SACRAMENTO Calif. Sacramento officials have proposed levying a fee on restaurants and other sellers of alcoholic beverages to help pay for additional police enforcement to curb nuisance problems.
The measure, reportedly part of a routine zoning code update by the city, calls for an annual fee that would be used to fund a nuisance abatement program and an alcohol task force. The amount of the fee was not specified, but officials have discussed letting the City Council set a charge of $300 to $1,500.
The city fee would be in addition to the fee that is imposed by the California Alcoholic Beverage Control for essentially the same functions statewide.
The proposed code change is scheduled to go before the Planning Commission on March 27, and could go to the City Council in April.