(A) The City of Midway establishes an Entertainment Destination Center (EDC) to aid growth and tourism within the city. The geographical boundaries of the EDC in the city begin at the intersection of North Winter Street and East Main Street proceeding down East Main Street to North Gratz Street then proceeding north on North Gratz Street to and including all of the public right-of-way adjacent to the perimeter of the Brown Barrel, continuing down North Gratz Street to its intersection with Martin Street. A map of the EDC is attached as Exhibit A to Ord. 2019-008 and is incorporated herein.
(B) (1) The city shall apply for an EDC license.
(2) Businesses within the EDC that sell alcoholic beverages shall hold the necessary alcoholic beverage license or licenses for its premises. A licensee within or adjacent to the EDC may sell alcoholic beverages from one or more permanent locations within any common area within the EDC if the licensee holds a supplemental bar license for each non-permanent location and the licensee holds written permission for the sales from the city.
(3) Written permission may be granted by the Mayor after a determination that the requirements listed in 804 KAR 4:370 have been met. If permission is denied by the Mayor for sale on a common area, the licensee may file an appeal of the decision of the City Council who will conduct a hearing following the appeal whether to uphold or overturn the decision of the Mayor.
(4) Patrons may leave the premises of businesses that sell alcoholic beverages with alcoholic beverage drinks and consume those drinks in any EDC common area or at other licensed premises within the EDC if permitted by the business if the city possesses the common area, provides adequate security for the common area, the public streets are controlled in a manner that ensures public safety and pedestrian protection from vehicular traffic, has granted written permission for the conduct, patrons are prohibited from taking alcoholic beverages beyond the physical boundaries of the EDC described above, and any drinks removed from the licensed premises within the EDC are contained in a plastic cup with the logo or name of the alcohol vendor on it.
(Ord. 2019-008, passed 9-3-2019)