§ 10-309. Permitted locations; access.

(a)

No alcoholic beverages may be sold by the drink for consumption on premises, except in eating establishments regularly serving prepared food, with a full-service kitchen. For purposes of this article, the term "full-service kitchen" means a kitchen that consists of a minimum of a four-compartment pot sink, a stove or grill permanently installed and a refrigerator, all of which must be approved by the health and fire departments, prepared to serve food every hour they are open and prepared to seat 50 or more persons, pursuant to the applicable building, fire and safety codes in effect for the city.

(b)

When located in hotels, motels, and high-rise office and apartment buildings, every entrance to the establishment shall be from a public lobby, hallway, mall or other publicly used interior portion of the primary use structure.

(c)

Outlets not located within hotels shall derive a minimum of 50 percent of their total annual gross food and beverage sales from the sale of prepared meals or food.

(d)

If the outlet provides a bar or counter service for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption, the seating for the bar shall not exceed ten percent of the total seating capacity of the outlet; provided, however, that this limitation of seating capacity shall not apply to hotel bars that are available for the use of hotel guests.

(e)

Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit hotel room service of alcoholic beverages or to prohibit a hotel from maintaining a bar separate from the restaurant facility, provided access to the bar shall be from a public lobby, hallway, mall or other publicly used interior portion of the hotel.

(Code 1979, § 37-4.1; Ord. of 10-10-2016(1) )