The ordinance is to be known as the alcohol beverage control ordinance of the city of Columbia has the purpose of establishing uniform regulations and requirements for the licensing and regulation of alcoholic beverage manufacture and sales in Columbia, KY.

The ordinance will cover the manufacture and traffic in both malt beverages and distilled spirits and wine:

Sales will not be allowed from midnight Saturdays through 1pm on Sundays except for New Year's eve.

No bars will be licensed in the city. A limited restaurant license will be required to sell alcoholic beverages with 50% of the gross income from the sale of food and having a seating capacity of 50 persons for dining.

The fee for each of 13 city licenses to be offered is listed below:

1. Distilled spirits licenses as set forth in KRS 243.030:
- A. Distillers license $500
- B. Rectifiers license $3000
- C. Wholesalers license $3000
- D. "Retail package license $840

2. Special temporary license, per event when $136

3. Non-quota type one retail drink license (includes distilled spirits wine and malt beverages) $2000

4. Non-quota Type 2 retail drink license (includes distilled spirits wine and malt beverages) $1000

5. Non-quota type 3 retail drink license (includes distilled spirits wine and malt beverages) $300

6. Distilled spirits and wine special temporary auction license, per event $200

7. Special Sunday retail drink license $300

8. Extended hours supplement license $2000

9. Caterers license $800

10. Bottling house or bottling house storage license $2000

11. Malt beverage license fees as follows:

- A. Brewers license $500
- B. Micro brewery license $500
- C. Malt beverage distributors license $200
- D. Non-quota retail malt beverage package license $200
- E. Non-quota type 4 retail malt beverage drink license $200
- F. Malt beverage brew on premises license $100

12. Limited restaurant license $1050

13. Limited golf course license $1050

Taxes will be: 6% of gross sales of all alcoholic beverages sold but the drink 5% of gross sales of package distilled spirits and wine and 4% on gross retail sales of package malt beverages.

The second reading of this ordinance will be held Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 5pmCT in City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY.

This story was posted on 2016-05-17 06:22:13

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