(A) The holder of any license issued hereunder may keep his licensed premises open for business between the following hours:
Monday | Between 6:00 a.m. and midnight |
Tuesday | Between 6:00 a.m. and midnight |
Wednesday | Between 6:00 a.m. and midnight |
Thursday | Between 6:00 a.m. and midnight |
Friday | Between 6:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. |
Saturday | Between 6:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. |
Sunday | Class A (Tavern); Class B (Restaurant); Class A-B (Combined tavern and restaurant), Class C (Package) and Class E (Hotel) between 12:00 Noon and 10:00 p.m. Class D (Club) Between 12:00 noon and midnight. |
(B) No person, including entertainers and band members, shall be and remain in the licensed premises when the license holder is not open for business, except for the licensee and employees of the licensee, who will be allowed one hour for necessary closing procedures. Last call for customers of the licensee shall be given not less than 30 minutes before closing, and all bands or other entertainers shall stop performing at least one hour before closing.
(C) License holders may extend their business hours on New Year’s Eve, but in no event shall closing be later than 1:00 a.m. on any night. Applications for extended hours on other occasions will be considered. No provisions are made herein for additional or extended hours on the Saturday of the annual Grayville Days celebration. On those days where the license holder offers live entertainment, including but not limited to bands, DJs, wrestling, and karaoke, a minimum of one security representative must be present. Security representatives must be on the licensed premises, and must wear approved apparel. The apparel shall clearly identify the person as a security representative, and shall be approved by the Chief of Police. A minimum of two security representatives shall be required on New Year’s Eve, Grayville Days weekend, or any other time extended hours of operation are approved by the City Council, where live entertainment as described above, is offered.
(D) It shall be unlawful to keep open for business or to admit the public to, or permit the public to remain within, or to permit the consumption of alcoholic liquor in or upon any hours within which the sale of such liquor is prohibited; provided that restaurants, hotels and those portions of Class C licensed premises which are devoted to the business of the sale of services or commodities other than alcoholic liquor and which are separated by means making access to those portions of the premises where alcoholic liquor is sold inaccessible to the public after the last allowable time for the sale of alcoholic liquor as provided herein, may be kept open for business during such hours, but no alcoholic liquor may be sold to, or consumed by the public during such hours.
(E) A licensee shall, however, have the right to take no more than two of his employees into the licensed premises between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on Sundays, and on the holidays of Christmas and Easter Sunday, for cleaning and maintenance purposes only. All licensees shall, at and during the time when their licensed premises are closed as provided herein, keep all shades, blinds, and curtains raised and open and maintain sufficient light in the licensed premises so that a full, complete, unobstructed, and clear view of the interior of the same may be had and obtained from the exterior thereof, occasions of failure of electric current and similar causes beyond the control of the licensee being excepted.
(Ord. 514, passed 7-20-92; Am. Ord. 584, passed 8-28-99; Am. Ord. 593, passed 7-14-99; Am. Ord. 651A, passed 4-14-03; Am. Ord. 668, passed 5-9-05; Am. Ord. 746, passed 2-14-11; Am. Ord. 771, passed 4-22-13; Am. Ord. 812, passed 2-8-16; Am. Ord. 852, passed 1-8-18; Am. Ord. 881, passed 11-25-19) Penalty, see § 111.99