The Council is authorized to issue the following licenses and permits. The Council of a city which has a municipal liquor store is authorized to issue only those licenses specified in § 112.55.
(A) 3.2% malt liquor on-sale licenses, which may be issued only to golf courses, restaurants, hotels, clubs, bowling centers, and establishments used exclusively for the sale of 3.2% malt liquor with the incidental sale of tobacco and soft drinks.
(B) 3.2% malt liquor off-sale license.
(C) Temporary on-sale 3.2% malt liquor licenses which may be issued only to a club, charitable, religious, or non-profit organization.
(D) On-sale intoxicating liquor licenses, which may be issued to the following establishments as defined by M.S. § 340A.101, as it may be amended from time to time, and this chapter: hotels, restaurants, bowling centers, theaters, clubs or congressionally chartered veterans organizations, and exclusive liquor stores. Club licenses may be issued only with the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety. The fee for club licenses established by the Council under § 112.23 shall not exceed the amounts provided for in M.S. § 340A.408, Subd. 2b, as it may be amended from time to time. The Council may in its sound discretion authorize a retail on-sale licensee to dispense intoxicating liquor off the licensed premises at a community festival held within the city under the provisions of M.S. § 340A.404, Subd. 4b, as it may be amended from time to time. The Council may in its sound discretion authorize a retail on-sale licensee to dispense intoxicating liquor off the licensed premises at any convention, banquet, conference, meeting, or social affair conducted on the premises of a sports, convention, or cultural facility owned by the city, under the provisions of M.S. § 340A.404, Subd. 4a, as it may be amended from time to time; however, the licensee is prohibited from dispensing intoxicating liquor to any person attending or participating in an amateur athletic event being held on the premises.
(E) Sunday on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses are approved under the authority granted to the City Council by the voters of the city pursuant to M.S. § 340A.504(d), as it may be amended from time to time, through a special election held on November 7, 1995. This authorization permits the Council to issue licenses for the consumption of intoxicating liquor, beer, and wine on Sundays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. Mondays. Sunday on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses may be issued only to a restaurant as defined in § 112.03, club, bowling center, or hotel which has a year-round seating capacity of at least thirty (30) persons, which holds an on-sale intoxicating liquor license, and which serves liquor only in conjunction with the service of food.
(F) Temporary on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses, with the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety, which may be issued only in connection with a social event sponsored by a club, charitable, religious, or other nonprofit corporation that has existed for at least three (3) years. No license shall be for longer than four (4) consecutive days, and the city shall issue no more than twelve (12) days worth of temporary licenses to any one (1) organization in one (1) calendar year.
(G) On-sale wine licenses, with the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety to: theaters, restaurants that have facilities for seating at least twenty-five (25) guests at one (1) time and meet the criteria of M.S. § 340A.404, Subd. 5, as it may be amended from time to time, and which meet the definition of restaurant in § 112.03; and to licensed bed and breakfast facilities which meet the criteria in M.S. § 340A.401, Subd. 1, as it may be amended from time to time. The fee for an on-sale wine license established by the Council under the provisions of § 112.23 shall not exceed one-half (1/2) of the license fee charged for an on-sale intoxicating liquor license. The holder of an on-sale wine license who also holds an on-sale 3.2% malt liquor license is authorized to sell malt liquor with a content over 3.2% (strong beer) without an additional license.
(H) One day consumption and display permits with the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety to a nonprofit organization in conjunction with a social activity in the city sponsored by the organization.
(I) Approval of the issuance of a consumption and display permit by the Commissioner of Public Safety.
(J) Brew Pub (On-Sale) licenses, are the same as on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses that additionally authorizes the on-sale of malt liquor produced by the brewer for consumption on the premises. All licenses are issued as provided by M.S. § 340A.24, as may be amended from time to time, and M.S. § 340A.101, Subd. 3a, as may be amended from time to time.
(K) Brew Pub (Off-Sale) licenses, authorizes the off-sale of malt liquor produced by the brewer for consumption off the premises with the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety. All licenses are issued as provided by M.S. § 340A.24, Subd. 2, as may be amended from time to time.
(L) Brewer Taproom licenses, authorizes the on-sale of malt liquor produced by the brewer for consumption on the premises. All licenses are issued as provided by M.S. § 340A.26, as may be amended from time to time. Notwithstanding division (E), a taproom is exempt from the in-conjunction with the service of food requirement and may be open and may conduct on-sale business on Sundays with an approved Sunday on-sale license.
(M) Small Brewer Off-Sale licenses, authorizes the off-sale of malt liquor produced by the brewer for consumption off the premises with the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety. All licenses are issued as provided by M.S. § 340A.28, as may be amended from time to time.
(Am. Ord. 376, passed 1-20-2009; Am. Ord. 437, passed 8-4-2015; Am. Ord. 438, passed 8-4-2015; Am. Ord. 476, passed 9-15-2020)