HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1149ORDINANCE NO. 1149
-BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 853, CITY CODE OF 1977,
PERTAINING TO CLUB LIQUOR
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
Section 1:
Section 5.510 of Ordinance No. 853, City Code of 1977, passed June 21,
1977, which is currently reserved, is herewith amended to read as
follows, to-wit:
SECTION 10 TEMPORARY ON-SALE LICenSES
5.510(1)
A temporary license for the on-sale of intoxicating, liquor in
connection within a social event within the City sponsored by the
licensee may be issued to a club or charitable, religious, or other
nonprofit organization in existence for at least three years as set
forth in this section.
5.510(2)
The license may authorize the on-sale of intoxicating liquor for not
more than three consecutive days, and may authorize on-sales on
premises other than the prendses the licensee owns or permanently
occupies.
5.510(3)
The license may provide that the licensee may contract for
intoxicating liquor catering services with the holder for a full-year
on-sale intoxicating liquor license issued by the municipality.
5.510(4)
License applicants shall furnish the information required by Section
5.509(2) of this Code. In addition, the Council may, at its option,
require a license applicant to provide the information required by
5.509(3) of this Code. If an applicant has already provided certain
required information in conjunction with applying for another license
under this Code, the applicant may simply refer to the other
information by reference and shall not be required to reproduce all
such information if such information is the same.
5.510(5)
The application shall be processed in accordance with Section
5.509(5). Provided, however, the police investigation may be waived
for any applicant currently licensed under this Chapter.
5.510(6)
The Council may accept or reject the license application in its
discretion upon completion of the public hearing, subject to the
following criteria:
No license shall be issued to any applicant who is unable to
demonstrate that applicant has permission to use the prem/ses
proposed to be licensed on the date(s) for which the license is
sought.
No license shall be issued to any club who has a member convicted
of a violation of any law directly related to the sale, possession,
manufacture or transportation of beer or liquor, subject to the
provisions of Minnesota Statutes Chapter 364.
5.510(7)
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No license shall be issued unless the applicant shall have made
adequate plans and provisions to keep the liquor within the
premises and to clean uD the premises after conclusion of the
event.
No license shall be issued unless the applicant has first paid an
application fee, license fee, and clean-up deposit fee in an
amount set by Resolution of the Council. In the absence of a
Resolution, the application fee shall be $200, the license fee
shall be $100 per day or portion thereof, and the clean-up deposit
fee shall be $200. The clean-up deposit less the City's cost of
clean-up and administration shall be returned to the applicant.
Licenses granted pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be
subject to the following conditions:
NO licensee or his agent may sell or permit the sale of
intoxicating liquor licensed to be sold under this section between
the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on days Monday through
Saturday, nor between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on
Sunday. No licensee or his agent or any other person shall
consume or allow to be consumed on the licensed premises any
intoxicating liquor between the hours of 1:30 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.
Should the Council decide to additionally restrict the hours of
sale in granting the license, no licensee or his agent may sell or
permit the sale of intoxicating liquor at any time not
specifically allowed in such license.
All licensees under this section shall allow the business premises
to be inspected by police or health officials at any time during
which the premises are o~en to the public for business.
Ail licensees under this section shall maintain the sanitation
conditions prescribed by 5.301 that are applicable to the servin~
of beverages.
No person under the age of nineteen (19) years shall be employed
on a premises licensed to sell intoxicating liquor "on-sale", to
draw or serve intoxicating liquor.
NO person or customer, other than the licensee and his employees,
may remain on any licensed premises after one-half hour after
closing.
NO licensee or his agent shall serve intoxicating liquor to a
minor.
~ licensee or his a~ent shall make or ~ermit a sale of
intoxicating liquor to a minor or to any obviously intoxicated person.
No licensee or his agent shall permit or allow any person to
take intoxicating liquor fr~m the licensed premises witLou% ~l~c
permission of the Council.
i. No licensee or his agent shall serve intoxicating liquor in any
glass or metal oontainer.
When an intoxicating liquor is granted in conjunction with an
event at which a carnival is operating, no licensee or his agent
shall make any sale of intoxicating liquor to any personwho
operates any ride or concession at such carnival.
5.510(8)
Licenses under this section are not valid unless first approved by
the Co~missioner of Public Safety.
5.510(9)
Any person violating any provision .of this section shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and .upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a
fine of not more than $700 and imprisonment for not more than ninety
(90) days.
Section 2: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
thirty (30) days after its Dassage.
First reading:
Second reading:
Date of passage:
June 8, 1987
June 22, 1987
June 22, 1987
Offered by: Carlson
Seconded by: Peterson
Roll call: All ayes
.. Jo-Anne Student, C6u~-~i 1 Secretary
~ruc~e-G. Naw~ocki, Mayor