There shall be excepted from the operation of this subchapter, and the payment of the municipal service fee hereby established, those properties used solely for religious purposes, as well as properties occupied by benevolent associations and used exclusively for meetings of such associations; provided, that properties occupied by benevolent associations which are available for use or rental by the public to hold parties or other events not attended exclusively by members of the association and their guests, or are regularly used for the dispensing of food and/or alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverages to the membership of such associations or others shall not be exempted from the operation of this subchapter and the payment of the municipal service fee hereby established.
(Ord. passed 3-2-2009)