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(A) No retail store shall be located anywhere on premises in the city, except on the ground floor thereof. Each such store shall have only one main entrance; provided that, when a store is located on the corner of two streets, such store may maintain a door opening on each such street; and, provided further that, any salesroom adjoining the lobby of a hotel may maintain an additional door into such lobby as long as the lobby is open to the public.
(B) (1) All liquor stores shall be new construction or newly renovated permanent construction. Plans must be approved by the Building Inspector, Planning Commission and City Commission. No liquor stores shall be located in a manufactured or other moveable or prefabricated type building. All liquor stores shall have night lights surrounding the premises and shall be equipped with a functioning burglar alarm system on the inside of the premises. The minimum square footage of the interior of the liquor store shall be 1,200 square feet. Full, free and unobstructed vision shall be afforded to and from the street and public highway or street to the interior of the liquor store by the way of large windows in the front, and to the extent practicable, to the sides of the building containing the liquor store.
(2) All liquor stores shall be subject to applicable zoning, land use, building and life safety regulations, adopted by the city, unless specifically provided otherwise.
(Ord. 736, passed 12-27-2012) Penalty, see § 115.99
No alcoholic beverages shall be sold for consumption, or shall be consumed, on the premises of the retail seller.
(Ord. 736, passed 12-27-2012) Penalty, see § 115.99
No radios, television sets, pinball machines, slot machines or other devices which tend to cause persons to congregate in such place shall be permitted in any retail establishment. No seating facilities shall be provided for persons other than employees.
(Ord. 736, passed 12-27-2012) Penalty, see § 115.99
Any violation of this subchapter shall constitute a civil offense and shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a penalty under the general penalty provision of this code. Upon conviction of any person under this subchapter, it shall be mandatory for the City Judge to immediately certify the conviction, whether on appeal or not, to the State Alcoholic Beverage Commission. However, nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the city from exercising any criminal or civil remedies that it may have with respect to violations of this subchapter.
(Ord. 736, passed 12-27-2012)
BEER
(A) Beer Board established. There is hereby established a Beer Board to be composed of a board of Mayor and City Commissioners. The Mayor shall be the Chairperson of the Beer Board.
(1994 Code, § 8-201)
(B) Meetings of the Beer Board. All meetings of the Beer Board shall be open to the public. The Board shall hold regular meetings in the city hall at such times as it shall prescribe. When there is business to come before the Beer Board, a special meeting may be called by the Chairperson; provided, he or she gives a reasonable notice thereof to each member. The Board may adjourn a meeting at any time to another time and place.
(1994 Code, § 8-202)
(C) Record of Beer Board proceedings to be kept. The Recorder shall make a record of the proceedings of all meetings of the Beer Board. The record shall be a public record and shall contain at least the following: the date of each meeting; names of the Board members present and absent; names of the members introducing and seconding motions and resolutions and the like before the Board; a copy of each such motion or resolution presented; the vote of each member thereon; and the provisions of each beer permit issued by the Board.
(1994 Code, § 8-203)
(D) Requirements for Beer Board quorum and action. The attendance of at least a majority of the members of the Beer Board shall be required to constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business. Matters before the Board shall be decided by a majority of the members present if a quorum is constituted. Any member present, but not voting, shall be deemed to have cast a “nay” vote.
(1994 Code, § 8-204)
(E) Powers and duties of the Beer Board. The Beer Board shall have the power and it is hereby directed to regulate the selling, storing for sale, distributing for sale and manufacturing of beer within the city in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
(1994 Code, § 8-205)
(Ord. 415, passed 6-9-1986; Ord. 490, passed 6-29-1993)
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