(a) No person, club, organization, association or corporation shall:
(1) Keep, set up, maintain or operate any place, structure, building or conveyance for the purpose of providing a storage area wherein members, guests or other persons are allowed to bring into or onto the premises, or keep and maintain for the purpose of consumption therein, beer and intoxicating liquors;
(2) Occupy any place, structure, building or conveyance for the purpose of providing a storage area wherein members, guests or other persons are allowed to bring into or onto the premises, or keep and maintain for the purpose of consumption therein, beer and intoxicating liquors;
(3) Receive, or offer or agree to receive, any person into any place, structure, building or conveyance for the purpose of allowing such person to bring into or onto the premises, to consume or to store liquors or beer therein, or permit any person to remain there for any of such purposes; or
(4) Reside in, enter or remain in any place, structure or building, or enter or remain in any conveyance, for the purpose of storing or consuming beer or intoxicating liquors therein.
(b) A person, club, organization, association or corporation who or which conducts events or functions in which members, guests or other persons are allowed to consume beer or intoxicating liquor on the premises shall not be considered to be in violation of this section, provided that:
(1) The person, club, organization, association or corporation does not conduct more than six such events in the calendar year.
(2) The person, club, organization, association or corporation does not permit any consumption on the premises after 2:30 a.m.
(3) Such person, club, organization, association or corporation, prior to its event, obtains a permit from the Police Chief. Such permit shall state:
A. The name of the sponsor of the event;
B. The date of the event;
C. The hours during which such event shall be held;
D. The location of the event;
E. The name, address and telephone number of the person in charge of the event; and
F. The purpose of the event.
(4) Any person, club, organization, association or corporation conducting any event or function in which members, guests or other persons are allowed to consume beer or intoxicating liquor under this section shall permit any police officer of the City to inspect such premises, upon request, for the purpose of investigating, possible violations of this section.
(c) This section does not apply to any premises being operated under the authority of a license issued by the Ohio Department of Liquor Control.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 85-80. Passed 4-15-85.)