Publisher's Note: This Section has been AMENDED by new legislation (Ord. 2024-06-A, passed 6-18-2024). The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the ordinance is codified. Licenses issued by the Commissioner shall be classified as follows.
(A) (1) A Class A license shall authorize the retail sale of alcoholic liquor in an establishment wherein a portion of the premises is reserved for dancing or other entertainment of patrons, or wherein any such dancing or entertainment is contemplated or customarily provided.
(2) Any establishment eligible for a Class AA license shall not be eligible for a Class A license.
(B) A Class AA license shall authorize the retail sale of alcoholic liquor on premises operated as a restaurant or other place for the sendee of food and operated in connection with a hotel or motel, provided that said hotel or motel consists of 50 or more rental units, and provided that a portion of the premises may or may not be reserved for dancing or other entertainment.
(C) A Class AAA license shall authorize the retail sale of liquor on premises operated as a restaurant or night club in which food is served as a major portion of the business and in which live entertainment is presented.
(D) (1) A Class AAA-1 license shall authorize the retail sale of alcoholic liquor to be consumed at events outside of establishments possessing any county liquor license except Class D.
(2) The alcoholic beverage shall be consumed only within a beer garden clearly designated by rope, fence, or other barrier. This license shall be valid only for the event for which the fee is paid.
(E) (1) A Class B license shall authorize the retail sale of alcoholic liquor in an establishment wherein no portion of the premises is reserved for dancing or other entertainment and wherein no dancing or other entertainment is contemplated or permitted.
(2) Any establishment eligible for a Class AA license shall not be eligible for a Class B license.
(F) A Class C license shall authorize the retail sale of alcoholic liquor in an establishment operated by a club for consumption on the premises by members of the club and their guests.
(G) A Class D license shall authorize the retail sale of alcoholic liquor in a building, temporary structure, or open area which is being used in connection with an organized picnic, outing, or entertainment event. A Class D license shall have a duration not to exceed 24 hours and shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in § 110.075.
(H) A Class E license shall authorize the retail sale of alcoholic liquor in an establishment wherein sales arc made of the unbroken or original package, commonly called package stores, and wherein no facilities are maintained for the consumption of alcoholic liquor by patrons, and where no such consumption is contemplated or permitted on the premises.
(I) A Class F license shall authorize the retail sale of alcoholic liquor in an establishment operated in conjunction with a golf course consisting of nine or more holes or in conjunction with other seasonal recreational sites such as ski parks.
(J) A Class G license shall authorize the retail sale of packaged alcoholic liquor on a seasonal basis, such as at a farmer’s market. Class G licenses are only issued to state-licensed liquor retailers to transfer a portion of their alcoholic liquor inventory from their licensed premises to a designated site for a special event. A Class G special use permit liquor license must be obtained for each location and cannot exceed 15 days in duration. Class G licenses shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in § 110.075.
(H) A Class H license shall authorize the retail sale of alcoholic liquor on premises operated as a restaurant or other place for the service of food, and connected patio or deck areas confined as such, wherein the consumption of packaged goods is prohibited, and operated in connection with a resort/camp ground, provided that said resort/camp ground consists of 25 or more rental spaces, and shall further authorize the retail sale of alcoholic liquor in a separate establishment within the same resort/camp ground aforementioned wherein are made of unbroken or original package, commonly called “package stores.”
(Res. passed 6-20-2017; Res. passed 5-15-2018)