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CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. OS. ì 14 \
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 FOR A WAIVER OF THE READING RULES; 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 of the 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
from the City for the sale of liquor 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%) ofthe
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 1, the fee shall be prorated, but if the license fee
is paid afterJuly I, the fee shall not be prorated and shall be one-half (1/2) ofthe
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 place that has an actual physical street address as
issued bv the Postmaster. There shall not be more than one license issued per actual
physical street address. The location and address must be included on the application
along with a floor plan of the phvsicallocation of the licensed premise. If a second
licensed premise is located within. connected. or immediately adjacent to the licensee.
a floor plan of the adjacent licensee must also be included distinguishing the
separation between the two licensed premises. The final decision to issue the license
shall be with the Mavor and City Council.
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!)~. 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,
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 anv of the provisions of
this Chapter.
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 from 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 one-half (112) plus one (1)
of the Members of the full Council, the rule requiring two (2) separate readings by title
and one (1) reading in full be, and the same is hereby, dispensed with, and accordingly,
this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval and publication.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this 2u day of
Apn I , 2005.
~ APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this ~¥')jay of
ì ,2005.
APPROVED:
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