HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1956-359 ORDINANCE NO, 3� 1
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DANIA RELATING TO
INTOXICATING BEVERAGES BY AMENDING PARAGRAPH
(j), SECTION 1, CHAPTER 17, TO DEFINE A RESTAURANT
BAR AND TO PROVIDE THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH RES-
TAURANT BARS MAY SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, AND
BY AMENDING SECTION 1, CHAPTER 17, OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA, BY ADD-
ING PARAGRAPH (k) TO DEFINE A HOTEL BAR AND TO SET
FORTH THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH HOTEL BARS MAY
SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
WHEREAS, the City of Dania, Florida, as a municipal corporation,
has certain powers as a municipality to provide regulations concerning the
sale of alcoholic beverages; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Dania, Florida, deems
it for the best interest of the welfare of the City of Dania, Florida, to define
and clarify the meaning of restaurant bars and hotel bars and the conditions
under which they may sell alcoholic beverages, so far as the City Commission
of the City of Dania, Florida, has the power to regulate such sales,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Paragraph
(j), Section 1, Chapter 17, of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Dania, Florida, relating to the definition of a
restaurant bar, be and is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(j) Restaurant bar means a bar operated in connection with
a restaurant and by the same management, where the principal
business is the serving of meals and where meals are actually
and regularly served, having accommodations for service of two
hundred or more patrons at tables and occupying more than four
thousand square feet of space, such space being provided and
equipped with adequate and sanitary kitchen and dining room
equipment. The restaurant bar must be directly connected with
such dining room. The sale of liquors shall be strictly inciden-
tal to the serving of food. The sale of liquors shall be pro-
hibited except during the time the restaurant is actually engaged
in and open to the public for the serving of food; and further,
all such sales of alcoholic beverages as are authorized and
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permitted under the provisions of this Paragraph shall
be made within the hours as set forth in Section 29, Chap-
ter 17, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Dania,
Florida, relating to the operating hours of vendors of
alcoholic beverages. No sales of alcoholic beverages in
sealed containers shall be made in any restaurant bar.
No sign of any kind or character shall be displayed on
the restaurant or bar to the outside, denoting that alcoholic
beverages are sold therein.
Section 2. That Section 1, Chapter 17, of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Dania, Florida, relating to definitions, be and it is hereby
amended by adding thereto Paragraph (k) to read as follows;
11(k) Hotel bar means a bsr operated in connection with
a hotel or apartment hotel of more than fifty hotel rooms or
apartments, and operated by the same management, such bhr
being equipped with adequate and sanitary equipment. The
sale of liquors shall be strictly incidental to the principal use
as a hotel. The sale of liquors shall be prohibited except
during the time that the hotel is actually engaged in and open
to the public for operation of hotel business; and further, all
such sales of alcoholic beverages as are authorized and per-
mitted under the provisions of this paragraph shall be made
within the hours as set forth in Section 29, Chapter 17, of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Dania, Florida, relating
to the operating hours of vendors of alcoholic beverages.
No sales of alcoholic beverages in sealed containers shall be
made in any hotel bar. No signs of any kind shall be permitted
to be exhibited or displayed to the outside, denoting that
alcoholic beverages are obtainable therein.
Section 3. That if any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or
other part of this ordinance shall be adjudged by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate +
the remainder hereof, but shall be confined in its operation and effect to that
specific part of this ordinance which was directly involved in the controversy in
which such judgment was rendered.
Section 4. That the provisions of this section of the Code shall be
cumulative with similar existing provisions and shall not repeal any other
provision of this Code unless the same be in direct conflict with the provisions
hereof.
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Section 5. All ordinances, parts of ordinances or resolutions in
conflict herewith shall be and the same are hereby repealed to the extent
of such conflict.
Section 6. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect
immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on First reading this 19�h day of
l A. D. 1955.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on Second reading this 5 A,4 day of
j A.D. 1954.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on Third reading this /G /h day of
n , A. D. 1959.
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Cio Clerk - Auditor
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