§ 4-35. Requirements as to building for consumption on the premises.

No spirituous liquor may be sold by the drink for consumption on the premises unless the building in which the business will be located is complete and a legal description and detailed plans of said building and outside premises are attached to the application, or unless proposed plans and specifications and a building permit of a proposed building to be built are attached to the application. The completed building or proposed building shall comply with all local building codes and other applicable regulations of the state revenue commissioner and the laws of the state. The proposed building shall also be subject to final inspection and approval when completed. Each building in which the business will be located shall contain sufficient lighting so that the building itself and the premises on all sides of the building are readily visible at all times from the front of the street on which the building is located so as to reveal all of the outside premises of such building. Each applicant shall attach to the application evidence of ownership of the building or proposed building or a copy of the lease if the applicant is leasing the building. If the applicant is a franchisee, then such applicant shall attach a copy of the franchise agreement or contract with the application. All premises for which said license shall be issued shall afford therein adequate sanitary toilet facilities and shall be adequately illuminated so that all hallways, passageways, and open areas may be clearly seen by the customers therein. The seating area of such a building or portion thereof where spirituous liquor is served shall be determined by standards of the National Fire Code, with a minimum of seven hundred fifty (750) square feet and shall contain seating for a minimum of fifty (50) patrons. The maximum occupant load of such a building shall be determined by using National Fire Code standards, as amended, and shall be posted over every entrance and exit.

(Ord. No. 89-5, 3-9-89)