Physical standards
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- Related Register notice
- LQR-34-15-00029-A · Adopted rule
- Related notice published
- Jan 13, 2016
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- Jan 13, 2016
(a)No on-premises licenses shall be issued except where the premises comply with all statutory requirements. In addition, each such premises, when situated on or about the street level, shall have one or more windows which shall be so constructed as to afford clear visibility from the exterior and throughout the interior of said premises.
(b)No on-premises licenses shall be issued to premises described in section 48.1(b), (d), (e) and (f) of this Part unless a particular location or locations shall be designated for the sale and service of alcoholic beverages which, if approved by the authority, shall be deemed the licensed premises.
(1)Each such premises shall be under the exclusive dominion and control of the licensee and the sale and service of alcoholic beverages and the consumption of liquor and wine shall be confined thereto.
(2)In premises described in section 48.1(d), (e) and (f) of this Part, the licensed premises shall be enclosed by a permanent wall or partition at least eight feet high.
(c)On-premises licenses may be issued to premises described in section 48.1(c) of this Part with due regard for the functional and traditional layouts of such premises. Any stand-up bar shall be in an area where seating at tables is provided for patrons.
(d)General physical standards.
The following standards shall be applicable to all on-premises licenses:
(1)Each premises licensed hereunder shall have seating for patrons at tables, except that the authority, in its discretion, may permit a bar in any premises described in section 48.1(b) of this Part without requiring seating at tables.
(2)Each premises licensed hereunder shall provide separate sanitary facilities for both sexes. The provision of such facilities may be waived by the authority provided there is a satisfactory showing that such facilities are in an area adjacent or proximate to the licensed premises and available to the patrons thereof.