(a) Purpose. As used in Ohio R.C. 4301.80 Community Entertainment District, the Ravenna Arts and Venture Enterprise (RAVE) District means a bounded area that includes or will include a combination of entertainment, retail, educational, sporting, social, cultural or arts establishments within close proximity. As used in Ohio R.C. 4301.181, the D-5j liquor permit shall be issued only within a Community Entertainment District to the owner or the operator of a retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed under Ohio R.C. Chapter 3717.
(b) Applicability. This district is established by the City Council Ordinance 2014-001 and is superimposed in specific areas over existing districts. All regulations in the underlying district, unless modified by this selection, shall apply in addition to these regulations, including zoning restrictions.
(c) Boundaries. The boundaries of the RAVE District are hereby adopted as the City boundaries to the east and west, boarded by Highland to the north and Riddle to the south.
(d) Permitted Uses. As a matter of right, those buildings and uses principally permitted in the underlying district shall be permitted in accordance with all applicable regulations of that underlying district, including:
(1) Hotels;
(2) Restaurants;
(3) Retail sales establishments;
(4) Enclosed shopping centers;
(5) Museums;
(6) Performing arts theaters;
(7) Motion picture theaters;
(8) Night clubs;
(9) Convention facilities;
(10) Sports facilities;
(11) Entertainment facilities or complexes;
(12) Any combination of the establishments described in division (a)(1) to (11) of this section that provide similar services to the community.
(e) Definitions. As used in this section:
(1) “Food service operation” means a place, location, site or separate area where food intended to be served in individual portions is prepared or served for a charge or required donations. As used in this division, “served” means a response made to an order for one or more individual portions of food in a form that is edible without washing, cooking, or additional preparation and “prepared” means any action that affects a food other than receiving or maintaining it at the temperature at which it was received.
(2) “Night club” means a place operated for profit, where food is served for consumption on the premises and one or more forms of amusement are provided or permitted for a consideration that may be in the form of a cover charge or may be included in the price of the food or beverages, or both, purchased by patrons.
(3) “Restaurant” means a place located in a permanent building provided with space and accommodations wherein, in consideration of the payment of money, hot meals are habitually prepared, sold and served at noon and evening, as the principal place of business of the place. “Restaurant” does not include pharmacies, confectionery stores, lunch stands, night clubs, and filling stations.
(4) “Retail food establishment” means a premises or part of a premises where food is stored, processed, prepared, manufactured or otherwise held or handled for retail sale. Except when expressly provided otherwise, “retail food establishment” includes a mobile retail food establishment, seasonal retail food establishment, and temporary retail food establishment.
(Ord. 2014-031. Passed 5-5-14.)