HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-12-8105ORDINANCE NO. 2013-12-8105
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
KENTUCKY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City of Paducah hereby amends Section 6-4,
Operating Hours for Retail Premises, of the Chapter 6, Alcoholic Beverages of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, to be read as follows:
Section 6-4. Operating hours for retail premises.
(a) Except as otherwise provided under this Section, the lawful operating hours for
licensed retail premises under this Article for retail package sales and on -premises
consumption of distilled spirits, wine and malt beverages shall only be permitted
for each day of Monday through Saturday, and shall be limited to the following
periods of time:
License
Opening Hour
Closing Hour
Package sales:
Malt beverages/beer
6:00 a.m.
12:00 midnight
Distilled spirits
6:00 a.m.
12:00 midnight
On -premises consumption:
Malt beverages/beer
6:00 a.m.
3:00 a.m. following day
Distilled spirits
6:00 a.m.
3:00 a.m. following day
(b) Package sales are prohibited on Sundays.
(c) The sale of distilled spirits, wine, and malt beverages by the drink shall be
permitted on Sundays from 1:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. for hotels, motels, and
restaurants holding a Nonquota 2 license, as defined herein, for the retail sale of
distilled spirits, wine and/or malt beverages by the drink; provided such hotel,
motel, and restaurant satisfy the following conditions:
(1) The dining facility of the hotel, motel, and restaurant has a minimum
seating capacity of 100 people at tables;
(2) At least 50 percent or more of the gross annual income from the dining
facilities are received from the sale of food; and
(3) The licensee shall apply for and receive a Sunday sales license and pay the
applicable Sunday sales license fee.
(d) In the event that New Year's Eve falls on a Sunday, licensees holding a Nonquota
1, Nonquota 2, Nonquota 3, and/or Nonquota 4 license shall have the right to sell
distilled spirits, wine, and/or malt beverages by the drink, for which they hold a
license, on such Sundays from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 a.m. the following day.
(f) The licensee shall ensure that at the closing hour all patrons shall have vacated the
premises. Operators and their employees engaged in regular and ordinary post -
closing activities may be on the premises during the closed hours, provided that
the licensee has complied with subsection (g) below.
(g) If a licensee provides a separate department within his licensed premises capable
of being locked and closed off, within which is kept all stocks of distilled spirits
and wine, and all fixtures and apparatus connected with his business as a licensee,
and said department is kept locked during the times mentioned above, he shall be
deemed to have complied with this section.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will become
effective upon summary publication pursuant to K]
ATTEST:
Tammara S. Sanderson, City Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, November 26, 2013
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, December 10, 2013
Recorded by Tammara S. Sanderson, City Clerk, December 10, 2013
Published by The Paducah Sun, December 14, 2013
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