At the City Council meeting held on May 17, 2022, the Perrysburg City Council approved the expansion of the Downtown DORA and addition of a second DORA location at the Town Center at Levis Commons. The legislation and applications have been sent to Ohio’s division of liquor control for final approval.  

DORA stands for Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area. It allows patrons to walk outside with an alcoholic beverage in a plastic container within designated boundaries. Here are some highlights of the legislation: 

• The Downtown DORA expansion will include seven liquor establishments: 5th Street Pub, Inside the Five, Perrysburgers, Rose and Thistle, Stella’s, Swig and Zingo.
• The hours of operation for the Downtown DORA are from 12 p.m. until 10 p.m. seven days a week. Patrons have until 11 p.m. to consume their beverage.
• The expanded boundaries of the Downtown DORA are comprised of 53.6 acres with the following boundaries: North side of Fifth Street between the east side of Walnut Street and west side of Elm Street and proceeding north to the south side of Front Street and also including from the south side of Front Street to the Maumee River, along Louisiana Avenue and the City of Perrysburg property. Signs will be erected in these areas indicating where the DORA ends. 

Click here to read the entire Downtown DORA application.   

• The Levis Commons DORA will include 14 qualified permit holders. Participating merchants include: Bar Louie, Basil, Benchmark, Biaggi’s, Blue Pacific, Home2 Suites, Fat Fish Blue, The Flying Joe, Nagoya, Poco Piatti, Tea Tree Asian Bistro, Holiday Inn Express and Funny Bone. 
• The hours of operation for the Levis Commons DORA are noon until 11 p.m. seven days a week. All DORA beverages must be disposed of by 12 a.m. 

• The Levis Commons DORA encompasses approximately 135 acres. Specific boundaries are Dixie Highway, Roachton Road, drainage ditch east of Michael Owens Way, and N. Wilkinson Way.  
• Levis Commons Partnership will work with the on-site privately contracted security company to ensure understanding, training and compliance of all DORA rules and regulations for standard day-to-day activity and operations. 

Click here to read the entire Levis Commons DORA application.   

The expanded DORA and additional DORA at Levis Commons will go into effect as soon as the City receives approval from the state of Ohio, which is expected sometime this summer.