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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Jennifer Stallings, City Clerk
DATE: February 21, 2022
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance amending Chapter 6 Sec. 6-2 of the Code of Ordinances.
PURPOSE:
Staff seeks to amend Chapter 6 Sec. 6-2 to clarify the definition of full-service restaurant.
BACKGROUND:
Prior to the implementation of significant changes to Chapter 6 in 2020, there were two classes of liquor licenses available to restaurants, Class E (allowing all alcoholic liquor with a minimum of 125 seats) and Class F (allowing beer and wine only with a minimum of 75 seats on the same floor). With the changes implemented in 2020, all licensed restaurants are now allowed to sell alcoholic liquor without being limited to the sale of beer and wine based on the size of their restaurant. The language with respect to restaurants with a minimum of 75 seats can now be removed from the definition of "full-service restaurant." Furthermore, the term "full-service restaurant" has been the definition that determines what restaurants are eligible for video gaming licenses. Currently, the city only allows "full-service restaurants" with a minimum of 125 seats to apply for new video gaming licenses. The definition of full-service restaurant requires an update.
DISCUSSION:
When Chapter 6 was changed in 2020, the definition of "full-service restaurant" remained unchanged, identifying all restaurants with a minimum of 125 seats and all restaurants with a minimum of 75 seats located in a shopping center as a "full-service restaurant." This designation as a "full-service restaurant" has caused confusion among business owners as to the requirements to apply for video gaming. The proposed change clearly identifies the characteristics of a "full-service restaurant" in order to avoid confusion in the future by expressly stating that a restaurant must have a minimum of 125 seats to be considered a "full-service restaurant." In an effort to aid prospective and current business owners to ea...
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