HomeMy WebLinkAbout5080-11/04/2011This Ordinance prepared by Carol Failor, Deputy City Clerk, 715
Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa.
ORDINANCE NO. 5080
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2007 CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, BY
REPEALING SECTION 3 OF CHAPTER 2, LIQUOR
CONTROL, OF TITLE 3, BUSINESS AND LICENSE
REGULATIONS; AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A
NEW SECTION 3 OF CHAPTER 2, LIQUOR CONTROL,
OF TITLE 3, BUSINESS AND LICENSE REGULATIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA,
That Section 3 of Chapter 2, Liquor Control, of Title 3,
Business and License Regulations of the 2007 Code of Ordinances of
the City of Waterloo, Iowa, is hereby repealed in its entirety;
and that a new Section 3 of Chapter 2, Liquor Control, of Title 3,
Business and License Regulations, of the 2007 Code of Ordinances
of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, is hereby enacted in lieu thereof
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, which
document is hereby incorporated by reference as though set forth
in full herein.
INTRODUCED:
PASSED 18t CONSIDERATION:
PASSED 2nd CONSIDERATION:
PASSED 3rd CONSIDERATION:
October 17, 2011
October 17, 2011
October 17, 2011
October 17, 2011
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City
Waterloo, Iowa, on the 17th day of October, 2011, and approved
the Mayor on the 17th day of October, 2011.
ATTEST:
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CERTIFICATE
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by
I, Suzy Schares, City Clerk of the City of Waterloo, Iowa,
do hereby certify that the preceding is a true and complete copy
of Ordinance No. 5080 as passed and adopted by the Council of the
City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 17th day of October, 2011.
Witness my hand and seal of office this 17th day of October,
2011.
SEAL
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City Cler
EXHIBIT A
3-2-1: PURPOSE:
The purpose of this chapter is to provide administration of licenses and permits and for local
regulations and procedures for the conduct of the sale and consumption of beer and liquor, for
the protection of the safety, morals and general welfare of this community.
3-2-2: DEFINITIONS:
Where words and phrases used in this chapter are defined by state law, such definitions are
adopted by reference and shall apply to the use of those words and phrases in this chapter.
Those definitions so adopted that need further definition or are reiterated, and other words and
phrases used herein, shall have the following meanings:
CLUB: Any nonprofit corporation or association of individuals, which is the owner, lessee or
occupant of a permanent building or part thereof, membership in which entails the prepayment
of regular dues and is not operated for a profit other than such profits as would accrue to the
entire membership.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT: A place of business which is at all times equipped with
sufficient tables and seats to accommodate twenty five (25) persons at one time, and the
licensed premises of which conforms to the ordinances of the city.
GROCERY STORE: Any retail establishment, the principal business of which consists of the
sale at that location of food, food products or beverages for consumption off the premises,
where the volume of sales of such items and other products, but not including alcoholic
beverages, is more than fifty percent (50%) of the total volume of all items, commodities and
materials sold by the establishment.
HOTEL OR MOTEL: A premises licensed by a state agency and regularly or seasonally kept
open in a bona fide manner for the lodging of transient guests, and with twenty (20) or more
sleeping rooms.
LEGAL AGE: The legal age as defined by state law.
PERSON OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER: Any person, as such term is defined by Chapter
123 of the Code of Iowa, who meets all of the following requirements:
A. He or she has such financial standing and good reputation as will satisfy the city council and
the administrator that he or she will comply with the Iowa Alcoholic Beverage Control Act
and all other laws, ordinances and regulations applicable to his or her operations under
state law.
B. He or she does not possess a federal gambling stamp.
C. He or she is not prohibited by the provisions of subsection 3-2-10B of this chapter from
obtaining a license or permit.
D. He or she is a citizen of the United States and a resident of Iowa, or is licensed to do
business in Iowa in the case of a corporation.
E. He or she has not been convicted of a felony. However, if the conviction of a felony occurred
more than five (5) years before the application for a license or permit, and if his or her rights
of citizenship have been restored by the governor, the administrator may determine that he
or she is a person of good moral character notwithstanding such conviction.
F. If such person is a corporation, partnership, association, club or hotel or motel, the
requirements as set out in this definition shall apply to each of the officers, directors and
partners of such person, and to any person who directly or indirectly owns or controls ten
percent (10%) or more of any class of stock of such person or has an interest of ten percent
(10%) or more in the ownership or profits of such person. For the purpose of this provision,
an individual and his spouse shall be regarded as one person.
PHARMACY: A retail establishment in which prescription drugs and medicines are compounded
and/or sold by a licensed pharmacist, where the volume of sales of such items and other
products, but not including alcoholic beverages, is more than fifty percent (50%) of the total
volume of all items, commodities and materials sold by the establishment.
3-2-3: ELIGIBILITY FOR LIQUOR CONTROL LICENSE OR BEER PERMIT:
Upon meeting the requirements imposed by state law and the ordinances of this city, a person
who is of good moral character, as defined by state law and this chapter, may apply for a
license or a permit. In the case of a club, corporation, partnership or other entity, the officers of
the club, corporation or entity, and the partners of a partnership, shall be persons of good moral
character, as defined by state law and this chapter.
3-2-4: APPLICATION FOR LICENSE OR PERMIT:
A. Investigation Of Applicant: Upon receipt of an original application for a license or permit by
the city clerk, it shall be forwarded to the chief of police, who shall conduct an investigation
and shall submit a written report on the applicant as to the truth of the facts averred in the
application and a recommendation to the city council as to the approval of the license or
permit. It shall be the duty of the health inspector, the building inspector and the fire chief to
inspect the premises to determine if they conform to the requirements of the city, and no
license or permit shall be approved until or unless an approving report has been filed with
the city council by such officers.
B. Civil Liability: Every licensee and Class B beer permittee shall furnish proof of financial
responsibility either by the existence of a liability insurance policy or by posting bond in such
amount as determined by the division.
C. Application For Renewal: Upon receipt of an application for the renewal of a license or
permit, it shall be forwarded to the chief of police only, who shall conduct an investigation
and shall submit a written report on the applicant as to the truth of the facts answered in the
application and a recommendation to the city council as to the approval of the license or
permit.
D. Action By City Council: Action taken by the city council shall be so endorsed on the
application and thereafter the application, fee and bond shall be forwarded to the division for
such further action as is provided by law.
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3-2-5: LICENSE AND PERMIT TERMS; SEASONAL PERMITS:
All licenses and permits, unless sooner suspended or revoked, shall expire one year from date
of issuance. Six (6) or eight (8) month seasonal licenses or beer permits may be issued for a
proportionate part of the license or permit fee. No seasonal license or permit shall be renewed
except after a period of two (2) months. Seasonal licensing shall be only as permitted by state
regulation.
3-2-6: CONDITIONS OF LICENSE OR PERMIT:
A. Investigations: An applicant for a license or permit, as a further condition for approval by the
city council, must give consent in writing on the application, that members of the fire, police
and health departments and the building inspector may enter upon the premises without
warrant to inspect for violations of the provisions of state law and of this chapter.
1. No license or permit shall be approved for premises which do not conform to all
applicable laws, ordinances, resolutions and health and fire regulations.
2. No licensee shall have or maintain an interior access to residential or sleeping quarters
unless permission is granted by the administrator in the form of a living quarters permit.
3. The premises for which a Class B beer permit is sought must be located within a
business district or an area now or hereafter zoned as a business district and conform to
the zoning requirements of the city.
4. The premises of a Class B beer permit shall, at the time of the application, continue to be
equipped with sufficient tables and seats to accommodate twenty five (25) persons at one
time.
B. Visibility From Licensed Premises: The licensed premises of any licensee or permittee shall
be clearly visible at any hour from the outside, whether the licensee or permittee is open for
business, or otherwise, and the following regulations shall be complied with as a condition
for approval by the city council:
1. The entrance of the licensed premises which is primarily used by patrons shall have a
door or window which provides an unobstructed view of the main seating and/or serving
area of the licensed premises with the minimum dimensions of nine inches by nine
inches (9" x 9") set into the door or window at eye level, which shall be approximately
fifty six inches (56") to sixty four inches (64") above the ground level of the premises.
2. Any window presently in existence, which is mounted at eye level in an exterior wall
adjoining the seating and/or serving area, shall have a minimum of nine inches by nine
inches (9" x 9") of unobstructed view into the licensed premises.
3. Any licensed premises which has the serving area located within a permanent building
whereby the main seating and/or serving area are not immediately accessible nor visible
from a public street shall have an unobstructed opening to the main seating and/or
serving area as provided in subsection B1 and/or B2 of this section.
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4. The required openings as provided in subsections B1 and B2 of this section shall not be
obstructed, in any fashion, to hinder clear view into the main seating and/or serving area
of the licensed premises.
5. The building inspector, or designee, shall be solely responsible for the enforcement of
the provisions of this subsection B. Upon inspection, notice of noncompliance shall be
sent to the licensee or permittee and to the city clerk for appropriate action in
accordance with this section.
6. Compliance by the licensee or permittee with the terms and conditions of this subsection
shall occur no later than the time of the renewal of the license or permit. Failure to timely
comply may result in suspension or revocation of the license or permit in accordance
with this chapter.
C. Separate Locations For Class B Or C: Every person holding a Class B or Class C beer
permit having more than one place of business where beer is sold shall be required to have
a separate license for each separate place of business, except as otherwise prohibited by
state law.
D. Nature Of License Or Permit: A license or permit shall be a purely personal privilege and be
revocable for cause. It shall not constitute property, nor be subject to attachment and
execution nor be alienable nor assignable, and in any case it shall cease upon the death of
the permittee or licensee. However, the administrator may, in his or her discretion, allow the
executor or administrator of the estate of a permittee or licensee to operate the business of
the decedent for a reasonable time not to exceed the expiration date of the permit or
license. Every permit or license shall be issued in the name of the applicant and no person
holding a permit or license shall allow any other person to use same.
E. Transfers: The city council will, in its discretion, authorize a licensee or permittee to transfer
the license or permit from one location to another within the city, provided that the premises
to which the transfer is to be made would have been eligible for a license or permit in the
first instance and such transfer will not result in the violation of any law or ordinance.
3-2-7: REFUNDS:
Any such licensee or permittee, or the executor or administrator of his or her estate, or any
person duly appointed by the court to take charge of and administer the property or assets of
the licensee or permittee for the benefit of his or her creditors, may voluntarily surrender such
license or permit to the division and when so surrendered the division shall notify the city, and
the division and the city, or the city itself in the case of a retail beer permit, shall refund to the
person so surrendering the license or permit a proportionate amount of the fee paid for such
license or permit as follows: if surrendered during the first three (3) months of the period for
which said license or permit was issued, the refund shall be three-fourths (3/4) of the amount of
the fee; if surrendered more than three (3) months but not more than six (6) months after
issuance, the refund shall be one-half ('/2) of the amount of the fee; if surrendered more than six
(6) months but not more than nine (9) months after issuance, the refund shall be one-fourth (1/4)
of the amount of the fee. No refund shall be made, however, for a license or permit surrendered
more than nine (9) months after issuance. No refund shall be made to any licensee or permittee,
upon the surrender of the license or permit, if there is at the time of said surrender a complaint
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filed with the division or the city, charging him with a violation of this chapter or provisions of the
Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Control Act. If upon hearing on any such complaint the license or
permit is not revoked or suspended, then the licensee or permittee shall be eligible, upon
surrender of the license or permit, to receive a refund as herein provided. But if his or her
license or permit is revoked or suspended upon such hearing, he or she shall not be eligible for
the refund or any portion of his or her license or permit fee. No refund shall be made for
seasonal licenses or permits.
3-2-8: PROHIBITED ACTS AND CONDITIONS:
No person holding a license or permit, nor the agents or employees of such person, shall do any
of the following:
A. Prohibited Interest: It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to be either directly or
indirectly interested in more than one class of beer permit.
B. Sales To Intoxicated Persons: Sell, dispense or give to any intoxicated person, or one
simulating intoxication, any alcoholic beverages.
C. Closing Hours: Sell or dispense any alcoholic beverages on the premises covered by the
license or permit, or permit the consumption thereof, between the hours of two o'clock (2:00)
A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.M. on any weekday, and between the hours of two o'clock
(2:00) A.M. on Sunday and six o'clock (6:00) A.M. on the following Monday, however, a
holder of a license or Class B beer permit granted the privilege of selling liquor or beer on
Sunday may sell or dispense such liquor or beer between the hours of twelve o'clock (12:00)
noon and ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. on Sunday.
D. Sales On Credit: Sell alcoholic beverages to any person on credit, except with a bona fide
credit card. This provision shall not apply to sales by a club to its members nor to sales by a
hotel or motel to bona fide registered guests.
E. Adding Alcohol To Beer: In the case of a retail beer permittee, knowingly allow the mixing or
adding of alcohol or any alcoholic beverage to beer or any other beverage in or about the
permittee's place of business.
F. Dancing: No dancing shall be permitted unless the licensee or permittee has first secured a
dance hall license under the provisions of the ordinances of the city.
G. Obscenity: Cause, permit, procure, counsel or assist any person who is acting as a waiter,
waitress, host, hostess, dancer or entertainer on the licensed premises to:
1. Expose his or her genitals, pubic hair, perineum, anus region or pubic hair region; or
2. Expose or wear any device, costume or covering which gives the appearance of or
simulates the genitals, pubic hair, perineum, anus region or pubic hair region; or
3. Come into any physical contact with any customer or patron within the establishment,
other than when assisting said customer or patron when entering, leaving, seating or
serving.
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For purposes of this subsection, a person shall be deemed a waiter, waitress, host,
hostess, dancer or entertainer if such person acts in that capacity without regard to
whether such person is paid any compensation by the licensee or permittee, or by an
agent or employee thereof.
H. Obscene Pictures: Cause, procure, counsel or assist any person in showing or displaying
motion pictures, slides, photographic or other printed displays within the licensed premises
which depict or show the genitals, pubic hair, perineum, anus region or pubic hair region of
either the male or female.
I. Brand Signs Prohibited: No signs or other matter advertising any brand of alcoholic beverage
shall be erected or placed upon the outside of any premises occupied by a licensee or
permittee.
J. Consumption In Public Places; Intoxication: It is unlawful for any person to use or consume
alcoholic beverages upon the public streets or highways, or alcoholic liquors in any public
place, except premises covered by a license, and no person shall be intoxicated nor
simulate intoxication in a public place.
3-2-9: PROHIBITED ACTS INVOLVING MINORS:
It shall be unlawful to:
A. Employment Of Minors: Employ any person under the age of eighteen (18) years old in the
sale or serving of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises where sold.
B. Sales To Minors: Sell, give or otherwise supply any alcoholic beverages to any person
knowing or having reasonable cause to believe him or her to be under legal age, or permit
any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe him or her to be under legal age,
to consume any alcoholic beverage or beer.
C. Persons Under Legal Age: No person shall sell, give or otherwise supply alcoholic beverages
to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe him or her to be under legal
age, and no person or persons under legal age shall individually or jointly have alcoholic
beverages in his, her or their possession or control; except in the case of an alcoholic
beverage given or dispensed to a person under legal age within a private home and with the
knowledge and consent of the parent or guardian for beverage or medicinal purposes or as
administered to him or her by either a physician or dentist for medicinal purposes and
except to the extent that a person under legal age may handle alcoholic beverages during
the regular course of his or her employment by a licensee or permittee under state law.
D. Minors Prohibited From Certain Premises:
1. Policy And Purpose: It is the purpose and intent of this provision to preclude persons
under twenty one (21) years of age from entering or remaining in those establishments
whose sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages is more than fifty percent (50%) of the
business conducted therein. Although the ultimate responsibility for the minor's unlawful
presence lies with that minor, the licensee or permittee and his or her employees have a
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responsibility to make reasonable scrutiny of those reasonably suspected to be
unlawfully present.
2. It shall be unlawful for a licensee or permittee for premises where more than fifty percent
(50%) of the business conducted therein is the sale or dispensing of alcoholic
beverages, and for any person employed upon such premises, to knowingly permit or fail
to take reasonable measures to prevent the entry onto such premises of any and all
persons who have not yet attained the legal age for the lawful purchase and possession
of alcoholic beverages.
3. It shall be unlawful for any person who has not yet attained legal age for purchase and/or
possession of alcoholic beverages to enter upon such premises as are described in
subsection D2 of this section except as provided for herein.
4. The provisions of subsection D2 of this section shall not apply in the following
circumstances:
a. The underage minor is an employee of the licensee or permittee, or performing a
contracted service with respect to said premises.
b. The underage person is accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or spouse who is of
legal age for the purchase and/or possession of alcoholic beverages.
c. The underage minor is on the premises during a time that the licensee or permittee
has, in accordance with a written notice and plan given in advance to the chief of
police, suspended the dispensing of alcoholic beverages on the licensed premises or
on a clearly delineated part of the licensed premises operated under a differentiating
trade name. It shall be the strict duty of a licensee or permittee who authorizes such
underage minor to be on the licensed premises pursuant to such plan, and of all
persons employed with respect to said premises, to prevent the underage minor from
consuming and/or possessing alcoholic beverages on said premises.
Police officers shall be admitted upon the premises at any time to monitor compliance
with all applicable laws. Failure to comply with that duty, whether knowingly or
otherwise, shall be punishable as a violation of this subsection.
5. It shall be the duty of the licensee or permittee to display in a prominent place a printed
sign, no smaller than eight inches by ten inches (8" x 10") in size, boldly printed and
reading as follows:
WARNING TO MINORS: You are subject to punishment under the Waterloo city code
if you are on the premises without your parent or legal guardian or spouse or if you
attempt to possess and/or purchase any alcoholic beverages.
3-2-9A: PREMISES CONTROL:
A licensee or permittee shall comply with the following requirements:
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A. Employ reasonable methods to monitor the premises and all parking lots, streets, alleys and
sidewalks abutting such premises to prevent loitering, littering, violation of noise ordinances,
or consumption of alcoholic beverages in public places by the patrons of such business. If
such activity is observed, then the owner or manager shall promptly report such violations to
the police department.
B. Post signs on the exterior of the business premises advising patrons to comply with
ordinances against loitering, littering, public alcohol consumption, and excessive noises. No
less than one sign shall be posted, conspicuously and in a manner calculated to come to
the attention of business patrons, on each side of the building along which patrons can
reasonably be expected to pass.
C. No less than daily on each day that the premises is open for business, pick up and properly
dispose of all litter on the property and any area within fifty (50) feet thereof that is not
apparently protected against public entry by means of a wall, fence, gate, hedge or similar
barrier.
3-2-10: SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION:
A. Material Facts For Suspension And Revocation:
1. The city may suspend a license or permit issued pursuant to this chapter for a period not
to exceed one year, revoke the license or permit, or impose a civil penalty not to exceed
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per violation. Before suspension, revocation or
imposition of a civil penalty, the licensee or permittee shall be given written notice and
an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to state law.
2. A license or permit issued under this chapter may be suspended or revoked, or a civil
penalty may be imposed, on the licensee or permittee by the city for any of the following
causes:
a. Misrepresentation of any material fact in the application for such license or permit.
b. Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or applicable zoning regulations.
c. Any change in the ownership or interest in the business operated under a Class A,
Class B or Class C license, or any wine or beer permit, which change was not
previously reported to and approved by the local authority and the state.
d. An event which would have resulted in disqualification from receiving such license or
permit when originally issued.
e. Any sale, hypothecation or transfer of the license or permit.
f. The failure or refusal on the part of any licensee or permittee to render any report or
remit any taxes to the division under this chapter when due.
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g. Violation of the terms or conditions or any agreement entered into with governing
authority with respect to a license or permit.
3. A criminal conviction is not a prerequisite to suspension, revocation or imposition of a
civil penalty pursuant to this section. The city shall notify the division in writing of the
action taken and shall notify the license holder of the right to appeal a suspension,
revocation or imposition of a civil penalty to the division. Civil penalties imposed and
collected by the city under this section shall be retained by the city.
4. The city may suspend any permit or license for a violation of an ordinance or regulation
adopted by the city.
5. When a license or permit is suspended, after a hearing as a result of violations of this
chapter by the licensee or permittee, or his or her agents or employees, the premises
which were subject to a license or permit shall not be relicensed for a new applicant until
the suspension has terminated or time of suspension has elapsed, or ninety (90) days
have elapsed since the commencement of the suspension, whichever occurs first.
However, this section does not prohibit the premises from being relicensed to a new
applicant before the suspension has terminated or before the time of suspension has
elapsed or before ninety (90) days have elapsed from the commencement of the
suspension, if the premises prior to the time of the suspension has been purchased
under contract, and the vendor under that contract has exercised the person's rights
under Iowa Code chapter 656 and sold the property to a different person who is not
related to the previous licensee or permittee by marriage or within the third degree of
consanguinity or affinity and if the previous licensee or permittee does not have a
financial interest in the business of the new applicant. As to any applicant, licensee or
permittee that is not a natural person, the limitations of this subsection shall apply with
reference to each natural person who is required to be a person of good moral character
under section 3-2-2 of this chapter.
6. If the cause for suspension is a first offense violation of Iowa Code section 123.49(2)(h),
or subsection 3-2-8D of this chapter, the city shall impose a civil penalty in the amount of
three hundred dollars ($300.00) in lieu of suspension of the license or permit. The city
shall retain civil penalties collected under this subsection if the proceeding to impose the
penalty is conducted by the city.
B. Effect Of Revocation: Any licensee or permittee whose license or permit is revoked under this
chapter shall not thereafter be permitted to hold a license or permit in the state of Iowa for a
period of two (2) years from the date of revocation. A spouse or business associate holding
ten percent (10%) or more of the capital stock or ownership interest in the business of a
person whose license or permit has been revoked shall not be issued a license or permit,
and no license or permit shall be issued which covers any business in which such person
has a financial interest for a period of two (2) years from the date of revocation. If a license
or permit is revoked, the premises which had been covered by the license or permit shall not
be relicensed for one year.
C. Appeal And Hearing: When the city imposes an administrative sanction or disapproves a
license application, the applicant may appeal the city's action to the division. The appeal
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must be in writing and must be filed with the division within twenty one (21) days from the
date that the applicant was notified of the city's action.
3-2-11: PENALTIES:
A. Any licensee, permittee or person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be
subject to a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the first offense, two hundred fifty
dollars ($250.00) for the second offense, and five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each
subsequent offense or imprisonment of thirty (30) days. Repeated violations may result in
the suspension and/or revocation of the licensee's or permittee's license.
B. The conviction of any licensee or permittee of a violation of any of the provisions of this
chapter may, subject to subsection C of this section, be grounds for the suspension or
revocation of the license or permit by the city. However, if any licensee is convicted of any
violation of Iowa Code section 123.49, subsection (2), paragraphs a, d or e, or if any beer
permittee is convicted of a violation of Iowa Code section 123.49 subsection (2), paragraph
a, the license or permit may be revoked and upon revocation shall immediately surrender
the license or permit, and the bond of the licensee or permittee shall be forfeited to the
division.
C. If any licensee or permittee, or any employee of a licensee or permittee, is convicted of a
violation of subsection 3-2-9B of this chapter, or a Class B beer permittee is convicted of a
violation of subsection 3-2-8E of this chapter, the city may, in addition to the other penalties
fixed for such violations by this section, assess a penalty as follows:
1. Upon a first conviction, the violator's license or permit may be suspended for a period of
fourteen (14) days.
2. Upon a second conviction within a period of two (2) years, the violator's license or permit
may be suspended for a period of thirty (30) days.
3. Upon a third conviction within a period of three (3) years, the violator's license or permit
shall be suspended for a period of sixty (60) days.
4. Upon a fourth conviction within a period of three (3) years, the violator's license or permit
shall be revoked.
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 5080 ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 17, 2011 BY THE
WATERLOO CITY COUNCIL AS AMENDMENTS TO THE 2007 CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2, LIQUOR
CONTROL, OF TITLE 3, BUSINESS AND LICENSE REGULATIONS.
This is a summary of amendments to Chapter 2, Liquor Control, of Title 3, Business and
License Regulations, of the 2007 Code of Ordinances (referred to below as the "Amended
Ordinance"), which were adopted on October 17, 2011:
The Amended Ordinance had two primary purposes. First, it made a number of revisions
that are non -substantive in nature, such as by updating wording that had become obsolete,
making language more gender inclusive, and reflecting changes that have occurred in state
agencies with responsibility for alcoholic beverage licensing. Second, the Amended Ordinance
introduced some substantive changes, which are addressed in more detail in the following
paragraphs. Nearly every section in chapter 2 has been amended in some fashion.
The definition of "pharmacy" was revised to provide that the volume of sales of
prescription drugs, medicines, and other items, but not including alcoholic beverages, must be
more than fifty percent (50%) of the total volume of sales of all items.
The Amended Ordinance introduced a new section with provisions pertaining to control
of premises subject to a license or permit. These provisions require the licensee or permittee (a)
to monitor the premises and abutting parking lots, sidewalks and other areas to prevent loitering,
littering, noise ordinance violations, and public alcohol consumption, (b) to post signs advising
patrons to comply with specified city ordinances, and (c) to regularly pick up litter on the
premises and within fifty (50) feet thereof.
The amendment also allows the city to suspend or revoke a license or permit, or impose a
civil penalty, if the licensee or permittee violates the terms or conditions of any agreement with
governing authority pertaining to a license or permit. The particular penalties have not been
changed.
The Amended Ordinance has clarified certain qualifications of a new applicant for
relicensing a premise subject to a license suspension. If the new applicant is not a natural person,
then the restrictions stated in the ordinance also apply to each person who is required to be a
"person of good moral character" as defined in the ordinance.
The above is only a summary of the Amended Ordinance and not the complete text of the
Amended Ordinance. There are details and specific terms and requirements that have not been
provided in this summary. The Amended Ordinance may be inspected in its entirety at the office
of the City Clerk, 715 Mulberry Street, 1st Floor, Waterloo, Iowa 50703, from Monday through
Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
The Amended Ordinance will become effective upon publication of this summary.
STATE OF IOWA,
Black Hawk County
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 5080
ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 17, 2011 BY
THE WATERLOO CITY COUNCIL AS
AMENDMENTS TO THE 2007 CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
WATERLOO, IOWA, BY AMENDING
CHAPTER 2, LIQUOR CONTROL, OF
TITLE 3, BUSINESS AND LICENSE
REGULATIONS.
This is a summary of amendments to
Chapter 2, Liquor Control, of Title 3,
Business and License Regulations, of
the 2007 Code of Ordinances (referred
to below as the "Amended Ordinance"),
which were adopted on October 17,
2011:
The Amended Ordinancehad two prima-
ry purposes. First, it made a number of
revisions that are non -substantive in na-
ture, such as by updating wording that
had become obsolete, making languade
more gender inclusive, and reflecting
changes that have occurred in state
agencies with responsibility for alcoholic
beverage licensing. Second, the
Amended Ordinance Introduced some
substantive changes, which are ad-
dressed in more detail, in the following
paragraphs. Nearly every section in
chapter 2'has been amended in some
fashion.
The definition of "pharmacy" was revised
to provide that the volume of sales of
prescription drugs, medicines, and other
items, but not including alcoholic bever-
ages, must be more than fifty percent
(50%) of the total volume of sales of all
items. ,
The Amended Ordinance introduced a
new section with provisions pertaining to
control of premises subject to a license
or permit. These provisions require the
licensee or permittee (a) to monitor the
premises and abutting parking lots, side-
walks and other areas to prevent loiter-
ing, littering, noise ordinance violations,
and public alcohol consumption, (b) to
post signs advising patrons to comply
with specified city ordinances, and (c) to
regularly pick up litter on the premises
and within fifty (50) feet thereof.
The amendment also allows the city to
suspend or revoke a license or permit, or
impose a civil penalty, if the licensee or
permittee violates the terms or condi-
tions of any agreement with governing
authority pertaining to a license or
permit. The particular penalties have not
been changed.
The Amended Ordinance has clarified
certain qualifications of a new applicant
for relicensing a premise subject to a li-
cense suspension. If the new applicant
is not a natural person, then the restric-
tions stated in the ordinance also apply
to each person who is required to be a
"person of good moral character" as de-
fined in the ordinance_
The above is only asummary of the
Amended Ordinance and not the com-
plete text of the Amended Ordinance.
There are details and specific terms and
requirements that have not been provid-
ed in this summary. The Amended Or-
dinance may be inspected in its entirety
at the office of the City Clerk, 715 Mul-
berry Street, tat Floor, Waterloo, Iowa
50703, from Monday through Friday be-
tween the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m.
The Amended Ordinance will become
effective upon publication of this
summary.