HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Allowing Separate Restaurant and Bar hours for Licensed Liquor Establishments ORDINANCE NO. 3214
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY ENACTING A NEW SUBSECTION
17.16(2)(f) FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLOWING SEPARATE
RESTAURANT AND BAR HOURS FOR LICENSED LIQUOR
ESTABLISHMENTS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; ESTABLISHING A PENALTY AND
SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED, the the Municipal Code of the City of Ames,
Iowa, is amended as follows:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa is
hereby amended by enacting a new Subsection 17.16(2)(f) as follows:
"(f) The underage person is on the premises during specified
posted hours that the licensee does its business primari-
ly in food sales, in accordance with a plan approved in
advance by the Chief of Police. To receive plan approv-
al, a licensee shall be required to demonstrate that there
is a clearly definable pattern of daytime hours during
which more than 50% of the business' sales are food. It
shall be the strict duty of the licensee, and of all
persons employed with respect to said premises, to
remove all underage persons from the premises before
the start of restricted admission hours each day, and it
shall be the strict duty of the licensee permitting
underage persons onto the premises, and of all persons
employed with respect to said premises, to prevent un-
derage persons from consuming or possessing alcoholic
beverages on said premises. Failure in these duties,
whether knowingly or otherwise, shall be punishable as a
violation of this section."
Section Two. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall
constitute a simple misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $100
or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days.
Section Three. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith shall be repealed to the extent of such conflict if any.
Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and publication as required by law.
Passed this 26th day of January 1993.
andra Ryan, City dlerk Larry Rj Curtis, Mayor