CHAPTER III. BEVERAGESCHAPTER III. BEVERAGES\ARTICLE 3. ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR

A bi-annual license fee of three hundred ($300.00) dollars shall be assessed to the following:

(a)      An applicant operating as a Drinking Establishment, as defined in K.S.A.41-2601, including those that operate and qualify as Restaurants, as defined by Section 3-101(i) of this Code.

(b)     An applicant for any retailer’s license as defined in section 3-101(n).

(K.S.A. 41-310; Ord. 876, Sec. 1; Ord. 1228, Sec. 1; Ord. 1262, Sec. 1)

(a)      No retailer’s license shall be for either the sale of alcoholic liquor in the original package, i.e. retail liquor stores, or for drinking establishments as defined in K.S.A. 41-2601(i) on premises which are located in areas not zoned for such purpose.

(b)     It shall be unlawful for the holder of any retailer’s license to sell or dispense at retail any alcoholic liquor or alcoholic beverage as defined in section 3-101(b) anyplace within the city limits that is within a 500 foot radius of any church, school, or library. The 500 foot radius shall be measured from building to building. This restriction will not apply to any restaurant as defined in section 3-101(i).

(c)      The provisions of this section shall not apply to any establishment holding a private club license issued by the State of Kansas.

(d)     The distance limitation of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to any establishment holding a retailer’s license issued by the city when the licensee has petitioned for and received a waiver of the distance limitation. The governing body may grant such a waiver only following public notice and hearing.

(Ord. 879, Sec. 1)

The sale of alcoholic liquor in the original package is allowed within the city on any Sunday, except Easter, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., and on Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day.

(Ord. 1174, 2005 Kan. Sess. Laws, Ch. 201; Code 2006; Ord. 1446)