(A) (1) It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale any alcohol or liquor of any kind at retail in the city between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and 12:00 midnight and 12:00 noon on Sunday. Hours of operation on Sunday for Class A, B, E, F, G, H, J and K shall be 12:00 noon to 12:00 midnight. The sale of liquor shall be allowed between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Sundays by those businesses defined as a restaurant and holding a liquor license.
(2) December 31 of each year will be an exception to the operating hours for New Year’s Eve. The permissible hours will be extended for Class B - bar, Class C and D restaurants, Class E - club, Class F - bar, Class J - fraternal/religious, and Class K - micro-brewery to allow last drinks to be served no later than 1:30 a.m. and the establishment to close at 2:00 a.m. The opening hours will remain the same as set by ordinance. Retail sale of liquor not for consumption must be completed prior to midnight.
(B) It shall be unlawful to keep open for business or to admit the public to any premises in or on which alcoholic liquor is sold at retail during the hours within which the sale of liquor is prohibited; however, in the case of clubs, the establishments may be kept open during those hours, but no alcoholic liquor shall be sold or consumed by the public during those hours.
(C) It is further provided that if the licensee is engaged in other business on the premises and the sale of alcoholic liquor is secondary to that business, then the licensee may remain open at any time, but no alcoholic liquor shall be sold or consumed by the public during the hours when that type of sale is prohibited.
(1969 Code, § 3-13) (Ord. 1976-16, passed 6-28-1976; Am. Ord. 1995-33, passed 12-21-1995; Am. Ord. 1996-22, passed 6-24-1996; Am. Ord. 2003-30, passed 11-10-2003; Am. Ord. 2015-24, passed 12-14- 2015; Am. Ord. 2017-20, passed 12-11-2017; Am. Ord. 2018-11, passed 6-25-2018) Penalty, see § 111.99