Under the provision of the current licence, alcohol cannot be opened or consumed on the footpaths around Seignior Street. 

But the Junee Hotel has made an official request to be able to serve alcohol under the Seignior Street verandah. It is a similar exception that exists at the Red Cow, Commercial Hotel and to lesser effect, the Loftus.

At Tuesday night's council meeting, the resolution to approve the submission was carried without objection. The decision now represents the conclusion of a long fought push from hotelier Garth Sutherland.

"We have the space on the footpath, so we'd like to use it for outdoor drinking and footpath dining. It means more patrons, and more areas [to seat them]," Mr Sutherland said.

Despite the hotel's proximity to the main road, Mr Sutherland cited similar venues with outdoor arrangements in neighbouring cities, as a precedent for his cause.

"How many pubs are near roundabouts in Wagga? There's a few of them definitely," he said.

"In Junee, I'm not sure how many other places have outdoor setups, but at the Red Cow you can drink outside."

Rules surrounding prohibition sites are reviewed every four years, with the last coming into effect in June 2018. 

"Those areas are the CBD of the town, effectively, so they were identified as being higher risk environments with higher foot traffic," said council's director or community and business Grant Johnson.

Once the zone is amended, the onus of safety will transfer from council onto the business.

"The responsibility largely sits with the hotel to monitor the service of alcohol," said Mr Johnson.

A proposal of the revised areas will be made available to local police, businesses and the public within the next month.