§ 7.12.330. Temporary special class C license to clubs.

A.

All clubs which do not hold a one-year alcoholic beverage license as set forth in this chapter shall not sell, raffle or award by lottery any alcoholic beverage except after application for and receipt of a special license, class C, for the sale or awarding of beer or beer, wine and liquor in conjunction with any bona fide entertainment conducted by any club at the place described in the license.

B.

A special beer license, class C, or special beer, wine and liquor license, class C, entitles the licensee to exercise the privileges of a one-year class C license for a period not exceeding seven consecutive days, upon payment of a special beer license fee or of a special beer, wine and liquor license fee as established by resolution of the City Council.

C.

License applications under this section are expressly exempt from the provisions of Section 7.12.190.

D.

The license provided for by this section shall be applied for and be issued to three of the officers of the club, as individuals.

E.

The City Clerk shall issue the special one-day license on behalf of the City in accordance with the established policy and laws. Any denial by the City Clerk of the issuance of the special license may be appealed to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board at its next meeting, and a hearing date shall be scheduled after that meeting.

F.

Temporary Class C Alcoholic Beverage License to Theater Clubs.

1.

Pursuant to the authority of Section 6.16.050, a fee shall be established by resolution of the city council for a temporary Class C theater alcoholic beverage license issued under this paragraph. The fee shall be assessed as a per day fee with a maximum total annual amount of one hundred dollars for obtaining a one-day beer, wine and liquor license for each day that there is a presentation of a theatrical performance that complies with this section.

2.

The license fee may only be charged if the theater club is a 501(c)(3) organization that is presenting performances of plays, acts, dramas, or histrionics by live actors or actresses performing on a stage and provides written IRS documentation to that effect from time to time as may be requested by the City.

3.

The location where each performance shall be conducted shall limit seating to two hundred or fewer individuals per performance.

4.

Sale of beer, wine, and liquor may only be consumed at the performance location from one and a half hours before to one and one-half hours after a regular performance or a fund-raiser performance that benefits the theater club 501(c)(3) organization; or during the performance or during a cast party or reception before and after a performance, and any educational event after a performance.

5.

An eligible theater club may obtain one-day licenses for each day of a performance for no additional cost if it has paid the maximum one-hundred-dollar annual amount.

6.

This fee shall be set forth in the fees schedule and is subject to amendment.

(Ord. O-16-99 § 1 (part); Ord. O-1-97 § 1 (part); Ord. O-58-94 § 1 (part); prior code § 14-16)

(Ord. No. O-46-17, § I, 10-23-2017