A building or portion thereof, whether operated by a commercial or non-profit establishment, used for events which are hosted for one-time, special or occasional events. Typical examples of such one-time, special or occasional events include: banquets, luncheons, receptions, weddings, birthdays, retirements, anniversaries and similar celebrations and commemorations; fashion and other artistic demonstrations; educational seminars, classes and conferences. Such facilities may include: (1) kitchen facilities for the preparation of catering of food; and (2) the provision of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption, but only for patrons attending any such scheduled events and provided any licenses required by the city have been obtained in advance.
(A) (1) Application for a banquet hall/rental business license shall be made upon a form provided by the City Clerk's office annually. Every person, firm, corporation, partnership commercial or non-profit entity engaging in this type of business activity shall truthfully state in full the information requested on the application. The application shall be investigated in the same manner as other business license applications. Non-profit establishments will not be required to pay the application fee.
(2) A placard or sticker will be issued to the licensee showing the expiration date of the license which must be displayed in the business office.
(B) The following restrictions shall apply when a licensee is engaged in banquet hall/rental space activity at a non-profit establishment:
(1) Rental facilities/banquet halls must obtain occupancy certification from the Fire Department. No party can exceed the occupancy limitations, once established.
(2) Any banquet hall/rental facility must be in compliance with the Zoning Code and any parking requirements mandated therein.
(3) No licensee shall allow alcoholic beverages on its premises by any person renting its facilities unless the proper city liquor licensing has been obtained.
(4) Licensee must inform the City Clerk and the Police Department regarding any gatherings of more than 50 people, so that the city may gauge the need for city services.
(5) No licensee shall allow the rental of its facility to more than XXX persons without armed, licensed, bonded and insured security staff present.
(6) All licensees must submit annual security plans detailing the approach, responsibilities and resources applied to managing security risks at the facility when facilities are being rented or used as banquet halls on an annual basis.
(Ord. 2024-033, passed 8-13-2024)