008 of 1989 - Amending Sections 6.04.040, 6,08,040 & 6.08.110 Pertaining to Class A Retail Licenses in Hotels 0 89-1
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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 8 of 1989
(An Ordinance Amending Sections 6.04.040,
6.08.040 and 6.08. 110 pertaining to Class A
retail licenses in hotels)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 6.04.040, 6.08.040 AND
6.08. 110, SALT LAKE CITY CODE, PERTAINING TO CLASS A RETAIL
LICENSES IN HOTELS.
WHEREAS, it has become customary in major hotels throughout
the United States to provide a refrigerator or other dispenser in
guests ' rooms with refreshments therein, including unopened
original containers of beer. The consumption of said
refreshments is at the option of the guest, with the hotel to be
reimbursed by the guest for any refreshments so consumed; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is appropriate to
modify the definition of a Class A retail beer license under City
ordinances to allow for the sale of beer in unopened original
containers from dispensing points within hotel rooms for
consumption by the hotel patrons provided appropriate precautions
are taken to avoid consumption thereof by persons under twenty-
one years of age.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah,
hereby adopts the following amendments to the Salt Lake City
Code.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 6.04.040, Salt Lake City Code, be,
and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
6.04.040 Licensed premises.
"Licensed premises" means any room, house, building,
structure or place occupied by any person licensed to sell beer
or to allow the consumption of liquor on such premises under this
title. Multiple beer or liquor dispensing facilities located in
one building and owned or leased by one licensed applicant shall
be deemed to be only one licensed premises, provided that each
dispensing point must be designated and the appropriate fee paid
and the license prominently displayed at each dispensing point.
Multiple beer dispensing facilities located in the separate rooms
of one hotel owned or leased by one licensed applicant shall be
deemed to be only one licensed premises, provided that each
dispensing point is designated and the appropriate fee is paid
and the license displayed in the lobby of such hotel.
SECTION 2. That Section 6.08.040, Salt Lake City Code, be,
and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
6.08.040 Class A licenses.
A. A Class A retail license shall entitle the licensee to
sell beer on the premises described in such license in original
containers for consumption off the premises, in accordance with
the Liquor Control Act of Utah and the Salt Lake City Code;
provided, however, that it is unlawful for the licensee to sell
or distribute beer in any container larger than a half-gallon.
B. It is unlawful for a licensee of a Class A retail
license at a hotel to sell beer in original containers from
multiple beer dispensing facilities located in separate rooms of
the hotel unless such dispensing facilities are securely locked
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and access to the contents of such facilities is restricted by
licensee to hotel patrons twenty-one years of age or older who
have duly rented such hotel room in which such dispensing
facility is located. For purposes of this section, the
consumption of beer in a hotel room duly rented by such patron
shall be deemed consumed off the premises of the hotel.
SECTION 3. That Section 6.08. 110, Salt Lake City Code,
relating to fees for beer licenses be, and the same hereby is,
amended to read as follows:
6.08.110 Fees.
A. Applications provided for in this chapter shall be
accompanied by the fees provided in this section, which fees
shall be deposited in the city treasury if the license is
granted, and returned to the applicant if denied:
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7. For each additional dispensing point for beer at
the same premises where an initial Class B or Class C retail
license has been obtained, the fee shall be ninety dollars. For
each additional dispensing point for beer at a hotel where an
initial Class A retail license has been obtained, the fee shall
be ten dollars.
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SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect on the date of
its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this
7th day of March 1989
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Transmitted to the Mayor on 3/8/89
Mayor' s Action: XX Approved Vetoed.
MAYOR
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BILL 8 of 1989
Published: March 15, 1989
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