CHAPTER 3. BEVERAGESCHAPTER 3. BEVERAGES\Article 5. Drinking Establishments

It shall be unlawful for any person granted a drinking establishment license by the State of Kansas to sell or serve any alcoholic liquor authorized by such license within the city without first obtaining a city license from the city clerk.

(Ord. 735; Code 2003)

(a)   There is hereby levied a biennial license fee in the amount of $500 on each drinking establishment located in the city which has a drinking establishment license issued by the state director of alcoholic beverage control, which fee shall be paid before business is begun under an original state license and within five days after any renewal of a state license.

(b)   All applications for new or renewal city licenses shall be submitted to the city clerk. Upon presentation of a state license, payment of the city license fee and the license application, the city clerk shall issue a city license for the period covered by the state license, if there are no conflicts with any zoning or alcoholic beverage ordinances of the city.

(c)   The license period shall extend for the period covered by the state license. No license fee shall be refunded for any reason.

(d)   Every licensee shall cause the city drinking establishment license to be placed in plain view next to or below the state license in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.

(Ord. 735; Code 2003; K.S.A. 41-2622; Code 2018)

(a)   No license shall be issued to a person whose place of business is located within 200 feet of any church or school, said distance to be measured from the nearest property line of the church or school to the nearest portion of the building occupied by the drinking establishment.

(b)   The distance location of subsection (a) above shall not apply to a drinking establishment when the license applicant petitions for and receives a waiver of the distance limitation from the governing body. The governing body shall grant such a waiver only following public notice and hearing.

(Ord. 735; Code 2003)

(a)   No drinking establishment licensed hereunder shall allow the serving, mixing or consumption of alcoholic liquor on its premises between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on any day.

(b)   Cereal malt beverages may be sold on premises licensed for the retail sale of cereal malt beverage for on-premises consumption at any time when alcoholic liquor is allowed by law to be served on the premises.

(c)   No alcoholic beverages or cereal malt beverages shall be given, sold or traded to any person under 21 years of age.

(K.S.A. Supp. 41-2614; Ord. 735; Code 2003)

(a)   It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 21 years to remain on any premises where the sale of alcoholic liquor is licensed for on-premises consumption.

(b)   It shall be unlawful for the operator, person in charge or licensee of any premises licensed for on-premises consumption of alcoholic liquor to permit any person under the age of 21 years to remain on the premises.

(c)   This section shall not apply if the person under the age of 21 years is accompanied by his or her parent or guardian, or if the licensed premise derives not more than 50 percent of its gross receipts in each calendar year from the sale of alcoholic liquor for on-premises consumption.

(Ord. 735; Code 2003)

The following conduct by a cereal malt beverage licensee, manager or employee of any licensed cereal malt beverage establishment is deemed contrary to public welfare and is prohibited:

(a)   Remaining or permitting any person to remain in or upon the premises who exposes to view any portion of the female breasts below the top of the areola or any portion of males/females pubic hair, anus, buttocks or genitals;

(b)   Permitting any employee on the licensed premises to touch, caress or fondle the breasts, buttocks, anus, vulva or genitals of any other employee or any patron;

(c)   Encouraging or permitting any patron on the licensed premises to touch, caress or fondle the breasts, buttocks, anus, vulva, or genitals of any employee;

(d)   Performing or permitting any person to perform on the licensed premises acts of or acts which simulate:

(1)   Sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, or any other sexual act which is prohibited by law; or

(2)   Touching, caressing or fondling such persons’ breasts, buttocks, anus or genitals.

(e)   Using or permitting any person to use on the licensed premises, any artificial devices or inanimate objects to depict any of the acts prohibited by paragraph (d) of this section.

(f)   Showing or permitting any person to show on the licensed premises any motion picture, film, photograph, electronic reproduction, or other visual reproduction depicting:

(1)   Acts or simulated acts of sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, or any sexual act which is prohibited by law;

(2)   The touching, caressing or fondling of the buttocks, anus, genitals or the female breasts;

(3)   Scenes in which a person displays the buttocks, anus, genitals or the female breasts.

(g)   As used in this section, the term premises means the premises licensed by the city as a cereal malt beverage establishment and such other areas, under the control of the licensee or his or her employee or employees, that are in such close proximity to the licensed premises that activities and conduct of persons within such other areas may be viewed by persons on or within the licensed premises.

(Code 2003)