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(A) Licensees in the downtown business district/area may request a permit to use the sidewalk as an adjunct to the primary and adjacent licensed premises to serve food and alcoholic beverages there. In the case of permitted sidewalk cafés, they shall be deemed part of the licensed premises.
(B) Any licensee/restaurant that is licensed under this chapter, and the provisions of the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Laws, may, upon application to the local ABC Administrator, ask permission to expand the operation of the business/restaurant onto a part, and only that part, of the public sidewalk which immediately adjoins the licensed premises (hereinafter referred to as “sidewalk café”). Licensees who do not serve food shall not be eligible to apply for a sidewalk café permit.
(Ord. 05-2019, passed 12-30-2019)
(A) The issuance of a permit shall be subject to the following conditions and restrictions; provided, however, that the City ABC Administrator may, without adverse hearing procedures, impose additional reasonable restrictions or withdraw approval upon the operation of any sidewalk café where necessary in the judgment of the said City ABC Administrator to protect the public health, safety, or welfare, or to prevent a nuisance from developing or continuing.
(1) No sidewalk café shall be permitted in any portion of the public sidewalk where normal pedestrian traffic flow is obstructed. A minimum clearance width of 36 inches must be maintained on the public sidewalk at all times. The sidewalk café shall not be permitted, in any manner, to obstruct the entrance/exit to the restaurant.
(2) No tables, chairs, or any other furnishings, except plant tubs, shall be placed in the area used for the sidewalk café during any period when the sidewalk café is not open and being operated. They shall be removed at the end of each business day at the hour specified in the permit. Umbrellas, tables, chairs, and other portable appurtenances shall be confined to the area shown on the approved permit. While such café is in operation, all tables and chairs shall be kept in a clean, sanitary condition.
(3) The use of a portion of the public sidewalk as a sidewalk café shall not be an exclusive use. All public improvements, including, but not limited to: trees; light poles; traffic signals; pull boxes; manholes; or any public-initiated maintenance procedures, shall take precedence over said use of the public sidewalk at all times.
(4) The licensee shall, in addition to all other requirements of law, take reasonable steps to ensure that alcoholic beverages are consumed only by patrons of the establishment who are of age, and not by passersby, persons who are not of age, or persons who are obviously or apparently intoxicated.
(5) No disposable cups or drinking vessels may be used and the licensee shall not permit any alcoholic beverages to be taken off premises by patrons, customers, or guests.
(6) No amplified sound shall be used within a sidewalk café. At no time shall any music originating from any part of the premises create a nuisance.
(7) Dancing shall not be permitted or allowed in the sidewalk café.
(8) The licensee must, at all times, comply with all federal, state, and local laws regarding the sale, service, and consumption of alcohol and the operation of the premises.
(9) The permit for sidewalk café may not be assigned or transferred.
(B) No sidewalk café permit shall be effective unless the licensee has filed with the City ABC Administrator evidence of insurance, insuring the licensee against liability imposed by law arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or operation of such sidewalk café, in an amount to be established by the City Attorney and the City Safety Coordinator. The city shall be named an additional insured in the policy required. Such insurance policy shall further provide expressly that it may not be canceled except upon ten days’ written notice (or more) filed with the City ABC Administrator and the City Attorney.
(Ord. 05-2019, passed 12-30-2019) Penalty, see § 115.999
SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
(A) All persons employed in the selling and/or serving of alcoholic beverages shall participate in and complete a responsible beverage serving (RBS) program acceptable to the City ABC Administrator.
(B) All persons required to complete training under division (A) above shall complete that training within 30 days of the date on which the person first becomes subject to the training requirement. When a new business is licensed to serve alcoholic beverages, all employees must be trained prior to the opening of the business.
(C) Each licensee shall be responsible for compliance with the training requirements and shall maintain, for inspection by the City ABC Administrator, a record or file on each employee that shall contain the pertinent training information. Each licensee must also submit new training records to the City ABC Administration with each quarterly submission. Each premises licensed hereunder must, at all times when alcoholic beverages are being served, have at least one person currently certified in responsible beverage service training on duty as described herein. All persons completing the training required by this section shall be re-certified not less than once every three years thereafter.
(Ord. 05-2019, passed 12-30-2019) Penalty, see § 115.999
(A) Pursuant to the requirements set forth in KRS 243.620, the licensee, before commencing any business for which a license has been issued, shall post and display, at all times, in a conspicuous place in the room or principal room where the business is carried on so that all persons visiting the place may readily see the license.
(B) The licensee shall not, at any time, post the license on premises other than the licensed premises or upon premises where traffic in alcoholic beverages is being carried on by any person other than the licensee, or knowingly deface, destroy, or alter the license in any respect.
(C) The licensee shall post in a prominent place easily seen by patrons a printed sign at least eight inches by 11 inches with gender-neutral language supplied by the State Cabinet for Health and Family Services, which shall warn that drinking alcoholic beverages prior to conception or during pregnancy can cause birth defects.
(Ord. 05-2019, passed 12-30-2019) Penalty, see § 115.999
A licensee for distilled spirits, wine and/or malt beverages shall be permitted to sell distilled spirits, wine and/or malt beverages on Sunday after the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Licensees must obtain a Sunday retail drink license in order to sell distilled spirits or wine by the drink on Sunday.
(Ord. 05-2019, passed 12-30-2019; Ord. 01-2024, passed 3-18-2024)
(A) The licensee shall not sell, give, or deliver any alcoholic beverages to any person who is under 21 years of age, or permit same.
(B) Except as specifically authorized under KRS Chapter 241 through 244, no person under the age of 21 may possess alcoholic beverages, or enter onto any licensed premises for the purpose of acquiring alcoholic beverages.
(C) As provided in KRS 244.085 and 804 KAR 5:070, no person under the age of 21, except in the company of a parent or guardian, may enter any premises licensed for the package sale of alcoholic beverages. No person under the age of 21 may enter any premises licensed for drink sales of alcoholic beverages unless permitted by KRS 244.085(5) and 804 KAR 5:070. The prohibition contained in division (C)(1) shall not apply to premises where the usual and customary business of the establishment is a gas station, convenience store, grocery store, drugstore, and other business types listed in KRS 244.085 and by the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in 804 KAR 5:070.
(D) No person shall knowingly permit, aid, assist, induce, cause, or otherwise encourage any minor to be in possession of, use, or consume alcoholic beverages. All licenses, as set out in this chapter, shall require proof of age of all persons attempting to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages on the licensee’s premises.
(E) No person being the owner or occupant, or otherwise in possession or control, of any property located within the city shall knowingly allow any minor to remain on such property while in possession of, using, or consuming alcoholic beverages.
(F) It shall be a defense to any prosecution under this section if the person charged, upon discovery of said minor individuals, manifests a proper effort to enlist the aid of, and cooperate with, law enforcement personnel in stopping the minor individuals’ possession, consumption, or use of alcoholic beverages, or that the minor individuals’ possession of alcoholic beverages was exempted by KRS 244.090.
(Ord. 05-2019, passed 12-30-2019) Penalty, see § 115.999
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