HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 2000-29CITY OF PLYMOUTH
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2000-29
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER XII OF THE PLYMOUTH
CITY CODE CONCERNING BEST PRACTICE
LIQUOR ESTABLISHMENTS AND
CHAPTER X CONCERNING LICENSE FEES
Section 1. Section 1206.22, B of the Plymouth City Code is amended to read:
B. Minimum Penalties for Violations. The minimum penalties for convictions or
violations must be presumed as follows (unless specified, numbers below indicate consecutive
days' suspension):
The following violations require revocation of the license on the first violation.
• Commission of a felony related to the licensed activity.
• Sale of alcoholic beverages while license is under suspension.
• Sale of intoxicating liquor where only license is for 3.2 percent malt liquor.
Best Practices Establishments. Establishments entering into an agreement with Public Safety
as a Best Practice Establishment will use the Best Practices violation grid.
The following violations fall under this violation grid broken down by type of license.
• Sale of alcoholic beverages to under -age persons.
• Sale of alcoholic beverages to obviously intoxicated person.
• After hours sale/display/consumption of alcoholic beverage.
• Illegal gambling on premises.
• Failure to take reasonable steps to stop person from leaving premises with alcoholic
beverages (on -sale allowing off -sale).
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Type of License
1st Violation
2nd Violation
3rd Violation
4th Violation
On -sale intoxicating
$500 and
$1,000 and
$2,000 and
Revocation
liquor
5 days
10 days
15 days
suspension
suspension
suspension
Return to regular penalty grid
and Off Best Practices for 1 year
Off -sale
$500 and
$1,000 and
$2,000 and
Revocation
intoxicating liquor
3 days
7 days
12 days
suspension
suspension
suspension
On -sale beer and
$500 and
$1,000 and
$2,000 and
Revocation
wine
5 days
10 days
15 days
suspension
suspension
suspension
Off -sale 3.2 malt
$1,000 and
$1,500 and
$2,000 and
Revocation
10 days
20 days
40 days
suspension
suspension
suspension
BEST PRACTICES PENALTY GRID:
Type of License
1st Violation
2nd Violation
3rd Violation
On -sale intoxicating
$500
$1,000 and
5 days
suspension,
stayed
Return to regular penalty grid
and Off Best Practices for 1 year
Liquor
Off -sale
intoxicating liquor
$500
$1,000 and
3 days
suspension stayed
Return to regular penalty irid
and Off Best Practices for 1 year
On -sale beer and
wine
$500
$1,000 and
5 days suspension
Return to regular penalty grid
and Off Best Practices for 1 year
stayed
Off -sale 3.2 malt
$1,000
$1,500 and
10 days
suspension stayed
Return to regular penalty grid
and Off Best Practices for 1 year
Any violation not listed in the previous information would be heard by the Council and they
would review all information and circumstances and determine a penalty with the maximum fine
of $2,000 and/or 60 -day suspension or determine the license should be revoked.
First violations would be handled by an administrative hearing with the Director of Public Safety
or his/her designee with the presumptive penalty given to license holders. For Best Practice
establishments first and second violations would be handled by an administrative hearine with
the Director of Public Safety or his/her designee. License holders have the right to request a
hearing before the City Council if not in agreement with the presumptive penalty. The Director
of Public Safety also has the right to request a hearing before the Council if he/she believes there
exists substantial reason making it appropriate to deviate from the presumptive penalty. If the
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Director of Public Safety and licensee agree on the presumptive penalty, these will be reported to
the City Council in a staff report.
(Ord. 99-11; 05/04/99)
Section 2. Section 12.06.22F of the Plymouth City Code is amended to read:
F. Computation of .Violations.
Multiple violations are computed by checking the time period of the three years
immediately prior to the date of the most current violation.
Section 3. Section 1010.01, Subd 5 of the Plymouth City Code is amended to read:
All liquor license holders certified by Public Safety at the time of renewal as a Best Practices
Establishment shall receive a 5 % discount on the license renewal fee. Those certified by
Public Safety as a Gold Star Best Practices Establishment shall receive a 10% discount on their
license renewal fee.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage.
ADOPTED by the City Council this (�'� day of '2000.
J y yn erney, Mayor
A EST:
andra Paulson, City Clerk