(a) Except in the case of a hotel or motel, no alcoholic liquor shall be sold at retail upon any premises which has any access which leads directly from such premises to any other portion of the same building or structure used for dwelling or lodging purposes and which is permitted to be used or kept accessible for use by the public.
(b) This section shall not prevent any connection between such premises and such other portion of the building or structure which is used only by the licensee, his or her family and personal guests thereof.
(1976 Code § 3-46.)