Chu v. Augusta-Richmond County

Thompson, Justice.

Myong Tul Chu appeals from the denial of her petition for writ of mandamus to require the Augusta-Richmond Commission (“Commission”) to approve her application for a license for the off-premises retail sale of beer and wine, and rejecting her constitutional challenge to those portions of the Augusta-Richmond County Code which regulate the issuance of such licenses within the county. Finding no error, we affirm.

Chu applied to the Commission for a license to sell beer and wine at a convenience store to be located on Brown Road in Richmond County. For the previous nine years…