesses.
Now, Metro Council has asked the Planning Commission to consider adding new restrictions through the zoning code, after a liquor store opened across the street from Moore High School. Proposed changes include distance requirements and adjustments to which zoning categories would allow liquor stores automatically.
Flanagan’s Ale House challenged that rule, arguing it was unconstitutional because it applied only to Louisville…