2012-94 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 52 - ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR

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0 . Chapter 52 Class J, under which alcoholic liquor may be sold only in packages for consumption off the licensed premises, and under which the licensed premises may only be a retail establishment which derives more than 50% of its gross income from the sale of goods other than alcoholic liquors and in which the licensee has invested, after January 1, 1991, not less than $1,000,000 (which may include the capitalized value of the first ten years only of a leasehold interest), and, which establishment employs a minimum of 50 full-time employees, or the equivalent thereof, at the licensed premises, which said Class J license shall not be issued for any premises situated in any Residence, Office, Park Mobile Home or Neighborhood Shopping District established by the Zoning Ordinance unless the licensed premises are a club house connected with a golf course. (Amended, Ordinance No. 2000-95,November 6, 2000) (Amended, Ordinance No. 92-06, January 21, 1992) Class K' under which the licensed premises may only be a movie theater in which the licensee has invested therein after January 1, 2004 not less than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) as reasonably determined by the Local Liquor Control Commissioner using general recognized accounting practices and said licensed premises must be located in the B-4 Central Business District of downtown Decatur. A Class K license shall authorize beer and wine only to be sold by the drink only for consumption on the premises incidental to the viewing of motion pictures or live theatrical or stage performances and shall not be permitted to operate on the licensed premises a bar or lounge area at which alcoholic liquors alone may be purchased. A Class K 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. (Amended, Ordinance No. 2007-12, March 19, 2007) (Amended, Ordinance No. 2005-37, May 2, 2005) Class L' under which the licensed premises may only be a retail store of not more than 2,500 square feet and in which the licensee has invested therein not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) (which may include the capitalized value of the first five (5) years only of a leasehold interest) as reasonably determined by the Local Liquor Control Commissioner using generally recognized accounting practices, which said Class L license shall not be issued for any premises located within two hundred (200) feet of any church, school, park or subsidized disabled adult and elderly multi-story housing facility. Said licensed premises must be located in the B-4 Central Business District of downtown Decatur. A Class L license shall authorize beer and wine only to be sold in packages for consumption off of the licensed premises between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. No drive through, walk-up or drive-up liquor sales shall be permitted on the premises. A Class L 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 this Class shall be limited to three (3). (Amended, Ordinance No. 2006-15, March 20, 2006)