A. General Prohibition: No license shall be issued for any place or any business ineligible for such a license under state law.
B. License Refused Where Taxes Due: No license shall be granted or renewed for operation on any premises on which real estate taxes, assessments or other financial claims of the city or of the state are delinquent or unpaid. If an action has been commenced pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota statutes, chapter 278, questioning the amount or validity of taxes, the council may, on application by the licensee, waive strict compliance with this provision; no waiver may be granted, however, for taxes, or any portion thereof, which remain unpaid for a period exceeding one year after becoming due unless such one year period is extended through no fault of the licensee.
C. Distance From School Or Church: No license shall be granted to any applicant whose place of business is within three hundred feet (300') of any school or church. In applying this restriction the distance shall be measured from the main front entrance of the school or church and the liquor establishment following the route of ordinary pedestrian travel.
D. Nudity On The Premises Of Licensed Establishments Prohibited.
1. The City Council finds that it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare of the people of the city that nudity is prohibited as provided in this subsection on the premises of any establishment licensed under this chapter. This is to protect and assist the owners, operators, and employees of the establishment, as well as patrons and the public in general, from harm stemming from the physical immediacy and combination of alcohol, nudity, and sex. The council especially intends to prevent any subliminal endorsement of sexual harassment or activities likely to lead to the possibility of various criminal conduct, including prostitution, sexual assault, and disorderly conduct. The council also finds that the prohibition of nudity on the premises of any establishment licensed under this chapter, reflects the prevailing community standards of the city.
2. It is unlawful for any licensee to permit or allow any person or persons on the licensed premises when the person does not have his or her buttocks, anus, breasts, and genitals covered with a non- transparent material. It is unlawful for any person to be on the licensed premises when the person does not have his or her buttocks, anus, breasts, and genitals covered with a non-transparent material.
3. A violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable as provided by law, and is justification for revocation or suspension of any liquor, wine, or 3.2 percent malt liquor license or any other license issued under this section or the imposition of a civil penalty under the provisions of section 3-1-15. (Ord. 2015-06, 7-7-2015; Ord. 2021-05, 10-5-2021)