2023-79 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 52 Alcoholic Liquor

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may only be located in a B-2 Commercial District, Planned Development or B-3 Planned Shopping Center District. A Class M license shall authorize liquor to be sold in packages between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. for consumption off of the licensed premises. No drive through, walk-up or drive-up liquor sales shall be permitted on the premises. A Class M license shall be personal to the licensee and exclusively limited to the premises. Issuance of Class M licenses shall be limited to three (3). Video gaming shall be prohibited in establishments that possess a Class M license. Class N, under which alcoholic liquor may be sold to the general public for consumption on the licensed premises only during scheduled public performances or events. Class N licenses shall be valid for up to fifteen (15) events per year, each event lasting no longer than three(3) consecutive days. A Class N license shall be personal to the licensee and exclusively limited to the premises and shall not be used for any premises situated in any Residence, Office, Park Mobile Home or Neighborhood Shopping District established by the Zoning Ordinance. Issuance of Class N licenses shall be limited to three (3). Video gaming shall be prohibited in establishments that possess a Class N license.... ...Class V, under which a licensed premises is authorized to pour and serve alcoholic liquor for on-premises consumption, where video gaming is not expressly prohibited by this Chapter, and where the licensed premises requests to operate video gaming terminals inside the licensed premises. Class V liquor licenses shall be issued in addition to the Class of license which authorizes the premises to sell alcoholic liquor and shall run concurrent with said license. Class V licenses shall not be issued for Class B, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class H, Class J, Class K, Class L, Class M, Class N and Class P liquor licenses. Except for Class C licenses, beginning July 1, 2024, each Class V licensee shall not have greater than sixty (60) percent of gross revenue annually from video gaming. The requirements for non-gaming revenue shall go into effect from and after July 1, 2024 for all license holders in existence and holding a liquor license on the date of passage of this amendment. Class P liquor licenses shall not be required to hold a Class V license to operate as a gaming parlor and they shall not be required to meet a minimum threshold of non-gaming revenue. All establishments applying for Class V licenses must be in operation for at least one (1) year prior to the application to be eligible for a Class V license. If the holder of a premises licensed to sell alcoholic liquor is suspended or revoked, the Class V license shall be automatically suspended or revoked for the same time period and upon the same terms. The number of Class V licenses will be limited to the aggregate number of liquor establishments having valid licenses for video gaming in existing Class A, Class C, Class G, Class I and Class O establishments as of the date this Section of Chapter 52 is adopted.