§ 8.20.020.265. Package beer, wine and spirit based products license.  


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  • A "package beer, wine and spirit based product license" permits the sale of beer, wine, and spirit based products for which the alcoholic content does not exceed seventeen percent by volume or thirty-four proof and is clearly labeled as such, in unopened original containers for off-premises consumption only.

    (a)

    A package beer, wine and spirit based product license shall be granted only to the following licensed businesses:

    (1)

    A convenience store;

    (2)

    A tavern;

    (3)

    A main bar (except when issued in conjunction with a live entertainment venue);

    (4)

    A full bar when issued in conjunction with a restaurant at a regional commercial retail mall;

    (5)

    A resort hotel;

    (6)

    A liquor store;

    (7)

    A grocery store;

    (8)

    A specialty merchandise store;

    (9)

    A time-share facility;

    (10)

    A drug store;

    (11)

    A wine cellar business;

    (12)

    A gift store; or

    (13)

    A supper club, provided that the sale of beer, wine, and spirit based products are recorded and included in the food to alcohol ratio as the sale of alcohol for all supper clubs.

    (14)

    A hotel with not less than one hundred guest rooms, as defined in Section 8.20.020.140, provided that the packaged beer, wine and spirit based products are displayed within a locked cabinet accessible only to hotel staff and are sold only in unopened, original, and individual containers to hotel guests for off-premises consumption; or

    (15)

    A neighborhood specialty grocery market.

    (b)

    All package beer and wine establishments licensed prior to the convenience store restriction may be renewed so long as they remain otherwise eligible for licensure.

    (c)

    All convenience stores licensed for a package beer, wine and spirit based products license prior to January 17, 2012 may be renewed so long as they otherwise remain eligible for licensure.

    (Ord. L-232-05 § 55, 2005)

(Ord. No. L-246-09, § 2, 10-6-2009; Ord. No. L-255-12, § 2, 1-17-2012)