HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 1965-04VILLAGE OF PLYMOUTH
ORDINANCE NO. 65-4
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The Village Council of the Vil-
lage of Plymouth Do Hereby Or-
dain as follows:
Section 1. Almondmenf d vai-
farm Saudi" Code.
Section 1101 to 1100 both in-
clusive of the Uniform Building
Code, 1961 Wition. Volume 1,
adopted by the Council on May
18, 1981, are hereby amended in-
sofar as said sections have any
application to premises licensed
by the Village for the on -sale of
non-intoziratmg malt liquors, and
for consumption and display of
intoxicating liquors by adding the
following provisions thereto.
Section 2. TaHat F'adHdso.
2.01—There shall be at least
two (2) toilets conveniently lo-
cated, one for men and the other
for women. All toilets shall in-
clude a water closet, a lavatory,
a floor drain which will maintain
tate floor in a dry and sanitary
condition, hot and cold running
water, individual towels and soap.
8.08 ---Tire floors and walls of
all toilets shall be finished with
a smooth, hard, non-absorbent
surface of cement, the or ap-
proved equal. Walls shall be so
finished to a height of four (4)
feet above the floor. Materials
other than structural elements
used in such wall shall be of a
type which is not adversely af-
fected by moisture.
2.03 --All toilets shall be pro-
vided with an exterior window at
least three square feet (3 sq. ft.)
in area, fully openable, or a ver-
tical duct not less than one hun-
dred square inches (10C sq. in.)
in area for the first toilet facility
and an additional fifty square
inches (50 sq. in.) for each ad-
ditional toilet facility; or a me-
chanically operated exhaust sya-
tem, which is connected to the
light switch, capable of provid-
ing a complete change of air ev-
ery fifteen ;15) minutm such
systems shall be vented to the
outside air and at the point of
discharge shall be at least five
(5) feet from any openable wi-
dow.
2.04 -- Toilets shall not be in
cellars or basems=nts without the
approval of the village Health
Officer.
Section 3. Stairways.
3.01—Stairways in all licensed
premises serving an occupant load
of not more than ten (10) shall
be at least thirty (30) inches wide;
stairways serving an occupant
load of fifty (50) or less shall
be at least thirty-six (38) inches
wide; stairways serving an oc-
cupant load of more than fifty
(50) shall be at least forty-four
(44) inches wide.
3.02—The rise of every step in
a stairway shall not exceed seven
and one-half (7%) inches and the
run shall not be less than ten (10)
inches.
3.03—Svery stairway shall have
headroom clearance of not less
wan six (8) feet, six (8) inches
measured vertically from the
nearest nosing to the nearest sof-
fit.
3.04 --An iron pipe or other suit-
able handrail or guide shall be
installed for the full length of
each stairway and the some shall
be well lighted at all times.
Section 4. Slakes.
4.01 — All licensed premises
shall be equipped with proper
sinks or other equipment, and
shall be provided with running
hot and cold water for sterilizing
and rinsing cups, glasses, mugs
or other utensils in whAch bev-
erages, including beer, are served.
All such pternises shall have hot
water heaters of sufficient size to
insure an adequate and continu-
ous supply of hot water during
business hours.
CO2 -- Such sinks, or other
equipment, shall be conveniently
located to the spigots from which
beverages, including beer, are
drawn.
Section 5. Exits.
5.01-- Licensed premises shall
have not less than two (2) exits
leading directly to the outside of
such premises. The distance be-
tween each exit shall be equal
to not less than one-fifth (175)
of the perimeter of the room.
5.02 --Ali exit doors shall be
openabie from the inside without
the use of a key or any special
knowledge or effort, shall swing
outward and shall be kept un-
locked from the inside while the
premises are occupied.
5.03—No required exit door
shall be less than thirty-six (36)
inches in width.
5.04 --All exits shall be equip-
ped with panic hardware. Panic
hardware, for the purposes of this
section, is defined as a bar which
extends across at least half the
width of each door leaf, or is a
floor plate below the full width
of each door opening; either of
which will open the door if sub-
jected to pressure.
5.05—At every exit, and wher-
ever otherwise required to clear-
ly indicate the direction of egress,
an illuminated exit sign with let-
ters at least five (5) niches high
shall be provided.
5.06—Exits shall be illuminat-
ed at all times with light having
an intensity of not less than one
(1) foot candle at floor level.
5.07—In the event the use of
toilets in a cellar or basement is
approved in any licensed prem-
ises, there shall be an exit sign,
clearly visible from the entrances
to such toilets, indicating the di-
rection of egress. Such sign need
not itself be illuminated but
there shall be illumination suffi-
cient so that such sign is clearly
visitic at all times.
Section 6. Windows.
6.01—All windows in the front
of any licensed premises shall be
of clear glass, and the view of
the whole interior shall be un-
obstructed by screens, curtains or
partitions.
6.02—There shall be no parti-
tion, box, stall, screen, curtain
or other device which obstructs
the view of any part of the room
from the general observation
from persons in the room; but
partitions, subdivisions, or pan-
els not higher than forty-eight
(48) inches from the floor shall
not be considered obstructions.
Section 7. P
7.01—Any persm violating any
provision of this Ordinance shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by a fine of not more
than $100.00 or by imprisonment
for not more than ninety (90)
days.
7.02—The Village Council may,
upon a conviction of a violation
of this Ordinance, suspend or re-
voke the license for the sale,
consumption and display of non -
intoxicating malt liquor or for
consumption and display of in-
toxicating liquors with respect to
the premises on which such vio-
lation occurred. Prior to any such
suspension or revocation the Vil-
lage Council shall hold a hearing
pursuant to the provisions of Or-
dinance No. 62-1 of the Village
of Plymouth.
Section 8. Effective Dale.
This Ordinance shall take ef-
fect upon its passage and pub-
lication.
Dated January :2, 1965.
Loring M. Staples, Jr.
Mayor
Attest:
H. T. Johnson
Clerk
(1-28, '65)