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Memorandum
TO: Richmond Common Council
FROM: Mayor Dave Snow
RE: Ordinance 40-2023 & Ordinance 41-2023
DATE: August 30, 2023
Ordinance 40-2023 is an ordinance that will give the City of Richmond the ability to create a Designated
Outdoor Refreshment Area "DORA". A DORA is exempt from certain open container laws. Within a DORA,
visitors can walk around local shops, restaurants, festivals, and other businesses with an alcoholic beverage
as long as they are at least 21 years old, stay within the boundary of the DORA, and only consume beverages
purchased from designated permittee or vendor within the DORA. The State of Indiana passed SENATE
ENROLLED ACT No. 20 that allows Richmond to designate seven such areas for outdoor alcohol consumption
Ordinance 41-2023 designates the Depot District as Richmond's first DORA. My office has been working with
the executive committee of the Historic Depot Association since this spring to bring the DORA into existence.
The ordinances presented tonight follow the regulations set forth in state code and also follow Indiana's
Alcohol and Tobacco Commission's nonrule policy regarding Designated Outdoor Refreshment Areas.
Simply put, within the DORA a person may
Exit the premises of a designated permittee with up to two alcoholic beverages in a labeled DORA
container
Drink the beverage outside or in businesses that allow DORA beverages within the boundaries of the
DORA
The Depot DORA will be open and operational from 4:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, and
Saturdays. The boundaries of the Depot DORA can be seen on the map along with the locations of businesses
permitted to serve alcoholic beverages. The boundaries of the Depot DORA will be well -marked with signage
explaining what the DORA is as well as signs warning people when they are about to leave the DORA.
To participate in the DORA, merchants must have a permit to sell alcoholic beverages from the Indiana
Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, complete an application and file it with the Richmond Department of
Infrastructure & Development, and furnish annual certificates of insurance naming the City of Richmond as
an additional insured,
Thank you,
Dave Snow
Mayor of Richmond