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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 \ord\6-4 operating hours 12-2013