(a) One (1) year after the date of creation of an outdoor refreshment area, the City Council of the municipal corporation that created the area under this section shall review the operation of the area and shall, by ordinance or resolution, either approve the continued operation of the area or dissolve the area. Prior to adopting the ordinance, the City Council shall give notice of its proposed action by publication once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in one (1) newspaper of general circulation in the municipal corporation or as provided in RC 7.16.
(b) If the City Council dissolves the outdoor refreshment area, the outdoor refreshment area ceases to exist. The City Council then shall provide notice of its action to the Division of Liquor Control and the investigative unit of the Department of Public Safety. Upon receipt of the notice, the Division shall revoke all outdoor refreshment area designations issued to qualified permit holders within the dissolved area. If the City Council approves the continued operation of the outdoor refreshment area, the area continues in operation.
(c) One (1) year after the approval of the continued operation of an outdoor refreshment area under division (a) of this section, the City Council shall conduct a review in the same manner as provided in division (a) of this section. The City Council also shall conduct such a review each year after any subsequent approval of continued operation under division (b) of this section.
(d) At any time, the City Council may dissolve all or a part of an outdoor refreshment area. Prior to adopting the ordinance or resolution, the City Council shall give notice of its proposed action by publication once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in one (1) newspaper of general circulation in the municipal corporation or as provided in RC 7.16. If the City Council dissolves all or part of an outdoor refreshment area, the area designated in the ordinance or resolution no longer constitutes an outdoor refreshment area. The City Council shall provide notice of its actions to the Division of Liquor Control and the investigative unit of the Department of Public Safety. Upon receipt of the notice, the Division shall revoke all outdoor refreshment area designations issued to qualified permit holders within the dissolved area or portion of the area.
(Ord. No. 666-16. Passed 6-6-16, eff. 6-7-16)