§ 7.12.010. Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases have the meanings indicated:

A.

"Alcoholic beverage" means alcohol, brandy, whiskey, rum, gin, beer, ale, porter, stout, wine and cider, and in addition, any spirituous, vinous, malt or fermented liquor, liquids and compounds, by whatever name called, containing one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume, which are fit for beverage purposes. "Alcoholic beverage" does not include (1) wine and cider manufactured for home consumption and which are not sold for the maker or manufacturer, nor by the maker or manufacturer; and (2) alcohol used exclusively for the manufacture of medicinal, antiseptic or toilet preparations, flavoring extracts and other preparations unfit for beverages.

B.

"Club" means an association or corporation which is organized and operated exclusively for education, social, fraternal, charitable, civic, political, patriotic or athletic purposes, and not for profit.

C.

"Hotel" means any establishment for the accommodation of the public equipped with not less than twenty bedrooms, containing not less than one bed in each room, with sufficient covering for each bed, and one room with toilet and bathing facilities for each seven bedrooms, and containing a restaurant as defined by this section.

D.

"Refillable container" means a jug or other vessel used to transport draft beer.

E.

"Restaurant" means any lunchroom, café or other establishment located in a permanent building with ample space and accommodations in which hot meals habitually are prepared, sold and served to the public during the hours it is open regularly for business. It shall be equipped with a public dining room with sufficient tables, chairs, cutlery and glassware to serve the meals prepared, and with a kitchen having complete facilities and utensils for preparing and serving hot and cold meals to the public. Each restaurant shall maintain a menu or card advertising the serving of a variety of hot meals. There shall be maintained on the premises at all times sufficient food to fill orders made from the menus. No drugstore or grocery store shall be construed to be a restaurant.

F.

"Tavern" means any properly licensed premises used and operated primarily for the sale of alcoholic beverages; provided, however, that nuts, pretzels, potato chips, sausages, sandwiches, salads and other foodstuffs generally associated with taverns may be sold and consumed in taverns.

G.

"Wine bar" means any properly licensed premises used and operated for the sale of wine and to a lesser extent the sale of beer; provided, however, light fare generally associated with wine bars may be sold and consumed in wine bars.

(Ord. O-40-06 Revised § 1 (part), 2007: Ord. O-1-97 § 1 (part); prior code § 14-4)

(Ord. No. O-29-13, § I, 7-8-2013)