(A) License categories. Licenses for intoxicating liquor shall be of the following categories, which license shall be granted only for the purposes permitted by state statutes and limited by this chapter:
(1) On-sale intoxicating liquor, which may be issued only to restaurants, hotels, bowling centers, clubs and exclusive liquor stores and shall permit the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on the licensed premises only. Club licenses may be issued only with the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety;
(2) On-sale wine licenses, with the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety: to restaurants that have facilities for seating at least 25 guests at one time and meet the criteria of M.S. § 340A.404, subd. 5, as it may be amended from time to time; to licensed bed and breakfast facilities which meet the criteria of M.S. § 340A.401, subd. 1, as it may be amended from time to time; and to theaters which meet the criteria of M.S. § 340A.404(b), as it may be amended from time to time. The holder of an on-sale wine license who also holds an on-sale 3.2% malt liquor license is authorized to sell malt liquor with the content over 3.2% (strong beer) without an additional license;
(3) Sunday on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses, which may be issued only to a restaurant, bowling center, club or hotel which has a seating capacity of at least 30 persons, which holds an on-sale intoxicating liquor license and which serves liquor in conjunction with the service of food. The hours for Sunday sales shall be as allowed under M.S. § 340A.504, as it may be amended from time to time;
(4) Off-sale intoxicating liquor, which may be issued only to exclusive liquor stores;
(5) Brew pub on-sale intoxicating liquor or on sale 3.2% malt liquor licenses, which may be issued to a brew pub for a restaurant operated in the place of manufacture;
(6) Brew pub off-sale licenses, which may be issued to a brew pub that holds an on-sale license, with the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety, for off-sale of malt liquor produced and packaged on the licensed premises. Off-sale of malt liquor shall be limited to the legal hours for off-sale at exclusive liquor stores and the malt liquor sold must be removed from the premises before the applicable off-sale closing time at exclusive liquor stores. Packaging of malt liquor for off-sale must comply with M.S. § 340A.285, as it may be amended from time to time;
(7) Small-brewer off-sale intoxicating liquor licenses, which may be issued to a brewer licensed under M.S. § 340A.301, subd. 6, clause (c), (i) or (j), as they may be amended from time to time, for off-sale of malt liquor at its licensed premises that has been produced and packaged by the brewer. The license must be approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety. Off-sale of malt liquor is limited to the legal hours for off-sale at exclusive liquor stores in the City. Malt liquor sold off-sale must be removed from the premises before the applicable off-sale closing time at exclusive liquor stores, except that malt liquor in growlers only may be sold at off-sale on Sundays. Packaging of malt liquor for off-sale must comply with M.S. § 340A.285, as it may be amended from time to time. The amount of malt liquor sold at off-sale may not exceed 500 barrels annually. No license may be used under this section to a brewer if the brewer seeking the license, or any person having an economic interest in the brewer seeking the license or exercising control over the brewer seeking the license, is a brewer that brews more than 20,000 barrels of its own brands of malt liquor annually or a winery that produces more than 250,000 gallons of wine annually;
(8) Temporary on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses, with the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety, which may be issued only in connection with a social event sponsored by a club, charitable, religious or other non-profit corporation that has existed for at least three years. No license shall be for longer than four consecutive days and the City shall issue no more than 12 days worth of temporary licenses to any one organization in any calendar year;
(9) Combination on-sale/off-sale intoxicating liquor licenses;
(10) Culinary class limited on-sale license may be issued to a business establishment that meets the criteria of M.S. § 340A.4041, as it may be amended from time to time;
(11) Temporary off-sale wine license, with the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety, for the off-sale of wine at an auction. A license issued under this division (A)(11) authorizes the sale of only vintage wine of a brand and vintage that is not commonly offered by sale by any wholesaler in the state. The license shall not authorize the off-sale of wine for more than three consecutive days; provided, not more than 600 cases of wine are sold at auction;
(12) Brewer taproom license, may be issued to the holder of a brewer’s license under M.S. § 340A.301, subd. 6, clauses (c), (i) or (j), as they may be amended from time to time, for the on-sale of malt liquor produced by the brewer for consumption on the premises of or adjacent to one brewery location owned by the brewer. A brewer taproom license may not issue to a brewer if the brewer seeking the license, or any person having an economic interest in the brewer seeking the license or exercising control over the brewer seeking the license, is a brewer that brews more than 250,000 barrels of malt liquor annually or a winery that produces more than 250,000 gallons of wine annually. A brewer taproom may be open and may conduct on-sale business on Sundays;
(13) Small brewer or microdistillery temporary on-sale intoxicating liquor license, with the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety, to brewers who manufacture fewer than 3,500 barrels of malt liquor in a year or a microdistillery, for the on-sale of intoxicating liquor in connection with a social event with the City sponsored by the brewer or microdistillery; and
(14) Microdistillery cocktail room license, which may be issued to issued to the holder of a microsdistillery license under M.S. § 340A.22, as it may be amended from time to time, for the on-sale of distilled liquor produced by the distiller for consumption on the premises of or adjacent to one distillery location owned by the distiller.
(B) Community festivals. Any licensee authorized to sell intoxicating liquor, wine and/or 3.2% malt beverage may also dispense the alcoholic beverages off the licensed premises at a community festival held within the City, if approved by resolution of the City Council. The licensee must specify the area in which the alcoholic beverages must be dispensed and consumed, and shall demonstrate that it has liability insurance that covers the event, as prescribed by M.S. § 340A.409, as it may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. 2011-02, passed 8-22-2011; Ord. 2015-01, passed 6-29-2015)