For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PREMISES.
(1) The interior structure of the primary building on any property located at the address ascribed on the license, together with an enclosed outdoor patio. The PREMISES may not include any sidewalks or parking areas. The PREMISES shall be specifically described in the application for the license. The applicant must have ownership or a leasehold interest in the PREMISES. An enclosed outdoor patio may be at a separate address (and on a separate parcel) from the parcel on which the primary building is located; provided:
(a) The parcel on which the enclosed outdoor patio is located is contiguous to the parcel on which the primary building is located;
(b) The enclosed outdoor patio is physically connected to the primary building; and
(c) The applicant indicates actual ownership or a leasehold interest in the parcel in which the enclosed patio is located.
(2) During an emergency declared by the city or the State of Minnesota pursuant to M.S. Chapter 12 or other applicable law, during which restrictions are imposed on the operation of a facility holding an on-sale license are imposed, the city may, in its discretion, allow the licensed PREMISES to be expanded to include an adjacent exterior parking lot or sidewalk. The city may impose particular restrictions as to the duration of the expansion of the PREMISES into a parking area or a sidewalk.
RETAIL OFF-SALE LICENSES. Those licenses that shall permit the sale of 3.2% malt liquor, in the original package, for consumption off the premises only.
RETAIL ON-SALE LICENSES. Those licenses that shall permit the sale of 3.2% malt liquor for consumption on the premises only.
(1994 Code, § 8-2.6) (Ord. 110, passed 10-21-2009; Ord. 110A, passed 4-18-2012; Ord. 2020-01, passed 6-3-2020)