Cobb commissioners on Tuesday upheld the reversal of an initial denial of a beer and wine license to the Cleaver and Cork retail butcher shop in East Cobb.
Commissioners voted to uphold the Cobb License Review Board’s reversal on their consent agenda, and it’s a process we’ve written about before.
There are requirements in the Cobb County Code for alcohol-serving businesses located within certain distances of residential neighborhoods, public/government buildings and houses of religious, unless they appeal.
In this case, Cleaver and Cork, located in the Shops at Woodlawn (1062 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 162-D), is less than 300 feet from homes and less than 600 feet from a church or school (Johnson Ferry Baptist Church and Johnson Ferry Christian Academy).
The Cobb Business License Division’s denial was appealed to the License Review Board, which voted to reverse that decision on April 27. The appeals are given final consideration by commissioners.
There was no known community opposition to Cleaver and Cork’s request for a beer and wine license.
Other businesses in the same retail center that have been granted alcohol licenses are the Publix store and the newly opened First Watch restaurant.
Cleaver and Cork, which opened last November, said it wants to sell craft beer and boutique wines as part of the store’s offering of gourmet meats, specialty cheeses, breads, charcuterie boards, pasta and desserts.
Audrey Stine, the Cleaver and Cork owner, said during the appeal hearing that “every customer will be required to present a government issued ID to purchase alcohol. Ms. Stine stated the consequence for an underage sale will be immediate termination.”
All of the alcoholic beverages sold there will be for off-premises consumption, she said, adding that employees found to have sold beer or wine to underage customers will be terminated.
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