Sec. 154.108. - Consumption on vendor's premises.

(a) As used in this Section, vendor shall mean a vendor of alcoholic beverages licensed by the State to sell at retail alcoholic beverages. (b) It is unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic beverages, including beer and wine, on the premises of any vendor, except within the building which is the address of such vendor, on a patio adjacent to such building, or within a recreational area contiguous and attached to the building, and maintained and controlled by the vendor exclusively for recreational purposes, including but not limited to, golf facilities, tennis facilities, boating and fishing facilities, swimming facilities or other recreational purposes; provided, that such patio or recreational area meets the distance limitations of Chapter 656 . As it relates to locations within the Downtown Overlay, as defined by Section 656.361.2 of this Code, alcoholic beverages may also be consumed as part of the operation of a downtown sidewalk café or bar as set forth in Part 8 of Chapter 250 of this Code, and as it relates to those shopping districts described in Section 209.902 of this Code, alcoholic beverages may also be consumed as part of the operation of a sidewalk café as set forth in Part 9 of Chapter 250 of this Code. (c) This Section shall not be construed to authorize consumption of any intoxicating liquor on any premises where such consumption would otherwise be prohibited by the provisions of an alcoholic beverage license or by a zoning regulation of the City. (d) Violation of this Section is a class D offense. (Ord. 70-854-511, §§ 1—3, 5; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 72-484-252, § 1; Ord. 74-1034-525, § 1; Ord. 81-783-385, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 85-1567-819, § 3; Ord. 2025-772-E , § 1) Note— Former § 412.107.