A Social District is a defined outdoor area where alcoholic beverages, sold by an establishment licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption, may be consumed.
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DO….Provide valid ID showing you are 21 or older
DO….Ask your bartenders/servers about the Downtown Laurinburg Social District.
DO….Purchase your beverages ONLY from permitted restaurants and bars.
DO….Enjoy your beverages ONLY in an authorized Downtown Laurinburg Social District Cup.
DO….Enjoy your Beverage ONLY within the designated boundaries of the Downtown Laurinburg Social District.
DO….Only enter downtown retail shops with a beverage that have signage inviting you in.
DON’T….Assume every restaurant/bar participates.
DON’T….Take any alcohol inside another bar or restaurant unless you purchased it there.
DON’T….Refill your own cup; Bring your own booze.
DON’T….Take alcohol outside the Social District Boundaries.
DON’T….Assume that a retailer is allowing alcohol in their store.
Alcoholic beverages may be consumed in the Social District from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM Monday – Thursday, 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM Friday – Saturday, and 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM on Sunday.
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Introduction
North Carolina Session Law 2021-150 allows local governments to establish “Social Districts” within their jurisdictions. Social Districts are designated areas within a local government’s jurisdiction where businesses holding a valid permit issued by the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (ABC) (e.g., bars, breweries, restaurants) may sell alcoholic beverages in designated containers to be consumed within a Social District.
The City of Laurinburg amended section 24-10 of Article I of Chapter of the Code of Ordinances for the City of Laurinburg allowing for the establishment of a Social District in Downtown Laurinburg. This Management Plan outlines how the Downtown Laurinburg Social District will be managed and maintained. For purposes of this Plan, “Social District” means the Downtown Laurinburg Social District. This Plan will be submitted to the North Carolina ABC Commission and placed on the Downtown Laurinburg website.
Management & Enforcement
The Downtown Laurinburg Social District will be managed by the City of Laurinburg Downtown Development Department, the Police Department, and the Public Works Department.
Law enforcement within the Social District shall be provided by the City of Laurinburg Police Department.
City of Laurinburg Police Officers will enforce the requirements of the Social District. The City of Laurinburg reserves the right to prohibit a permit holder from participating in the district due to violations of the Social District management plan.
The City’s Public Works Department provides sanitation services within the Social District boundaries, including trash removal and litter pick up. Trash/recycling receptacles are located within the boundaries of the Social District to encourage patrons to properly dispose of their used cups and unconsumed alcohol.
To report potential violations please call the Laurinburg Police Department at 910-276-3211 or the N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement Division (1-877-ALE-AGENT).
Operations
The Social District will operate 7 days a week during the following days and times:
District Designation and Logo
The Downtown Laurinburg Social District participation businesses must utilize a logo created by the City of Laurinburg – an illustration is depicted below. Boundaries of the Social District will be clearly marked by the City with signs affixed to all entrances/exit points.
Beverage Containers and Rules of Use
A Permitee located in the Social District may sell open containers of alcoholic beverages for consumption within the Social District and allow Customers to exit its premises to the Social District in accordance with the following requirements:
Financing
The Downtown Laurinburg Social District will be marketed and promoted by the Downtown Advisory Committee, and the City of Laurinburg for signage, logo development, education and enforcement. All other costs including containers for use will be funded by Permittees.
Participating Businesses
Businesses selling alcoholic beverages within the Social District must possess a valid ABC permit and register with the City of Laurinburg, acknowledging to abide by the rules and regulations of this Plan and the Downtown Laurinburg Social District Ordinance O-2023-01 that was adopted on January 17, 2023.
Businesses located within or contiguous to the Social District without an ABC permit may participate in the Social District by allowing people to enter their business with alcoholic beverages purchased in an approved container. Participating businesses that are not selling alcoholic beverages are not required to register with the City.
The City and Downtown Advisory Committee, Inc. will provide information and materials to participating and nonparticipating businesses to ensure the understanding of their obligations under this Plan and the Downtown Laurinburg Social District Ordinance.
Exceptions
In any area where there is no overlap between the Social District and a permitted special event, alcohol obtained from a special event vendor may not be taken out of the special event area. Alcohol obtained from a Social District Permittee within the special event area may not be taken out of the Social District and into the special event area if it does not overlap with the Laurinburg Downtown Social District.
Permitted special events may make a request to the City of Laurinburg Community Development Department for a temporary suspension of the Social District within the special event area for the duration of the special event.
Laurinburg is located on US Highway 74, a major east-west four-lane highway, US Highway 401, a major north-south four-lane highway, and minutes away from Interstate 95 which runs from Maine to Florida. Downtown Laurinburg is just 43 miles from Fayetteville and Fort Bragg, in the heart of North Carolina.
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