Ordinance 002hCITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2H
AN ORDINANCE LICENSING AND
. REGULATING THE SALE AND CONSUMPTION
OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR AND
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
SECTION 1. PURPOSE AND INTENT
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This ordinance is enacted for the purpose and intent
of promoting the health, safety, order, convenience and
general welfare of the residents of the City by licensing
and regulating the sale and consumption of intoxicating
liquor within the City.
SECTION 2. TITLE
This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the
"Chanhassen Intoxicating Liquor Ordinance."
SECTION 3. PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW ADOPTED
The provisions of the Minnesota Intoxicating Liquor Act,
being a part of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 340, and all
• laws amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, a copy of
which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, with
reference to the definition of terms, application for license,
granting of license, conditions of license, restrictions on
consumption, provisions on sales, conditions of bonds or
insurance of licensees, hours of sale, and all other matters
pertaining to the retail sale, distribution, and consumption
of intoxicating liquor are hereby adopted and made a part of
this ordinance as if fully set out herein, except as modified
herein.
SECTION 4. - LICENSE REQUIRED.
No person, except wholesalers or manufacturers to the
extent licensed and authorized under State Law, shall directly
or indirectly deal in, sell, keep for sale, or deliver any
intoxicating liquor without first having received a license
from the City to do so as provided in this ordinance.
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SECTION 5. TYPES OF LICENSES
5.01. Classification of Licenses. There shall be
the following six 6 separate types of intoxicating
liquor licenses:
• 1. Off -sale intoxicating liquor license
2. On -sale intoxicating liquor license
3. On -sale wine license
4. Special club on -sale intoxicating liquor license
5. Sunday on -sale intoxicating liquor license
6. Bottle club intoxicating liquor license.
5.02. Off -Sale Intoxicating Liquor License. Licenses
for the sale of intoxicating liquor to be consumed off or
away from the premises where sold may be issued only to
liquor stores used exclusively for the off -sale of intoxicating
liquor at retail and under control of an individual owner or
manager.
Premises licensed for the off -sale of intoxicating
liquors shall have a structural value of not less than
$ 100,000 , exclusive of land costs and costs
• of furnishings and fixtures. The City Council may provide
for an independent appraisal at the license applicant's
expense as an aid in determining the structural fair market
value. In the event this requirement as to investment in
structures is not complied with within one year from the
date of the issuance of the license, the license may be
revoked. Provided, however, that the City Council may issue
not to exceed one off -sale intoxicating liquor license for
premises which had been licensed for the off -sale of
intoxicating liquor on the effective date of this ordinance,
the structural fair market value of which is less than
$ 100,000 , exclusive.of land costs and costs
of furnishings and fixtures.
In the event premises within the same building or
contiguous buildings are licensed for the off -sale and on -sale
of intoxicating liquor, the following conditions shall be
strictly complied with:
1. No internal access shall be permitted
between the premises licensed for off -sale
and on -sale of intoxicating liquors.
2. Each premise licensed for the off -sale and
on -sale of intoxicating liquors shall be
separately secured with an entirely separate
public and service entrance for each.
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5.03. On -Sale Intoxicating Liquor License. Licenses
for the sale of intoxicating liquor to be consumed on the
premises may be issued only to hotels, clubs, restaurants
and establishments for the sale of on -sale liquors exclusively,
and shall permit the on -sale of intoxicating liquor only,
and the on -sale of non -intoxicating liquors when so licensed.
• Premises licensed for the on -sale of intoxicating liquors
shall have a structural fair market value of not less than
$500,000, exclusive of land costs and costs of furnishings
and fixtures. The City Council may provide for an independent
appraisal at the license applicant's expense as.an aid in
determining the structural fair market value. In the event
this requirement as to investment in fixtures and structures
is not complied with within one year from the date of the
issuance of the license, the license may be revoked. Provided,
however, that the City Council may issue not to exceed three (3)
on -sale licenses for the on -sale of intoxicating liquors for
premises which have been licensed for the on -sale of
intoxicating liquor for not less than three (3) years prior
to the effective date of thislordinance. Provided, however, the
City Council in its discretion may grant a variance of the
financial investment requirement of this section to those
premises presently licensed for the on -sale of intoxicating
liquor which are displaced by the Chanhassen Downtown Redevelop-
ment Project. Any such variance shall be granted only upon
good cause shown by the applicant.
• 5.04. On -Sale Wine License. On -sale wine licenses
may be issued only to restaurants meeting the qualifications
of Minnesota Statutes, Section 340.11, subdivision 20, and
shall permit only the sale of wine not exceeding fourteen
percent (140) alcohol by volume, for consumption on the
licensed premises only in conjunction with the serving of food.
5.05. Special Club On -Sale Intoxicating Liquor License.
Special club on -sale intoxicating liquor licenses may be
issued, if approved by the commissioner of public safety, to
a bona fide club which has been in existence for 15 years
or more or to a congressionally chartered veterans'
organization which has been in existence for 10 years. Such
a club or veterans' organization shall be incorporated in
order to be eligible to apply for a license, and the
license issued shall be for the sale of intoxicating liquors
to members and bona fide guests only. A bona fide club
means a fraternal club which serves only members and their
guests and which uses any profits derived from these sales
principally for sponsoring activities beneficial to the
community and not for the benefit of any individual.
5.06. Sunday On -Sale Intoxicating Liquor License.
Sunday on -sale intoxicating liquor licenses may be issued
only to hotels or restaurants as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, Section 340.07, or to special clubs as defined
in Section 5.05 hereof; provided, however, that said hotels,
restaurants and special clubs comply and remain in compliance
with all of the following conditions:
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1. The licensed premises shall be properly
licensed by state agencies as a restaurant.
All personnel, preparation areas, service
areas, and equipment must comply with all
applicable laws and ordinances.
• 2. Staff shall be adequate for usual and
suitable preparation and service of the
presented menu and adequate for proper
sanitation and maintenance of preparation
and service areas.
3. Meals shall be regularly furnished at tables
or booths to the general public.
4. The establishment shall be under the
supervision and control of a single proprietor
or manager or designated assistant manager who
is available on the premises to the public and
City officialsiduring hours of operation.
5. Sunday on -sale of intoxicating liquors may be
made only in conjunction with the serving
of food.
6. On -sale of intoxicating liquors may be made
only between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and
• 12:00 midnight on Sunday.
7. Food service shall be maintained from one
hour after opening to 10:00 P.M.
8. Food preparation equipment shall consist
of not less than the following:
a. Stove and broiler
b. Refrigerator
C. Work table
d. Dish and utensil washing sink with
sanitizing heater.
e. City -approved grease trap or collection system.
9. Food preparation and service personnel shall
consist of not less than the following:
a. A chef shall be on duty during all hours
of food service operation.
b. One waiter/waitress or one bus boy/girl
• shall be on.duty during all.hours of food
service operations.
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10. Food service shall consist of the following:
a. Food service areas shall have table or
booth seating capacity for at least 65
people, exclusive of food service at the
bar.
b. Food service menu shall consist of not
less than three separate and distinct
entrees complete with vegetable, salad,
bread, and a selection of beverages.
Prepackaged complete meals shall not be
included in the enumerated main entrees.
5.07. Bottle Club Intoxicating Liquor License. Bottle
club licenses may be issued to bottle clubs only in accordance
with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 340.119;
provided, however, that an unincorporated society shall not
be eligible for a bottle club intoxicating liquor license.
SECTION 6. PERSONS AND PR�MISES INELIGIBLE FOR LICENSE
6.01. Delinquent Taxes, Assessments and Claims.
No license shall be granted, or renewed, for operation on
any premises on which taxes, assessments or other financial
claims of the City are delinquent and unpaid.
6.02. State Law. No license shall be issued for
• premises owned by a person to whom a license may not be
granted under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter
340, and no license shall be granted to or held by any
person made ineligible for such a license by state law.
6:03. Partnership or Corporation. No license shall
be granted to a partnership or a corporation which does not
have a managing partner or a manager who is eligible to hold
a license pursuant to the provisions of this section.
6.04. Real Party in Interest. No license shall be
granted to a person who is the spouse of a person ineligible
for a license pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6,
or who, in the judgment of the City Council is not the real
party in interest or beneficial owner of the business operated,
or to be operated, under the license.
6.05. Residence. A license will not be renewed if,
in the case of an individual, the licensee is not a
resident of the City at the time of renewal; if, in the case
• of a partnership, the managing partner is not a resident of
the City at the time of renewal; or, in the case of a
corporation, if the manager.is not a resident of the City
at the time of renewal. The time for establishing residence
may, for good cause, be extended by the City Council.
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SECTION 7. CONDITIONS OF LICENSE AND REGULATION OF SALE
AND CONSUMPTION.
7.01. Compliance with Law. Every license shall be
granted subject to the conditions of this ordinance and of
any other applicable ordinance of the City or State law, or
regulation.
7.02. Posting. The license shall be posted at all
times in a conspicuous place in the licensed premises.
7.03. Order and Sobriety. Every licensee shall be
responsible for the conduct of his place of business and for
conditions of sobriety and order therein. No licensee shall
keep, possess, or operate, or permit the keeping, possession,
or operation of, on the licensed premises, or in any room
adjoining the licensed premises, any slot machine, dice, or
any gambling device or apparatus, nor permit any gambling
therein, nor permit the licensed premises or any room in the
same, or in any adjoining bui;ding, directly or indirectly
under its control to be used as a resort for prostitutes or
other disorderly persons.
7.04. Premises. No license shall be effective
beyond the premises named in the license for which it was
granted.
7.05. Persons to Whom Sales Are Illegal. It shall
• be unlawful for any person, except a licensed pharmacist to
sell, give, barter, furnish, deliver, or dispose of, in any
manner, either directly or indirectly, any spirituous, vinous,
malt, or fermented liquors containing more than one-half of
one percent of alcohol by volume in any quantity, for any
purpose, whatever, to any person under the age of 19 years,
or to any intoxicated person, or habitual drunkard, or to
any person to whom sale is prohibited by state law.
7.06. Employment.
1. No person under 18 years of age shall be
employed in any rooms constituting the palce
in which intoxicating liquors are sold at
retail on -sale and no such person shall be
allowed to be or remain in any such room
unless such person is accompanied by his
parent or guardian, except that persons
under the 18 years of age may be employed as
musicians or to perform the duties of a busboy
• or dishwashing service in places defined as
a restaurant or hotel or motel serving food
in rooms in which intoxicating liquors are
sold at retail on -sale.
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2. No person under 18 years of age.shall be
employed at an off -sale liquor establishment to
sellor deliver or aid in the delivery of
off -sale liquor.
7.07. Ownership of Fixtures and Equipment. No
equipment or fixture in premises licensed for the on- or off -
sale of intoxicating liquors shall be owned in whole or in
part by any manufacturer or distiller of intoxicating liquor
except such as shall be expressly permitted by -State law.
7.08. Right of Entry. Any police officer, building
inspector, fire marshal, or any properly designated officer
or employee of the City shall have the unqualified right
to enter, inspect, and search the premises of the licensee
during business hours without a permit.
7.09. Tampering and Dilution. No licensee shall
sell, offer for sale, or eepof r sale intoxicating liquors
in any original package which has been refilled or partly
refilled. No licensee shall irectly or through any other
person dilute or in any manner tamper with the contents of
any original package so as to change its composition or .
alcoholic content while in the original package. Possession
on the premises by the licensee of any intoxicating liquor
in the original package differing in composition or alcoholic
content in the liquor when received from the manufacturer
or wholesaler from whom it was purchased, shall be prima
• facie evidence that the contents of the original package have
been diluted, changed or tampered with.
7.10. Display. No on -sale liquor establishment
shall display liquor to the public during hours when the
sale of liquor is prohibited-
7.11.. Federal Tax Stamps. No licensee shall apply
for or possess a Federal Wholesale Liquor Dealers special
tax stamp or a Federal gambling stamp.
7.12. Certain Sales Forbidden. The retail sale for
beverage purposes of ethyl alcohol or neutral spirits, as
defined in U.S. Treasury Department, Bureau of Internal
Revenue, Regulations 125, Article II, Standards of Identity
for Distilled Spirits, or substitutes therefor, possessing
the taste, aroma, and characteristics generally attributed
to ethyl alcohol or neutral spirits, as such, is hereby
prohibited.
• 7.13. Inspection of Records. For cause shown, the
business records of the licensee, including Federal and
State income tax returns, shall be available for inspection
by a duly authorized representative of the City Council at
all reasonable times.
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7.14. Consumption After Hours.
1. On licensed premises no person or persons,
including the licensee and his employees shall
consume and no licensee shall permit the
consumption of any intoxicating liquor
fifteen (15) minutes after the sale of such
. intoxicating liquor is prohibited.
2. No person or persons, other than the licensee
or his bona fide clean-up employees, shall
remain on any licensed premises for a period
longer than thirty (30) minutes after the
sale of intoxicating liquor is prohibited, and
it shall be the duty of the licensee to enforce
strict compliance with this regulation.
3. All glasses, containers, bottles and other
receptacles shall be removed from all bars
and tables wit)in fifteen (15) minutes after
the sale of intoxicating liquor is prohibited.
7.15. Removal of Receptacles. No licensee shall
permit any person to remove, and no person shall remove,
from the space or building named in the license for which it
was granted, any bottle or receptacle, which contains
intoxicating liquor or non -intoxicating malt liquor, which
has been opened, or the seal broken,or the contents of.which
• have been partially removed.
Each licensee shall post, in a conspicuous location
near each exit from the space or building named in the
license for which it was granted, a sign advising the
public of this prohibition and the penalties provided in
this ordinance for the violation thereof.
7.16. Restrictions Involving Minors.
1. No licensee, his agent or employee shall
serve or dispense upon the licensed premises
any intoxicating liquor or non -intoxicating
malt liquors to any person under the age of
19 years; nor shall such licensee, or his
agent or employee, permit any person under
the age of 19 years to be furnished or consume
any such liquors on the licensed premises;
nor shall such licensee, his agent or employee
permit any person under the age of 19 years
is to be delivered any such liquors.
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2. No person under 19 years of age shall mis-
represent his age for the purpose of obtaining
intoxicating liquor or non -intoxicating malt
liquor nor shall he enter any premises licensed
for the retail sale of intoxicating liquor or
non -intoxicating malt liquor for the purpose
of purchasing or having served or delivered
to him for consuming any such intoxicating
liquor or non -intoxicating malt liquor nor
shall any such person purchase, attempt to
purchase, consume, or have another person
procure for him any intoxicating liquor or
non -intoxicating malt liquor.
3. No person under 19 years of age shall
receive delivery of intoxicating liquor.
4. No person shall induce a person under the
age of 19 years to purchase or procure or
obtain intoxicating liquor or non -intoxicating
malt liquor.
5. No person shall misrepresent or misstate the
age of any other person for the purpose of
inducing any licensee or any agent or employee
of any licensee to sell, serve or deliver any
intoxicating liquor or non -intoxicating malt
• liquor to a person under the age of 19 years.
6. It shall be unlawful for any person under the
age of 19 years to have in his possession any
intoxicating liquor or non -intoxicating malt
liquor with the intent to consume the same at
any place other than in the presence.of
his parent or guardian in the household of
his parent or guardian. Possession of such
non -intoxicating malt liquor or intoxicating
liquor by a minor at a place other than the
household of his parent or guardian shall be
prima facie evidence of intent to consume the
same at a place other than the household of
his parent or guardian.
7.17. Restrictions Involving Motor Vehicles, Boats,
Snowmobiles.
1. No person shall operate, drive or be in actual
physical control of any motor vehicle, boat
• or snowmobile, bicycle, horse drawn vehicle or
horse, within this City while under the influence
of an alcoholic beverage or narcotic drug, or
combination thereof.
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2. It shall be unlawful for any person or the
owner or operator of any motor vehicle or
snowmobile to keep or allow to be kept in
such motor vehicle or snowmobile any bottle
or receptacle which contains intoxicating
liquors or non -intoxicating malt liquors
which has been opened, or the seal broken,
or the contents of which have been partially
removed, except when such bottle or receptacle
shall be kept in the trunk of such conveyance,
or if the conveyance does not have a trunk,
in some area thereof not normally occupied
by the driver or passengers. A glove compart-
ment shall be deemed to be within the area
occupied by the driver and passengers.
7.18. Liquor in Unlicensed Places. No person for the
purpose of sale sha mix or prepare intoxicating liquor for
consumption in any public -place or place of business unless it
has a license to sell intoxicating liquor on -sale or a permit
from the City and Commissioner of Public Safety under Minnesota
Statutes, 5340.119, (Bottle Clubs) and no person shall consume
intoxicating liquor in any such place.
7.19. Consumption in Public Places. No person shall
consume intoxicating liquor on a public highway, public park,
or other public place.
. SECTION 8. LICENSE FEES.
8.01. Definition of Terms. As employed in this
section for the determination of license fees, the following
terms are defined as follows:
1. The term "restaurant" means any establishment
under the control of a single proprietor or
manager having appropriate facilities to serve
meals, for seating not fewer than 125 guests
at one time, where in consideration of payment
therefor meals are regularly served at tables
to the general public, and which employs an
adequate staff for the usual and suitable
service to its guests in which the principal
part of the business is the serving of foods,
the gross sales of which foods shall be not
less than 600 of the gross sales of the
establishment.
• 2. The term "floor area" for the purpose of
calculating the on -sale intoxicating liquor
license fee shall be all of the floor area of
the various floors of a licensed premises
measured to the centers of all partitions,
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except those areas primarily for non -service
purposes including, but not limited to, dead
storage, building management, toilets or
restrooms, mechanical equipment rooms and
kitchens.
3. "Bar" shall mean any on -sale liquor license
establishment with 400 or more of annual gross
sales derived from the on -sale of liquor.
8.02. Annual On -Sale Intoxicating License Fee.
1. The annual on -sale intoxicating license fee
for the license year of May 1, 1982 through
April 30, 1983, shall be
FLOOR AREA
3000 sq.ft.
or under
Restaurant $5080.00
Bar 6525.00
3000-6000
sq.ft.
9430.00
Over 6000
sq.ft.
$10,880.00
12,340.00
2. For license years commencing May 1, 1983 and
thereafter, the annual license fee for an
• on -sale intoxicating liquor license shall be
established by resolution of the City Council
adopted on or before the 1st day of April
of each year.
3. Said fee shall be payable in two equal
installments in advance, and a receipt for the
first installment shall accompany the application
for issuance or renewal of the license; the
second installment shall be payable on or
before June 30 of each year. Failure to pay
the second installment of the license fee
promptly when due shall be cause for revocation
of any on -sale license, without notice.
8.03. Sunday On -Sale Intoxicating Liquor License.
The annual license fee for a Sunday on -sale intoxicating
liquor license shall be $200.00. Said fee shall be in
addition to the regular on -sale intoxicating liquor license fee.
8.04. Special Clubs On -Sale Intoxicating Liquor License.
Is The annual license fee for a special club on -sale intoxicating
liquor license shall be as established by Minnesota.Statutes,
Section 340.11,. subdivision 11.
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8.05. On -Sale Wine License. The annual license fee
for sale of wine for consumption on the licensed premises
only in conjunction with the sale of food shall be $2,000.00,
or one-half of the license fee for an on -sale restaurant
license, whichever is less.
8.06. Bottle Club License. The annual license fee
for bottle clubs shall be 300.00 per year.
8.07. Off -Sale Intoxicating Liquor License.- The
annual fee for an off -sale intoxicating liquor license shall
be $150.00.
8.08. Part of License Year. When any on -sale
intoxicating liquor or wine license is issued for an
unexpired portion of a license year, the fee shall be pro-
rated and a receipt from the City Treasurer for the portion of
the license fee due shall accompany the application, provided
the minimum fee thereof shall be one-half the license fee.
8.09. Withdrawal or Rejection of Application. Upon
rejection of any application for a license, or upon withdrawal
of an application before approval of the issuance of the
license by the City Council, the license fee shall be
refunded to the applicant except where rejection is for a
willful misstatement of a material fact in the license
application.
8.10. Expiration Date. All licenses except bottle
club licenses shall expire on the 30th day of April of each
year. Each license shall be issued for a period of one year.
Bottle club licenses shall expire on the 30th day of June of
each year pursuant to state law.
8.11. License Fee Refundment. No part of the fee
paid for any license shall be refunded except as authorized
by Minnesota Statutes, Section 340.112.
SECTION 9. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE
9.01. Form. Every application for a license to
sell intoxicating liquor shall be verified and filed with
the City Clerk in the form prescribed by the State
Commissioner of Public Safety. In addition to the information
which may be required by the State Commissioner of Public
Safety, the City Council may require such additional
information on a form prescribed by the City Manager as it,
in the exercise of its judgment, deems necessary or helpful
• in passing on the application. No person shall make a
false statement in an application.
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9.02. Bond. Each application for a license shall
be accompanied by a surety bond or, in lieu thereof, cash
or United States Government bonds of equivalent market
value as provided in Minnesota Statutes, Section 340.12.
The type of such security shall be as determined by the
City Council. Such surety bond or other security shall be
in the sum of $ 5,000 , for an applicant for
an on -sale license, 3,UUO for an on -
sale wine license, and $ 3,000 for an
applicant for an off -sale license.
9.03. Liability Insurance. In addition to the
bond required under Section 9.02 hereof, prior to the
issuance of a liquor license, the applicant shall file with
the City Clerk a dram shop liability insurance policy in
the amount of $ 100,00 , coverage for one
person and $ 300,000 coverage for more than
one person and shall comply with the provisions of Minnesota
Statutes, Section 340.12 relating to liability insurance
policies.
9.04. Approval of Security. The security and
liability insurance offered under Section 9.02 and 9.03
hereof, shall be approved by the City Council and in the
case of applicants for on -sale wine licenses,and off -sale
licenses by the State Commissioner of Public Safety. The
security and liability insurance policies shall be approved
as to form by the City Attorney. Operation of a licensed
• business without having on file with the city at all times
effective security and liability insurance as required in
Sections 9.02 and 9.03 hereof, is a cause for revocation
of the license.
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9.05. Deposit of U.S. Bonds. In the event the
City Council permits the deposit of United States government
bonds with the City Clerk instead of cash or a bond with a
corporate surety, such bonds shall be accompanied by a
properly executed assignment, in form approved by the
City Attorney, assigning such government bonds to the City,
to be held subject to the conditions, forfeiture and penalties
provided by the Minnesota Statutes, Section 340.12, and
this ordinance. Such assignment shall also contain a
stipulation and agreement that such bonds shall remain with
the City Clerk, subject to the terms and conditions of such
assignment and such State laws, during the term of the
license in connection with which such government bonds are
deposited after which time such government bonds may, with
the approval of the City Council, be returned by the City
Clerk to the licensee.
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9.06. Deposit of Cash. In the event that the
City Council requires the deposit of cash in lieu of a
surety bond, or U.S. Government bonds, the deposit of such
cash shall be accompanied by a written agreement and
assignment upon the part of the licensee, in form approved
by the City Attorney, wherein the licensee assigns such
deposit to the City, to be held by the City Clerk subject
• to the conditions, forfeitures, and penalties required by
Minnesota Statutes, Section 340.12, and this ordinance, for
the period of the license in connection with which such
deposit is made, after which time such deposit may be
returned, with the approval of the City Council, by the
City Clerk to the licensee.
9.07. Affidavit Required for Return of U.S. Bonds
or Cash. Upon application for return of United States
government bonds or cash as provided for in this section,
the licensee shall file with the City Clerk an affidavit
stating that no action or proceeding has been commenced
in any court for the forfeiture of such bonds or deposit,
or for damages to any person pr persons under the terms and
conditions thereof except.as to claims covered under "dram
shop" liability insurance policies, and that the licensee
has no knowledge of any existing claim or cause of action
under the terms and conditions of the assignment and
agreement relating to such government bonds or cash deposit.
9.08. Renewal Application. Application for the
• renewal of an existing license shall be made at least 60
days prior to the date of the expiration of the license and
shall be made in such abbreviated form as the City Council
may approve. If, in the judgment of the City Council, good
and sufficient cause is shown by any applicant for his
failure to file for a renewal within the time provided,
the City Council may, if the other provisions of this
ordinance are complied with, grant the application.
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9.09. Execution of Application. An application
made by a natural person shall be signed and sworn to
by such person; if made by a corporation, by an officer
thereof; if by a partnership, by one of the partners; if
by an association, by the manager or managing officer thereof.
SECTION 10. GRANTING OF LICENSES
10.01. Preliminary Investigation. On an initial
application for an on -sale license and on application for
transfer of an existing on -sale license, the applicant shall
pay with his application an investigation fee of $500.00 and
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the City Council shall conduct a preliminary background
and financial investigation of the. applicant. The
application in such case shall be made on a form prescribed
by the state bureau of criminal apprehension and with such
additional information as the Council may require. If the
Council deems it in the public interest to have an
investigation made on a particular application for renewal
• of an on -sale license, it shall so determine. In any case,
if the Council determines that a comprehensive background
and financial investigation of the applicant is necessary,
it may conduct the investigation itself, or through indepen-
dent investigative services, or contract with the bureau
of criminal investigation for the investigation. No
license shall be issued, transferred, or renewed if the
results show to the satisfaction of the Council that issuances
would not be in the public interest. If an investigation
outside the state is required, the applicant shall be
charged the cost not to exceed $10,000 and shall be paid
by the applicant after deducting any initial investigation
fee already paid. The fee shall be payable by the
applicant whether or not the License is granted.
10.02. Hearing and Issuance. The City Council shall
investigate all facts set out in the application and not
investigated in the preliminary background and financial
investigation conducted pursuant to Section 10.01 hereof.
Opportunity shall be given to any person to be heard for or
against the granting of the license. After the investigation
and hearing, the Council shall, in its discretion, grant or
refuse the application. No on -sale wine license or off -sale
license shall become effective until it, together with the
security furnished by the applicant, has been approved by
the Commissioner of Public Safety.
10.03. Filing With State. The City Clerk shall,
within ten days after the issuance of an on -sale license,
submit to the State Commissioner of Public Safety, the full
name and address of each person granted a license, the
trade name, effective license date, the date of expiration
and any change of address, transfer, cancellation or revocation
of such license by the City during the license period.
10.04. Person and Premises Licensed; Transfer.
Each license shall be issued only to the applicant and for
the premises described in the application. No license may
be transferred to another person, firm or corporation or
place without City Council approval. Any transfer of stock
of a corporate licensee is deemed a transfer of the.
license and a transfer of stock without prior Council
• approval is a ground for revocation of the license.
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10.05. Enlargement, Alterations or Extension of Premises.
Proposed enlargement, alteration or extension of licensed
premises shall be reported to the City Clerk at or before
the time application is made for a building permit for any
such change, and the licensee shall also furnish such other
information as may be required by the City Council.
SECTION 11. SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION
The Council may either suspend for not to exceed 60
days or revoke any liquor license upon a finding that the
licensee has failed to comply with any applicable statute,
regulation, or ordinance relating to intoxicating liquor.
No suspension or revocation shall take effect until the
licensee has been afforded an opportunity for a -hearing
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Sections 15.0418 to 15.0426.
SECTION 12. PENALTY
Any person violating anyiprovision of this ordinance
is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be
punished by a fine of not more than $500.00 or imprisonment
in the county jail for not more than 90 days, or both, and
shall pay the cost of prosecution in any case.
SECTION 13. REPEAL
Ordinances Nos. 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G and
Ordinance No. 35, passed July 17, 1967, December 13, 1971,
July 16, 1975, October 20, 1975, September 20, 1967,
April 9, 1979, March 21, 1977, April 2, 1979, December 7, 1981,
and February 24, 1969.
SECTION 14. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance becomes effective upon its passage and
publication according to law.
Passed by the Council this
1982.
Att
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City Clerk Ma ager
19th day of April
Mayor
Publish in the Carver County Herald June 16, 1982
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RUSSELL H. LARSON MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402 TELEPHONE
CRAIG M. MERTZ (612) 333-ISII
OF COUNSEL May 6, 1982 "ir*-CP . -.1�' c��,.-.C. �.r.P,..,�;.,-t
HARVEY E. SKAAR
MARK C. MCCULLOUGH
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Chanhassen City Council
c/o Don Ashworth, City Manager ZVXCL-A rrer0 A_
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Chanhassen MN 55317 -f�i7/d?a . _71 Nc La c1�:..-S
Re: Intoxicating Liquor License
Dear Council Members • are rw_ISV f 3 s'iFCj,_.L.%
We have now made those revisions in the draft of the new intoxicating
liquor ordinance which you act =n at the Council meeting of
April 19th, and a copy of the revised draft is attached for your
review. The ordinance.as revised can now be signed and published.
Some comments relative to Section 5.05 (Special Club On -Sale
Intoxicating Liquor License) seem appropriate. This type of license
is authorized by Minnesota Statutes 340.11, Subd. 11, which provides
in part that on -sale club licenses can be issued to eligible
organizations in addition to the number of licenses, (six for
Chanhassen) otherwise authorized by law.
The annual license fee for an on -sale club license is governed by
state law and is based on the number of memberships in the club,
i.e., up to $300 for a veterans' organization or fraternal club with
a membership of 200 or less, in which category the American Legion
post falls.
The terms "club on -sale intoxicating liquor license" under
Minnesota Statutes and "special club on -sale intoxicating liquor
license" under this ordinance are synonymous. I have employed the
term "special" in the ordinance only to differentiate between "club"
and "bottle club."
Very tr ly yo r ,
RUSSELL H. LARSON
Chanhassen City Attorney
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L',AY 1982
CITY OF CN11-imooc."
City of Chanhassen
Official, PubhimUoii'Nd. X05., .
CITY SOF
CARVER ANh OENNEPIN CbJNTIES,
•IANQE'NO.2II �"
AN ORDINANCE LICENSING>AND
REGULATIN T19 S AND CONSUMPTION
OF I":�J IQUOR AND
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR
VIOLATION THEREOF
SECTION 1. PURPOSE AND INTENT
This ordinance is enacted for the purpose and in-
tent of promoting the health, safety, order, conven-
ience and general welfare of the residents of the Ci-
ty by licensing and regulating the sale and con-
sumption of intoxicating liquor within the City.
SECTION 2. TITLE
This ordinance shall be known and may be cited
as the "Chanhassen Intoxicating Liquor
Ordinance."
SECTION 3. PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW
ADOPTED
The provisions of the Minnesota Intoxicating Li-
quor Act, being a part of Minnesota Statutes,
Chapter 340, and all laws amendatory thereof and
supplementary thereto, a copy of which is on file in
the office of the City Clerk, with reference to the
definition of terms, application for license, granting
of license, conditions of license, restrictions on con-
sumption, provisions on sales, conditions of bonds
or insurance of licensees, hours of sale, and all
other matters pertaining to the retail sale, distribu-
tion, and consumption of intoxicating liquor are
hereby adopted and made a part of this ordinance
as if fully set out herein, except as modified herein.
SECTION 4. LICENSE REQUIRED
No person, except wholesalers or manufacturers
to the extent licensed and authorized under State
Law, shall directly or indirectly deal in, sell, kee
for sale, or deliver any intoxicating liquor withod,
first having received a license from the City to do so
as provided in this ordinance.
SECTION 5. TYPES OF LICENSES
5.01. Classification of Licenses. There shall be the
following six (6) separate types of intoxicating li-
quor licenses:
1. Off -sale intoxicating liquor license
2. On -sale intoxicating liquor license
3. On -sale wine license
4. Special club on -sale intoxicating liquor license
5. Sunday on -sale intoxicating liquor license
6. Bottle club intoxicating liquor license.
5.02. Off -Sale Intoxicating Liquor License.
Licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquor to be con-
sumed off or away from the premises where sold
may be issued only to liquor stores used exclusively
for the off -sale of intoxicating liquor at retail and
under control of an individual owner or manager.
Premises licensed for the off -sale of intoxicating
liquors shall have a structural value of not less than
$100,000, exclusive of land costs and costs of fur-
nishings and fixtures. The City Council may pro-
vide for an independent appraisal at the license ap-
plicant's expense as an aid in determining the
structural fair market value. In the event this re-
quirement as to investment in structures is not
complied with within one year from the date of the
issuance of the license, the license may be revoked.
Provided, however, that the City Council may issue
not to exceed one off -sale intoxicating liquor license
for premises which had been licensed for the off-
salf intoxicating liquor on the effective date of
thisd napce, the structural fair market value of
which is le' than $100,000, exclusive of land costs
and costs of Nfnishings and fixtures.'
In the event premise* within the same building or
contiguous buildln80,jrellicensed for the off -sale
and on -sale of intoxicating liquor, the following con-
ditions shall be strictly complied with:
1. No internal access shall be permitted between
the premises licensed for off -sale and on -sale of in-
toxicating liquors.
2. Each premise licensed for the off -sale and on -
sale of intoxicating liquors shall be separately
secured with an entirely separate public and ser-
vice entrance for each.
Affidavit of Publication
Sate of Minnesota )
SS.
County of Carver )
all the time herein stated has been the publisher and printer of the news ' being drily sworn, on oath says he is and during
knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows: (1) Said news newspaper known as Carver County Herald and has full
paper is printed in the English language in newspaper format
and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at least 900 square inches. (2) Said newspaper is a weekly
and is distributed at least once a week. (3) Said news paper has 50% of its news columns devoted to news of local interest
to the community which it purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made up
entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisements. (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipality which
it purports to serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75% of its
total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second-class matter in its local
post -office. (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of Chaska in the County of Carver and it has its known
office of issue in the City of Chaska in said county, established and open during its regular business hours for the
gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and maintained by the managing officer of said
newspaper, persons in its employ and subject to his direction and control during all such regular business hours and at
which said newspaper is printed. (6) Said newspaper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical
Society. (7) Said newspaper has complied with all the foregoing conditions for at least one year preceding the day or dates
of publication mentioned below. (8) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January 1,
1966 and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the form prescribed by the ,Secretary of State and signed by the
managing officer of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper.
He further states on oath that the printed 1 r-� J J
hereto attached as a part
hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published therein in the English language,
once each week, for _ successive weeks; that it was first so published on e dL
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5.03. On -Sale Intoxicating Liquor License.
a. A cnet snail ae on auty aurtng an nours uc LVW
Licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquor to be con-
service operation.
7.06. Employment.
sumed on the premises may be issued only to
b. One waiter/waitress or one bus boy/girl shall
1. No person under 18 years of age shall be
hotels, clubs, restaurants and establishments for
be on duty during all hours of food service opera-
employed in any rooms constituting the place in
the sale of on -sale liquors exclusively, and shall
tions.
which intoxicating liquors are sold at retail on -sale
permit the on -sale of intoxicating liquor only, and
10. Food service shall consist of the following:
and no such person shall be allowed to be or remain
the on -sale of non -intoxicating liquors when so
a. Food service areas shall have table or booth
in any such room unless such person is accom-
licensed. Premises licensed for the on -sale of intox-
seating capacity for at least 65 people, exclusive of
panied by his parent or guardian, except that per-
icating liquors shall have a structural fair market
food service at the bar.
sons under the 18 years of age may be employed as
value of not less than $500,000, exclusive of land
b. Food sevice menu shall consist of not less than
musicians or to perform the duties of a busboy or
costs and costs of furnishings and fixtures. The City
three separate and distinct entrees complete with
dishwashing service in places defined as a
Council may provide for an independent appraisal
vegetable, salad, bread, and a selection of
restaurant or hotel or motel serving food in rooms
at the license applicant's expense as an aid in deter-
beverages. Prepackaged complete meals shall not
in which intoxicating liquors are sold at retail on -
mining the structural fair market value. In the
be included in the enumerated main entrees.
sale.
event this requirement as to investment in fixtures
5.07 Bottle Club Intoxicating Liquor License. Bot-
2. No person under 18 years of age shall be
and structures is not complied with within one year
tle club licenses may be issued to bottle clubs only
employed at an off -sale liquor establishment to sell
from the date of the issuance of the license, the
license may be revoked. Provided, however, that
in accordance with the provisisons of Minnesota
Statutes, Section 340.119; provided, however, that
or deliver or aid in the delivery of off -sale liquor.
7.07. Ownership of Fixtures and Equipment. No
the City Council may issue not to exceed three (3)
an unincorporated society shall not be eligible for a
equipment or fixture in premises licensed for the
on -sale licenses for the on -sale of intoxicating li-
bottle club intoxicating liquor license.
on- or off -sale of intoxicating liquors shall be owned
quors for premises which have been licensed for the
SECTION 6. PERSONS AND PREMISES IN-
in whole or in part by any manufacturer or distiller
on -sale of intoxicating liquor for not less thanthree
ELIGIBLE FOR LICENSE
of intoxicating liquor except such as shall be ex -
(3) years prior to the effective date of this or-
6.01 Delinquent Taxes, Assessments and Claims.
pressly permitted by State law.
dinance. Provided, however, the City CounFil in its
No license shall be granted, or renewed, for opera-
7.08. Right of Entry. Any police officer, building
discretion may grant a variance of the financial in-
tion on any premises on which taxes, assessments
inspector, fire marshal, or any properly designated
vestment requirement of this section to those
or other financial claims of the City are delinquent
officer or employee of the City shall have the un -
premises presently licensed for the on -sale of intox-
and unpaid.
qualified right to enter, inspect, and search the
icating liquor which are displaced by the
6.02 State Law. No license shall be issued for
premises of the licensee during business hours
Chanhassen Downtown Redevelopment Project.
premises owned by a person to whom a license may
without a permit.
Any such variance shall be granted only upon good
not be granted under the provisions of Minnesota
7.09. Tampering and Dilution. No licensee shall
cause shown b the applicant.
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Statutes, Chapter 340, and no license shall be
sell, offer for sale, or keep for sale intoxicating -
5.04 On -Sale Wine License. On -sale wine licenses
granted to or held by any person made ineligible for
quors in any original package which has been re -
may be issued only to restaurants meeting the
such a license by state law.
filled or partly refilled. No licensee shall directly or
qualifications of Minnesota Statutes, Section 340.11,
6.03. Partnership or Corporation. No license shall
through any other person dilute or in any manner
subdivision 20, and shall permit only the sale of
be granted to a partnership or a corporation which
tamper with the contents of any original package so
wine not exceeding fourteen percent (14%) alcohol
does not have a managing partner or a manager
as to change its composition or alcoholic content
by volume, for consumption on the licensed
who is eligible to hold a license pursuant to the pro-
while in the original package. Possession on the
premises only in conjunction with the serving of
visions of this section.
premises by the licensee of any intoxicating liquor
food.
6.04. Real Party in Interest. No license shall be
in the original package differing in composition or
5.05. Special Club On -Sale Intoxicating Liquor
granted to a person who is the spouse of a person in-
alcoholic content in the liquor when received from
License. Special club on -sale intoxicating liquor
eligible for a license pursuant to the provisions of
the manufacturer or wholesaler from whom it was
licenses may be issued, if approved by the cwunis-
this Section 6, or who, in the judgment of the City
purchased, shall be prima facie evidence that the
sioner of public safety, to a bona fide club which has
Council is not the real party in interest or beneficial
contents of the original package have been diluted,
been in existence for 15 years or more or to a con-
owner of the business operated, or to be operated,
changed or tampered with.
gressionally chartered veterans' organization
ander the license.
7.10. Display. No on -sale liquor establishment
which has been in existence for 10 years. Such a
6.05. Residence. A license will not be renewed if,
shall display liquor to the public during hours when
club or veterans' organization shall be incorporated
in the case of an individual, the license is not a resi-
the sale of liquor is prohibited.
in order to be eligible to apply for a license, and the
dent of the City at the time of renewal; if, in the
7.11. Federal Tax Stamps. No licensee shall apply
license issued shall be for the sale of intoxicating li-
case of a partnership, the managing partner is not a
for or possess a Federal Wholesale Liquor Dealers
quors to members and bona fide guests only. A bona
resident of the City at the time of renewal; or, in the
special tax stamp or a Federal gambling stamp.
fide club means a fraternal club which serves only
case of a corporation, if the manager 'is not a resi
7.12. Certain Sales Forbidden. The retail sale for
members and their guests and which uses any pro-
dent of the City at the time of renewal. The time foi
beverage purposes of ethyl alcohol or neutral
fits derived from these sales principally for spun-
establishing residence may, for good cause, be ex•
spirits, as defined in U.S. Treasury Department,
soring activities beneficial to the community and
tended by the City Council.
Bureau of Internal Revenue, Regulations 125,
not for the benefit of any individual.
SECTION 7. CONDITIONS OF LICENSE AND
Article II, Standards of Identity for Distilled
5.06 Sunday On -Sale Intoxicating Liquor License.
REGULATION OF SALE AND CONSUMPTION.
Spirits, or substitutes therefor, possessing the
Sunday on -sale intoxicating liquor licenses may be
7.01. Compliance with Law. Every license shall
taste aroma, and characteristics generally at -
issued only to hotels or restaurants as defined in
be granted subject to the conditions of this or-
tributed to ethyl alcohol or neutral spirits, as such,
Minnesota Statutes, Section 340.07, or to special
dinance and of any other applicable ordinance of
is hereby prohibited.
clubs as defined in Section 5.05 hereof; provided,
the City or State law, or regulation.
7.13. Inspection of Records. For cause shown, the
however, that said hotels, restaurants and special
7.02. Posting. The license shall be posted at all
business records of the licensee, including Federal
clubs comply and remain in compliance with all of
times in a conspicuous place in the licensed
and State income tax returns, shall be available for
the following conditions:
premises.
inspection by a duly authorized representative of
1. The licensed premises shall be properly li-
7.03. Order and Sobriety. Every licensee shall be
the City Council at all reasonable times.
tensed by state agencies as a restaurant. All per-
responsible for the conduct of his place of business
7.14. Consumption After Hours.
sonnel, preparation areas, service areas, and
and for conditions of sobriety and order therein. No
1. on licensed premises no person or persons, in -
equipment must comply with all applicable laws
licensee shall keep, possess, or operate, or permit
eluding the licensee and his employees shall con -
and ordinances.
the keeping, possession, or operation of, on the
sume and no licensee shall permit the consumption
2. Staff shall be adequate for usual and suitable
licensed premises, or in any room adjoining the
of any intoxicating liquor fifteen (15) minutes after
preparation and service of the presented menu and
licensed premises, any slot machine, dice, or any
the sale of such intoxicating liquor is prohibited.
adequate for proper sanitation and maintenance of
gambling device or apparatus, nor permit any
2. No person or persons, other than the licensee or
preparation and service areas.
gambling therein, nor permit the licensed premises
his bona fide clean-up employees, shall remain on
3. Meals shall be regulary furnished at tables or
or any room in the same, or in any adjoining
any licensed premises for a period longer than thir-
booths to the general public.
building, directly or indirectly under its control to
ty (30) minutes after the sale of intoxicating liquor
4. The establishment shall be under the supervi-
be used as a resort for prostitutes or other disorder-
is prohibited, and it shall be the duty of the licensee
sion and control of a single proprietor or manager
ly persons.
to enforce strict compliance with this regulation.
or designated assistant manager who is available
7.04. Premises. No license shall be effective
3. All glasses, containers, bottles and other recep-
on the premises to the public and City officials, dur-
beyond the premises named in the license for which
tacles shall be removed from all bars and tables
ing hours of operation.
it was granted.
within fifteen (15) minutes after the sale of intox-
5. Sunday on -sale of intoxicating liquors may be
7.05. Persons to Whom Sales Are Illegal. It shall
icating liquor is prohibited.
made only in conjunction with the serving of food.
be unlawful for any person, except a licensed phar-
7.15. Removal of Receptacles. No licensee shall
6. On -sale of intoxicating liquors may be made
macist to sell, give, barter, furnish, deliver, or
permit any person to remove, and no person shall
only between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 12:00 mid-
dispose of, in any manner, either directly or in-
remove, from the space or building named in the
night on Sunday.
directly, any spiritous, vinous, malt, or fermented
license for which it was granted, any bottle or
7. Food service shall be maintained from one
liquors containing more than one-half of one per-
receptacle, which contains intoxicating liquor or
hour after opening to 10:00 P.M.
cent of alcohol by volume in any quantity, for any
non -intoxicating malt liquor, which has been open -
8. Food preparation equipment shall consist of
purpose, whatever, to any person under the age of
ed, or the seal broken, or the contents of which have
not less than the following:
19 years, or to any intoxicated person, or habitual
been partially removed.
a. Stove and broiler
drunkard, or to any person to whom sale is pro-
Each licensee shall post, in a conspicuous loca-
b. Refrigerator
hibited by state law.
tion near each exit from the space or building
c. Work table
named in the license for which it was granted, a
d. Dish and utensil washing sink with sanitizing
sign advising the public of this prohibition and the
heater
penalties provided in this ordinance for the viola -
e. City -approved grease trap or collection
tian thereof.
system.
9. Food preparation and service personnel shall
consist of not less than the following:
7.16. Restrictions Involving Minors.
1. No licensee, his agent or employee shall serve
or dispense upon the licensed premises any -intox-
icating liquor or non -intoxicating malt liquors to
any person under the age of 19 years; nor shall such
licensee, or his agent or employee, permit any per-
son under the age of 19 years to be furnished or con-
sume any such liquors on the licensed premises;
nor shall such licensee, his agent or employee per-
mit any person under the age of 19 years to be
delivered any such liquors.
2. No person under 19 years of age shall misrepre-
sent his age for the purpose of obtaining intox-
icating liquor or non -intoxicating malt liquor nor
shall he enter any premises licensed for the retail
sale of intoxicating liquor or non -intoxicating malt
liquor for the purpose of purchasing or having
served or delivered to him for consuming any such
intoxicating liquor or non -intoxicating malt liquor
nor shall any such person purchase, attempt to pur-
chase, consume, or have another person procure
for him any intoxicating liquor or non -intoxicating
malt liquor.
3. No person under 19 years of age shall receive
delivery of intoxicating liquor.
4. No person shall induce a person under the age
of 19 years to purchase or procure or obtain intox-
icating liquor or non -intoxicating malt liquor.
5. No person shall misrepresent or misstate the
age of any other person for the purpose of inducing
any licensee or any agent or employee of any
licensee to sell, serve or deliver any intoxicating li-
quor or non -intoxicating malt liquor to a person
under the age of 19 years.
6. It shall be unlawful for any person under the
age of 19 years to have in his possession any intox-
icating liquor or non -intoxicating malt liquor with
the intent to consume the same at any place other
than in the presence of his parent or guardian in the
household of his parent or guardian. Possession of
such non -intoxicating malt liquor or intoxicating li-
quor by a minor at a place other than the household
of his parent or guardian shall be prima facie
evidence of intent to consume the same at a place
other than the household of his parent or guardian.
7.17. Restrictions Involving Motor Vehicles,
Boats, Snowmobiles.
1. No person shall operate, drive or be in actual
physical control of any motor vehicle, boat or
snowmobile,, bicycle, horse drawn vehicle or horse,
within this City while under the influence of ars
alcoholic beverage or narcotic drug, or combina-
tion thereof.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person or the owner
or operator of any motor vehicle or snowmobile tr
keep or allow to be kept in such motor vehicle
snowmobile any bottle or receptacle which cont
intoxicating liquors or non -intoxicating malt,,,,,_
quors which has been opened, or the seal broken, or
the contents of which have been partially removed,
except when such bottle or receptacle shall be kept
in the trunk of such conveyance, or if the cc_
veyance does not have a trunk, in some area there
not normally occupied by the driver or passenger.
A glove compartment shall be deemed to be withif
the area occupied by the driver and passengers.
7.18. Liquor in Unlicensed Places. No person for
the purpose of sale shall mix or prepare intox-
icating liquor for consumption in any public place
or place of business unless it has a license to sell
intoxicating liquor on -sale or a permit from the City
and Commissioner of Public Safety under Min-
nesota Statutes, §340.119, (Bottle Clubs) and no per-
son shall consume intoxicating liquor in any such
place.
7.19. Consumption in Public Places. No person
shall consume intoxicating liquor on a public
highway, public park, or other public place.
SECTIONS. LICENSE FEES
8.01. Definition of Terms. As employed in this sec-
tion for the determination of license fees, the follow.
ing terms are defined as follows:
I. The term "restaurant" means any establish.
ment under the control of a single proprietor or
manager having appropriate facilities to serve
meals, for seating not fewer than 125 guests at one
time, where in consideration of payment therefor
meals are regularly served at tables to the general
public, and which employs an adequate staff for the
usual and suitable service to its guests in which the
principal part of the business is the serving of foods,
the gross sales of which foods shall be not less than
60% of the gross sales of the establishment.
2. The term "floor area" for the purpose of
calculating the on -sale intoxicating liquor license
fee shall be all the floor area of the various floors of
a licensed premises measured to the centers of all
partitions, except those areas primarily for non -
service purposes including, but not limited to, dead
storage, building management, toilets or
restrooms, mechanical equipment rooms and
lritrhanc
3. "Bar" shall mean any on -sale liquor license
establishment with 40% or more of annual gross
sales derived from the on -sale of liquor.
8.02. Annual On -Sale Intoxicating License Fee.
1. The annum on -sale intoxicating license fee for
the license year of May 1, 1982 through April 30,
1983, shall be:
FLOOR AREA
3000 sq.ft. 3000.600C Over 6000
or under sq.ft. sq.ft.
Restaurant $5080.00 $7980.00 $10,880.00
Bar 6525.00 9430.00 12,340.00
2. For license years commencing May 1, 1983 and
thereafter, the annual license fee for an on -sale in-
toxicating liquor license shall be established by
resolution of the City Council adopted on or before
the 1st day of April of each year.
3. Said fee shall be payable in two equal in-
stallments in advance, and a receipt for the first in-
stallment shall accompany the application for is-
suance or renewal of the license; the second install-
ment shall be payable on or before June 30 of each
year. Failure to pay the second installment of the
license fee promptly when due shall be cause for
revocation of any on -sale license, without notice.
8.03. Sunday On -Sale Intoxicating Liquor License.
The annual license fee for a Sunday on -sale intox-
icating liquor license shall be $200.00. Said fee shall
be in addition to the regular on -sale intoxicating li-
quor license fee.
8.04. Special Clubs On -Sale Intoxicating Liquor
License. The annual license fee for a special club
on -sale intoxicating liquor license shall be as
established by Minnesota Statutes, Section 340.11,
subdivision 11.
8.05. On -Sale Wine License. The annual license
fee for sale of wine for consumption on the licensed
premises only in conjunction with the sale of food
shall be $2,000.00, or one-half of the license fee for
an on -sale restaurant license, whichever is less.
8.06. Bottle Club License. The annual license fee
for bottle clubs shall be $300.00 per year.
8.07. Off -Sale Intoxicating Liquor License. The
annual fee for an off -sale intoxicating liquor license
shall be $150.00
8.08. Part of License Year. When any on -sale in-
toxicating liquor or wine license is issued for an
unexpired portion of a license year, the fee shall be
prorated and a receipt from the City Treasurer for
the portion of the license fee due shall accompany
the application, provided the minimum fee thereof
shall be one-half the license fee.
8.09. Withdrawal or Rejection of Application.
Upon rejection of any application for a license, or
upon withdrawal of an application before approval
of the issuance of the license by the City Council,
the license fee shall be refunded to the applicant ex-
cept where rejection is for a willful misstatement or
a material fact in the license application.
8.10. Expiration Date. All licenses except bottle
club licenses shall expire on the 30th day of April of
each year. Each license shall be issued for a period
of one year. Bottle club licenses shall expire on the
30th day of June of each year pursuant to state law.
8.11. License Fee Refundment. No part of the fee
paid for any license shall be refunded except as
authorized by Minnesota Statutes, Section 340.112.
SECTION 9. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE
9.01. Form. Every application for a license to sell
intoxicating liquor shall be verified and filed with
the City Clerk in the form prescribed by the State
Commissioner of Public Safety. In addition to the
information which may be required by the State
Commissioner of Public Safety, the City Council
may require such additional information on a form
prescribed by the City Manager as it, in the exer-
cise of its judgment, deems necessary or helpful in
passing on the application. No person shall make a
false statement in an application.
9.02. Bond. Each application for a license shall be
accompanied by a surety bond or, in lieu thereof,
cash or United States Government bonds of
equivalent market value as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, Section 340.12. The type of such security
shall be as determined by the City Council. Such
surety bond or other security shall be in the sum of
$5,000, for an appliant for an on -sale license, $3,000,
for an on -sale wine license, and $3,000, for an appli-
cant for an off sale license.
9.63. Liability Insurance. In addition to the bond
required under Section 9.02 hereof, prior to the is-
suance of a liquor license, the applicant shall file
with the City Clerk a dram shop liability insurance
policy in the amount of $100,000, coverage for one
person and $300,000, coverage for more than one
person and shall comply with the provisions of Min-
nesota Statutes, Section 340.12 relating to liability
insurance policies.
9.04. Approval of Security. The security and
liability insurance offered under Section 9.02 and
9.03 hereof, shall be approved by the City Council
and in the case of applicants for on -sale wine
licenses, and off -sale licenses by the State Commis-
sioner of Public Safety. The security and liability
insurance policies shall be approved as to form by
the City Attorney. Operation of a licensed business
without having on file with the city at all times ef-
fective security and liability insurance as required
in Sections 9.02 and 9.03 hereof, is a cause for
revocation of the license.
9.05. Deposit of U.S. Bonds. In the event the City
Council permits the deposit of United States
government bonds with the City Clerk instead of
cash or a bond with a corporate surety, such bonds
shall be accompanied by a properly executed
assignment, in form approved by the City Attorney,
assigning such government bonds to the City, to be
held subject to the conditions, forfeiture and -
penalties provided by the Minnesota Statutes, Sec-
tion 340.12, and this ordinance. Such assignment
shall also contain a stipulation and agreement that
such bonds shall remain with the City Clerk, sub-
ject to the terms and conditions of such assignment
and such State laws, during the term of the license
in connection with which such government bonds
are deposited after which time such government
bonds may, with the approval of the City Council,
be returned by the City Clerk to the licensee.
9.06. Deposit of Cash. In the event that the City
Council requires the deposit of cash in lieu of a
surety bond, or U.S. Government bonds, the deposit
of such cash shall be accompanied by a written
agreement and assignment upon the part of the
licensee, in form approved by the City Attorney,
wherein the licensee assigns such deposit to the Ci-
ty, to be held by the City Clerk subject to the condi-
tions, forfeitures, and penalties required by Min-
nesota Statutes, Section 340.12, and this ordinance,
for the period of the license in connection with
which such deposit is made, after which time such
deposit may be returned, with the approval of the
City Council, by the City Clerk to the licensee.
9.07. Affidavit Required for Return of U.S. Bonds
or Cash. Upon application for return of United
States government bonds or cash as provided for in
this section, the licensee shall file with the City
Clerk an affidavit stating that no action or pro-
ceedinA has been commenced in any court for the
forfeiture of such bonds or deposit, or for damages
to any person or persons under the terms and condi-
tions thereof except as to claims covered under
"dram shop" liability insurance policies, and that
the licensee has no knowledge of any existing claim
or cause of action under the terms and conditions of
the assignment and agreement relating to such
government bonds or cash deposit.
9.08. Renewal Application. Application for the
renewal of an existing license shall be made at least
60 days prior to the date of the expiration of the
license and shall be made in such abbreviated form
as the City Council may approve. If, in the judg-
ment of the City Council, good and sufficient cause
is shown by any applicant for his failure to file for a
renewal within the time provided, the City Council
may, if the other provisions of this ordinance are
complied with, grant the application.
9.09. Execution of Application. An application
made by a natural person shall be signed and sworn
to by such person; if made by a corporation, by an
officer thereof; if by a partnership, by one of the
partners; if by an association, by the manager or
managing officer thereof.
SECTION 10. GRANTING OF LICENSES
10.01. Preliminary Investigation. On an initial ap-
plication for an on -sale license and on application
for transfer of an existing on -sale license, the appli-
cant shall pay with his application an investigation
fee of $500.00 and the City Council shall conduct a
preliminary background and financial investiga-
tion of the applicant. The application in such case
shall be made on a form prescribed by the state
bureau of criminal apprehension and with such ad-
ditional information as the Council may require. If
the Council deems it in the public interest to have
an investigation made on a particular application
for renewal of an on -sale license, it shall so deter-
mine. In any case, if the Council determines that a
comprehensive background and financial investi-
gation of the applicant is necessary, it may conduct
the investigation itself, or through independent in-
vestigative services, or contract with the bureau of
criminal investigation for the investigation. No
license shall be issued, transferred, or renewed if
the results show to the satisfaction of the Council
that issuances would not be in the public interest. If
an investigation outside the state -is required, the
applicant shall be charged the cost not to exceed
$10,000 and shall be paid by the applicant after
deducting any initial investigation fee already paid.
The fee shall be payable by the appliant whether or
10.02. Hearing and Issuance. The City Council
shall investigate all facts set out in the application
and not investigated in the preliminary background
and financial investigation conducted pursuant to
Section 10.01 hereof. Opportunity shall be given to
any person to be heard for or against the granting of
the license. After the investigation and hearing, the
Council shall, in its discretion, grant or refuse the
application. No on -sale wine license or off -sale
license shall become effective until it, together with
the security furnished by the applicant, has been
approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety.
10.03. Filing With State. The City Clerk shall,
within ten days after the issuance of an on -sale
license, submit to the State Commissioner of Public
Safety, the full name and address of each person
granted a license, the trade name, effective license
date, the date of expiration and any change of ad-
dress, transfer, cancellation or revocation of such
license by the City during the license period.
10.04. Person and Premises Licensed; Transfer.
Each license shall be issued only to the applicant
and for the premises described in the application.
No license may be transferred to another person,
firm or corporation or place without City Council
approval. Any transfer of stock of a corporate
licensee is deemed a transfer of the license and a
transfer of stock without prior Council approval is a
ground for revocation of the license.
10.05. Enlargement, Alteration or Extension of
Premises. Proposed enlargement, alteration or ex-
tension of licensed premises shall be reported to the
City Clerk at or before the time application is made
for a building permit for any such change, and the
licensee shall also furnish such other information
as may be required by the City Council.
SECTION 11. SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION.
The Council may either suspend for not to exceed
60 days or revoke any liquor license upon a finding
that the licensee has failed to comply with any ap-
plicable statute, regulation or ordinance relating to
intoxicating liquor. No suspension or revocation
shall take effect until the licensee has been afforded
an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to Minnesota
Statutes, Sections 15.0418 to 15.0426.
SECTION 12. PENALTY
Any person violating any provision of this or-
dinance is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
viction shall be punished by a fine of not more than
$5500.00 or imprisonment in the county jail for not
more than 90 days, or both, and shall pay the cost of
prosecution in any case.
SECTION 13. REPEAL
Ordinances Nos. 2, 2A, 213, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G and
Ordinance No. 35, passed July 17, 1967, December
13, 1971, July 16, 1975, October 20, 1975, September
20, 1967, April 9, 1979, March 21, 1977, April 2, 1979,
December 7, 1981, and February 24, 1969.
SECTION 14. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance becomes effective upon its
passage and publication according to law.
Passed by the Council this 19th day of April, 1982.
/s/Thomas L. Hamilton
Mayos
Attest: /s/Don Ashworth
City Clerk/Manager
(Publish in the Carver County Herald June 16,1982)