Licensing requirements.

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 411.04

in effect

Sec. 411.04. - Licensing requirements. (a) For Class N licenses issued under this chapter, the Uniform License Procedures laid out in Chapter 310.02(2) of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to applications, new applications investigation and review, notice, levels of approval, objections and renewal procedures for Class N licenses apply. For any Class T or temporary license issued under this chapter, the Uniform License Procedures laid out in Chapter 310.02(3) of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to applications, new applications investigation and review, notice, levels of approval, objections and renewal procedures for Class T licenses apply. (1) Conditions of limited licenses. The limitation on a limited entertainment license issued pursuant to paragraph (1) is an express term and condition of the license, and failure to comply with such limitation is grounds for adverse action against all licenses held by the licensee or applicant. If the holder of such limited entertainment license provides, furnishes or contracts for any entertainment of any kind on the licensed premises, such action is grounds for adverse action against all licenses held by such licensee. The council may by resolution further condition such limited entertainment licenses and the imposition of such conditions must not be deemed to be an adverse action; provided, however, that the imposition of any condition which directly limits, or whose only purpose is to limit, free expression or the expressive content of the entertainment must be deemed to be an adverse action and governed by the procedural requirements of sections 310.03 and 310.04 of the Legislative Code. Violation of such conditions is grounds for the revocation, suspension or further limitation of a limited entertainment license and any other licenses held by the licensee. Such revocation, suspension or further limitation must not be deemed to be an adverse action; provided, however, that if the violation which is all or part of the grounds of such action involves free expression or the expressive content of the entertainment, such action must be deemed to be an adverse action and subject to the procedural requirements of sections 310.03 and 310.04 of the Legislative Code. (2) Responsibility of licensee under limited licenses. Each holder of a limited entertainment license hereunder is responsible for full compliance by all renters and users of the licensed and contiguous premises with all requirements of law. The provisions of section 409.08(7) of the Legislative Code are applicable to and govern holders of limited licenses hereunder. (b) Investigation. For Class N licenses issued under this chapter, the Uniform License Procedures laid out in Chapter 310.02(2) of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining investigation apply. For any Class T or temporary license issued under this chapter, the Uniform License Procedures laid out in Chapter 310.02(3) of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to investigation apply. Whenever an application for an entertainment license is filed, the director must inspect and examine the premises described in the application and determine whether the premises are suitable for entertainment. (c) Floor space. No live entertainment license may be issued where the floor space available for and which is to be maintained for dancing in which the public participates does not exceed four hundred (400) square feet. (d) Limitations based on type of liquor license. Only establishments holding on sale intoxicating liquor licenses are eligible for class B and class C entertainment licenses. A holder of a wine and/or intoxicating malt liquor licenses may only obtain a class A entertainment license. Any licensee with a wine and/or intoxicating malt liquor license that holds an entertainment B or C license on the date this paragraph is effective may continue to hold that license unless or until the license is revoked or expires. (Code 1956, §§ 311.04, 311.06, 311.08; Ord. No. 17082, 10-27-83; Ord. No. 17434, § 3, 2-3-87; Ord. No. 17901, §§ 7, 8, 1-14-92; C.F. No. 92-1799, § 1, 12-22-92; C.F. No. 94-1660, § 4, 12-28-94; C.F. No. 96-418, § 1, 5-22-96; C.F. No. 04-189, § 1, 3-3-04; C.F. No. 07-149, § 165, 3-28-07; C.F. No. 07-566, § 1, 7-25-07; Ord. No. 07-566, § 1, 7-25-07; Ord 22-49, § 5, 11-9-22; Ord 23-38, § 3, 9-6-23)

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