§ 152.004 OPERATING RESTRICTIONS.
   (A)   All sidewalk cafés shall cease sales or service by 1:00 a.m. each night, and all areas shall be vacated by 2:00 a.m.
   (B)   All alcoholic beverages to be served at sidewalk cafés shall be prepared within the existing restaurant, and alcoholic drinks shall only be served to patrons seated at tables. A member of the public who is within the confines of the sidewalk café area while a patron at a sidewalk café and therefore on public property shall not be construed as violating any ordinance controlling open containers in a public area. The operator of the sidewalk café shall take whatever steps are necessary to procure the appropriate license from the MLCC if the operator intends to serve alcoholic beverages in the sidewalk café area. The operator shall also comply with all other laws and regulations in the state concerning the serving of alcoholic beverages.
   (C)   The license evidencing the licensing of the sidewalk café in accord with this chapter shall be prominently displayed.
   (D)   The restaurant shall not serve food or beverage to a patron at a sidewalk café area unless that patron is seated at a table.
   (E)   Sidewalk cafés and the public property on which they are located shall be kept neat and clean at all times and free from any substance that may cause damage to the sidewalk or cause pedestrian injury.
(Ord. 520, passed 5-9-2006) Penalty, see § 152.999