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CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO.
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, DONNELL, ROUNTREE, WARDLE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 3, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 2 OF THE
MERIDIAN CITY CODE REGARDING AMENDING THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR LICENSED ALCOHOL ESTABLISHMENTS AND PROHIBITING TWO
LICENSED ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN THE SAME PREMISE; PROVIDING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR A SUMMARY; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
Section 1. That Title 3, Chapter 2, Section 2 ofthe Meridian City Code is
amended to read as follows:
3-2-2: LIQUOR BY THE DRINK:
A. License Required: It shall be lawful to sell liquor by the drink within the City, as
provided in Idaho Code chapter 9, title 23, provided a license shall first be obtained
ftom the City for the sale ofliquor by the drink.
B. Application For License; Fee: An applicant for a liquor by the drink license shall make
application to the City Clerk, pay the license fee of seventy five percent (75%) of the
amount of the license fee collected by the Director of the Department of Law
Enforcement of the State pursuant to the provisions ofIdaho Code chapter 9, title 23.
If the license fee is paid prior to July I, the fee shall be prorated, but if the license fee
is paid after July I, the fee shall not be prorated and shall be one-half (112) of the
annual license fee.
C. Investigation of Applicant: The application shall be submitted to the Chief of Police
for investigation and report to the Mayor and City Council; the application must be
approved by the Mayor and City Council
D. Each license must be located in a Dlace that has an actual Dhvsical street address.
There shall not be more than one license issued Der actual Dhysical street address.
The location and address must be included on the application along with a floor Dlan
of the Dhysicallocation of the licensed Dremise. If a second licensed Dremise is
located within. connected. or immediately adiacent to the applicant. a floor Dlan of the
adiacent licensee must also be included distinguishing the separation between the two
licensed Dremises. The final decision to issue the license shall be with the Mayor and
City Council.
BJ;. License Transfer; Fee: Licenses may be transferred under the provisions of Idaho
Code chapter 9, title 23, provided the transferee meets the requirements of a licensee,
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has paid a transfer fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) and the Mayor and City Council have
approved of the transfer of the license. (Ord. 684, 12-20-1994)
F: PENALTY:
It shall be unlawful and punishable as a misdemeanor to violate any of the provisions of
this Chanter.
G: SEVERABILITY
If any provision or section of this Ordinance shall be held to be invalid by a court of
competent jurisdiction, then such provision or section shall be considered separately and
apart ftom the remaining provisions or sections of this Ordinance, which shall remain in
full force and effect.
Section 2.
That pursuant to the affirmative vote of the Council, this
Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval and publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this - day of
,2005.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this - day of
,2005.
APPROVED:
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.C. § 50-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. OS--
PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT MERIDIAN CITY PUBLIC
DISTURBANCES ORDINANCE
An Ordinance of the City of Meridian amending Title 3, Chapter 2, Section 2 of the
Meridian City Code
A full text of this ordinance is available for inspection at City Hall, City of Meridian,
33 East Idaho, Meridian, Idaho. This ordinance shall become effective upon the passage
and publication.
City of Meridian
Mayor and City Council
By: William G. Berg, Jr., City Clerk
First Reading:
Adopted after first reading by suspension of the Rule as allowed pursuant to Idaho Code
50-902: YES- NO-
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO ADEQUACY OF
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 05-
The undersigned, William LM. Nary, City Attorney of the City of Meridian,
Idaho, hereby certifies that he is the legal advisor of the City and has reviewed a copy of
the attached Ordinance No. 05- of the City of Meridian, Idaho, and
has found the same to be true and complete and proyides adequate notice to the public
pursuant to Idaho Code § 50-901A (3).
DATED this - day of April, 2005.
William. LM. Nary
City Attorney
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