2019-766 FILE ORDINANCE NO. 2019-766
An ordinance permitting the possession and consumption of fermented malt beverages
and intoxicating liquors in movie theaters, with penalties for violations thereof as set
forth in JGO 5.06.470.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JANESVILLE DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Section 5.06.120(B) of the Code of General Ordinances of the City of Janesville is
hereby amended to read as follows:
5.06.120 B. No other business may be conducted on the licensed premises. This restriction
shall not apply to:
1. Food service on Class B premises;
2. Selling wrapped food pursuant to a City food license on Class A licensed premises;
3. A bowling alley, movie theater, pool hall, dart lanes for hand thrown darts, or enclosed
archery lanes;
4. Hotels and motels having more than 30 rooms which are equipped and in use for rental to
guests as sleeping quarters, and
5. Combination grocery store/restaurants that hold a Class B beer only and/or Class C wine only
license for the restaurant portion, but only the restaurant portion may hold an alcohol license.
The grocery store/activities must be separate from the restaurant/alcohol licensed portion and
activities by solid walls that may have one passage between the two uses so as to permit the
use of a single restroom facility by all patrons. Storage of alcohol shall occur only upon a
licensed portion of the premises which may include a non-contiguous area apart from the
restaurant portion. All alcohol sales and consumption shall only occur on the licensed restaurant
premises. No sales shall occur for off-premises consumption, notwithstanding anything in the
statutes or ordinances to the contrary.
6. Retail establishments that have as their principal business the sale of materials, supplies, and
ingredients directly related to home-brewing of fermented malt beverages and winemaking that
hold a Class A license.
7. Grocery stores and supermarkets that hold a Class A license and whose business is other
than the sale of petroleum based products or pharmaceutical products, provided that the total
floor area for display and sales of all Class A products for sale in the establishment does not
exceed 80 square feet, is contiguous and confined to said area, and with the ability to be
physically and effectively separate and lock that portion of the premises so as to render it
inaccessible to customers and other non-privileged persons during non-sale hours, as those are
defined in subsections 5.06.240 and 5.06.242 of this chapter.
ADOPTED: September 23, 2019 Motion by: Marklein
Second by: Williams
APPROVED: Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent
A4 Benson X
Conley X
Mark A. reitag, City Manager Farrell X
Gruber X
ATTE Marklein X
Williams X
i•0"' •! Wolfe X
avid T. Godek, City Clerk-Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wald Klimczyk, City Attorney
Proposed by: Councilmembers Conley and Marklein
Prepared by: City Clerk-Treasurer
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