Sammy's nightclub owner Sam Chin may have lost his liquor licence, but he says that does not mean the venue will close.
Mr Chin yesterday confirmed he had not appealed a decision earlier this month by a Dunedin district licensing committee to refuse his licence.
It had been opposed by liquor licensing and Southern District Health Board representatives, but in April the committee gave him 28 days to convince them he should continue running the venue.
But licensing and health inspectors who monitored the venue found management at events was still not up to scratch.
Mr Chin said yesterday he accepted he had no grounds to appeal.
He planned to run events with a special liquor licence, which would require him to hire a licensed manager to run them.
He said using special licences would cost about a third of the price of having a full licence.Mr Chin said the venue was still on the market.
Dunedin City Council liquor licensing co-ordinator Kevin Mechen said each application for a special licence would be treated on its merits.
"He would have to prove to the reporting agencies that he’s got all the processes in place so he can deal with whatever happens on the night."
Most importantly, Mr Chin would have to have a manager who was acceptable to the agencies.
"Everything else flows from that."
