§ 6-96. Permitted locations.

(a)

No distilled spirits by the package shall be sold at retail except in:

(1)

Retail establishments devoted exclusively to the retail sale of alcoholic beverages by the package;

(2)

Retail establishments in which space has been set aside devoted exclusively to the retail sale of distilled spirits by the package, with ingress and egress provided directly to and only to the exterior of the building in which the facility is located and not to any other enclosed part of the building in which the facility is located, except as provided in subsection (3) of this subsection; or

(3)

Hotels, motels and high-rise office buildings where every public entrance to this use shall be from a lobby, hallway or other interior portion of the primary use structure.

(b)

The requirements set out in this section shall apply to retail liquor stores accessory to these uses, even when located in a CC, CVC or I zoning district. All retail liquor stores shall be located only in CC, CVC or I zoning districts.

(c)

The reference in this section to a residential zoning district shall apply to all parcels of land that hold the NR-1, NR-2 or NR-3 zoning classification.

(d)

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) through (c), above, no new retail package liquor licensed place of business nor the relocation of an existing retail package liquor licensed place of business engaged in the retail package sales of distilled spirits shall be allowed within 500 yards of any other business licensed to sell package liquor at retail, as measured by the most direct route of travel on the ground; provided, however, that this limitation shall not apply to any hotel licensed under this chapter. The restriction provided for in this subsection shall not apply at any location for which a license was issued prior to July 1, 1997, nor to the renewal of such license. Nor shall the restrictions of this subsection apply to any location for which a new license is applied for if the sale of distilled spirits is lawful at such location at any time during the 12 months immediately preceding such application.

(Code 1982, § 9-2-141; Ord. No. 441, 7-15-97; Ord. No. 546, pt. I, 4-18-06; Ord. No. 673 , pt. XVI, 1-20-15; Ord. No. 692 , pt. VII, 11-17-15)