Agenda - Council Work Session - 03/01/2004

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R£SZ4 UR,4zVT means an eating facility, other than a hotel, under the control of a single proprietor or manager; where meals are regularly prepared on the premises, where full waitress/waiter table service is provided, where a customer orders food from printed menus and where the main food course is served and consumed while seated at a single location. To be a restaurant as defined by this term in this ordinance, an establishment shall have a license fi'om the state as required by M. S. § t57. t6, as it may be amended from time to time, and meet the definition of either a "small establislunent", "medium establislnnent" or "large establislnnent" as defined in M. S. § 157.16, subd. 3d, as it may be amended from time to time. An establishment which serves prepackaged food that receives heat treatment and is served in the package or fi'ozen pizza that is heated and served, shall not be considered to be a restaurant for purposes of this chapter uniess it meets the definitions of "small establislnnent", "medium establishment'.' or "large establisl'unent". 7.51.04 Nudity On The Premises of Licensed Establishments Prohibited a. The City Council finds that it is in the best interests of the public health, safety and general welfare of the people of the City that nudity is prohibited as provided in this section on the premises of any establishment licensed under this ordinance. This is to protect and assist the owners, operators and employees of the establisltment, as well as patrons and the public in general, from harm stemrning from the physical immediacy and combination of alcohol, nudity and sex. The Council especially intends to prevent any subliminal endorsement of sexual harassment or activities likely to lead to the possibility of various criminal conduct, including prostitution, sexual assault and disorderly conduct. The Council also finds that the prohibition of nudity on the premises of any establisl'u-nent licensed under this ordinance, as set forth in this section, reflects the prevailing community standards of the city. b. It is unlawful for any licensee to permit or allow any person or persons on the licensed premises when the person does not have his or her buttocks, anus, breasts and genitals covered with a non-transparent material. It is unlawful for any person to be on the licensed premises when the person does not have his or her buttocks, amts, breasts and genitals covered with a non~transparent material. c. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable as provided by law, and is justification for revocation or suspension of any liquor, wine or 3.2 percent malt liquor license or the imposition of a civil penalty under the provisions of Sectipn 29(B) of this ordinance. 7.51.05 Consumption in Public Places No person shall consume intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor in a public park, on any public street, sidewalk, parking lot or alley, or in any public place other than on the premises ol' an establistzment licensed under this ordinance, in a municipal liquor dispensary if one exists in the City, or where the consumption and display of liquor is lawfully permitted.