For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
ALCOHOL: The product of distillation of any fermented liquid, whether rectified or diluted, whatever may be the origin thereof, and includes synthetic ethyl alcohol. Alcohol does not include denatured alcohol or wood alcohol.
ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR: Any alcohol, spirits, wine and beer, and every liquid or solid, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer, and capable of being consumed as a beverage by a human being.
APPLICANT: An individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or not for profit organization which seeks to be licensed under the provisions of this chapter. In the case of a "not for profit organization" defined herein, applicant shall mean the officers, directors and person operating as manager, and in the case of a corporation, it shall mean the officers, directors, all persons owning directly or beneficially more than five percent of the stock of such corporation and the person operating as manager of the premises. In the case of a partnership, applicant shall mean all of the partners and the person operating as manager.
HOTEL: Any building or other structure kept, used, maintained, advertised and held out to the public to be a place where food is actually served and consumed and sleeping accommodations are offered for adequate pay to travelers and guests, whether transient, permanent or residential, in which twenty five or more rooms are used for the sleeping accommodations of such guests and having one or more public dining rooms where meals are served to such guests, such sleeping accommodations and dining rooms being conducted in the same building or buildings in connection therewith and such building or buildings, structure or structures being provided with adequate and sanitary kitchen and dining room equipment and capacity.
LICENSEE: An individual, partnership, corporation, or not for profit organization which obtains a local liquor license pursuant to this chapter.
NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION: An entity organized or operating under the laws of this state as a not for profit institution which shall have been operated solely for the promotion of some common object other than the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquors.
ORIGINAL CONTAINER: Any bottle, flask, jug, can, barrel, keg, or other receptacle or container whatsoever, used, corked or capped, sealed and labeled by the manufacturer of alcoholic liquor, to contain and convey any alcoholic liquor.
RESTAURANT: Any public place kept, used, maintained, advertised and held out to the public as a place where meals are served, and where meals are actually and regularly served, without sleeping accommodations, such space being provided with adequate and sanitary kitchen and dining room equipment and capacity and having employed therein a sufficient number and kind of employees to prepare, cook and serve suitable food for its guests.
SALE: Any transfer, exchange or barter in any manner, or by any means whatsoever, including the transfer of alcoholic liquors by and through the transfer or negotiation of warehouse receipts or certificates, and includes and means all sales made by any person, whether principal, proprietor, agent, servant or employee. (Ord. 3428, 5-14-2012; amd. Ord. 3578, 11-23-2015)