(A) The sale of alcoholic beverages shall occur only during the hours hereinafter set out for each license as follows:
(1) Distilled spirits package licenses. During the period between 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. daily, except Sunday and from 9:00 a.m. to midnight on Sunday.
(2) Distilled spirits drink licenses. During the period between 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. daily except Sunday and from 9:00 a.m. to midnight on Sunday.
(3) Retail malt beverage drink licenses. During the period between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. daily except Sunday and from 9:00 a.m. to midnight on Sunday.
(B) During the restricted hours set forth in division (A), no person who has a valid city license for the sale of distilled spirits or wine or malt beverages at retail shall cause, permit, or engage in any of the actions, business, or transactions authorized and permitted thereby. During such times all persons who have such city licenses shall cause the licensed premises to be closed and vacated by all persons except the applicant and those persons identified on the application for such city licenses or any supplements thereto as officers, agents, or employees of the person to whom such city license was issued. All other persons shall vacate the licensed premises and remove themselves therefrom during such times; however, any person upon the premises who purchased any alcoholic beverages by the drink from the license holder within thirty (30) minutes prior to any such times may remain upon the premises for a period not to exceed thirty (30) minutes thereafter for the sole purpose of the consumption of the drink purchased.
(C) If a separate department of such licensed premises is maintained in a manner previously approved in writing by the city Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator as being capable of being locked, closed off, and separated from the remainder of the licensed premises and all distilled spirits, wine, and malt beverages and all fixtures and apparatus connected with the acts of business and transactions authorized by the state licenses and city licenses for the retail sale of distilled spirits, wine, and malt beverages from such premises are located within such approved department, and such approved department is continuously kept locked, physically separated, and closed off from the remainder of the licensed premises during such times, the remainder of the licensed premises may remain open and any lawful activity may be conducted thereon during such times.
(Ord. 2014-20, passed 1-5-15; Am. Ord. 2017-14, passed 10-11-17; Am. Ord. 2017-18, passed 12-13-17; Am. Ord. 2022-11, passed 6-6-22; Am. Ord. 2022-21, passed 11-21-22)