(A) After a hearing, the City Council may approve a temporary amendment to an existing on-sale liquor license to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages in an area outside the licensed premises, including adjacent parking lots and sidewalks, if the Council determines in its sole discretion that the following criteria are met:
(1) The area to be used must be immediately adjacent to the licensed premises;
(2) The area will be used in connection with a special event no longer than two days in duration;
(3) No more than three temporary amendments per year will be allowed for a licensee at any one establishment. A special license issued to a nonprofit organization which contracts with the licensee for provision of service will be counted as part of this total;
(4) Adequate measures will be taken to control access to the additional area to ensure that alcoholic beverages are not sold to minors and are not carried outside of the licensed premises and the additional area;
(5) Adequate measures will be taken to ensure that there will be no violation of the city’s noise ordinance;
(6) The use of the additional area will not decrease available parking below that required by the zoning ordinance for the licensed premises;
(7) The use of the additional area will not unreasonably impede traffic circulation;
(8) The licensee has obtained adequate liability insurance for the additional area; and
(9) The issuance of the temporary amendment would not be adverse to the public health, safety and welfare.
(B) To obtain a temporary amendment, the licensee must submit an application accompanied by:
(1) A diagram showing the expanded area to be used;
(2) A detailed description of the special event for which the area will be used;
(3) A detailed description of the security measures to be used;
(4) Evidence that the licensee has liability insurance to cover the additional area;
(5) Evidence that the licensee has the right to use the additional area; and
(6) The fee specified in the city fee schedule.
(C) The application for a temporary amendment to the liquor license shall be granted or denied by the City Council in its discretion.
(Ord. 645, passed 8-24-2015)