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Charlotte City Code § 15-315

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Sec. 15-315. - Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Customer means a person who purchases an alcoholic beverage from a permittee that is in a social district. Mixed-use development means an integrated development containing both residential and nonresidential uses and adhering to a comprehensive plan and located on a single tract of land, or on two or more tracts of land which may be separated only by a privately maintained street or other right-of-way, or which may be contained in a single building. Multi-tenant establishment means a building or structure, or multiple buildings and structures on the same property, or within the same planned development project, that may be subject to a common declaration of restrictive covenants administered by a common property owners' association, and under common ownership, control, or property owners' association governance, that contains or contain multiple businesses that sell food, goods, services, or a combination of food, goods, and services, and that include or are connected by common areas. The term multi-tenant establishment includes a mixed-use development. Non-permittee business means a business that is located in a social district and does not hold any North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (ABC) permit. Open container means a container that has a broken seal or a container other than the manufacturer's unopened original container. Permittee means a person holding any of the following ABC permits: (1) An on-premises malt beverage permit issued pursuant to G.S. 18B-1001(1). (2) An on-premises unfortified wine permit issued pursuant to G.S. 18B-1001(3). (3) An on-premises fortified wine permit issued pursuant to G.S. 18B-1001(5). (4) A mixed beverages permit issued pursuant to G.S. 18B-1001(10). (5) A wine shop permit issued pursuant to G.S. 18B-1001(16). (6) A distillery permit issued pursuant to G.S. 18B-1100(5). Person means an individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, other organization or group, or other combination of individuals acting as a unit. Premises means a fixed permanent establishment, including all areas inside or outside the licensed establishment, where the permittee has control through a lease, deed, or other legal process. Public street means any highway, road, street, avenue, boulevard, or other way within and under the control of the city or state and open to public use, including the sidewalks of any such street. Social district means a defined area in which a person may consume alcoholic beverages sold by a permittee. A social district may include both indoor and outdoor areas of businesses within or contiguous to the defined area during the days and hours established for the social district pursuant to section 15-314. A social district may include privately owned property, including permittees and non-permittee businesses, and multi-tenant establishments, and public streets, crosswalks, or parking areas whether or not the streets or parking areas are closed to vehicle traffic. (Ord. No. 373, § 2, 8-22-2022)

Source: City of Charlotte, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/charlotte/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH15OFMIPR_ARTXVSODI_S15-315DEFetched: 10/27/2026