HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Revising Beer Keg Party Regulations ORDINANCE NO. 3040
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SUBSECTION 17.27(1)
AND ENACTING A NEW SUBSECTION 17.27(1) AND A NEW
SUBSECTION 17.27(3)(D) FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISING
BEER KEG PARTY REGULATIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDI-
NANCE OR PARTS OF ORDINANCE IN CONFLICT; PROVID-
INGX A PENALTY AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ',NACTED, by the city Council of the City of Ames, Iowa:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa shall be
and th� same is hereby amended by repealing subsection 17.27(1.) and
enacting a new subsection 17.27(1) as follows:
"(1) Permit Required. It is unlawful for any person other
than a licensed beer permit holder on licensed premises
to hold an event where more than one beer keg tapper is
to be used at or about the same time without first ob-
taining a permit from the Ames Chief of Police or the
Chief's designee. A beer keg tapper is any apparatus
used to draw or remove beer from a keg. Said permit
may be obtained only by a natural person. Issuance of
the permit will allow dispensing of beer from not more
than two tappers concurrently. The permit shall not be
issued to corporations, associations, or groups of peo-
ple. Said permit must be obtained at least twenty-four
hours before the event. Any person seeking such
permit shall make an application, on such form as the
Chief of Police may provide, stating:
(a) The name and address of the applicant.
(b) The name and address of the person, group, or-
ganization or association sponsoring the event if
different from the applicant.
(c) The date and time and location of the event for
which the permit is desired.
(d) An estimate of the number of persons anticipated to
attend the event.
(e) Any other information which the Chief of Police
shall reasonably find necessary to a fair and proper
determination of whether the permit should be
issued."
Section Two. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames is further
amended by adding thereto a new subsection 17.27(3)(d) as follows:
"(d) Contact the police department after party preparations
are made but before the beginning of the event to
arrange for a pre-party inspection. A police department
representative will visit the site and conduct an inspec-
tion to verify conformance to the application."
Section Three. Any and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in con-
flict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, if
any.
Section Four. Violations of this ordinance shall constitute a municipal
infraction punishable in accordance with Sec. 1.9 of the Ames Municipal
Code.
Section Five. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and publication as required by law.
Adopted this 28th day of March 1989
Nancy Dionigi City Verk F. Paul Goodlan.1, Mayor
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