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Gem Lake – Ordinance Updates <br />Gem Lake Planning Commission <br />July 9, 2024 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Proposed New Ordinance <br />Ord. No. 146 combined the above liquor ordinances. Content updates are aligned with state statutes. Changes <br />proposed include revising the definitions to include references to terms in state statutes , removing references to <br />fee amounts and placing them in the Fee Schedule (Ord. No. 135), and adding measurable distance requirements <br />regarding locations. Significant proposed changes are listed in Table 1. <br /> <br />Table 1: Most Significant Proposed Changes <br /> Current Proposed <br />Title “Non-Intoxicating Liquor” and <br />“Intoxicating Liquor” <br />“Liquor” <br />Definitions N/A Includes intoxicating liquor, non-intoxicating liquor, <br />and liquor (both). Now references the definitions in <br />Minn. Statutes. <br />Licenses Required <br />(4) <br />Listed 5 licenses (on-sale liquor, <br />off-sale liquor, on-sale wine, <br />Sunday on-sale) <br />Includes all 19 license types as stated in state <br />statutes, organized by general type. <br />Investigation Fee <br />(7.2) <br />“…the applicant shall pay the <br />actual cost of the investigation, <br />up to $10,000.00” <br />“An applicant seeking an “On-Sale” license shall <br />pay the actual cost of investigation, up to <br />$10,000, in addition to the required annual <br />license fee, as determined by the City’s Fee <br />Schedule as adopted by ordinance.” <br />Persons Ineligible <br />for License (9.1) <br />“No license shall be issued to an <br />individual who is a nonresident of <br />the City” <br />This language is proposed to be removed. <br />Places Ineligible <br />for License (10.4) <br />“No license shall be granted <br />within a reasonable distance of <br />any school church, or private <br />home at the determination of the <br />City Council” <br />“No license shall be granted within 500 feet of any <br />school, church, or private home. The distance <br />between the establishments shall be measured <br />from the points in which the edges of the structures <br />are nearest to one another.” <br />Conditions of <br />License (11.5-6) <br />N/A Inserted a clause requiring permits be displayed <br />and a clause requiring licensees to report any <br />changes to their application information. <br />Temporary <br />Amendments to <br />Liquor Licenses <br />(12) <br />N/A Inserted language from Ord. 2019 regarding <br />temporary amendments to allow adjacent areas to <br />be used under the existing license for special <br />events. <br />Restrictions on <br />Serving, Purchase <br />and Consumption <br />(13.5-7) <br />N/A Inserted three clauses as recommended by the <br />LMC to restrict consumption and availability of <br />liquor 30 minutes after final legal sale. <br />Nudity on the <br />Premises of <br />Licensed <br />Establishments <br />Prohibited (14) <br />N/A Inserted language as recommended by the League <br />of Minnesota Cities to protect the public from harm <br />stemming from the combination of nudity, alcohol, <br />and sex.