§ 3-158. Private club.

(a)

In order to be eligible for a pouring or consumption on the premises license, a private club must be a nonprofit association organized under the laws of this state which:

(1)

Has been in existence at least one year prior to the filing of its application for a license;

(2)

Has at least 75 regular dues-paying members;

(3)

Owns, hires, or leases a building or space within a building for the reasonable use of its members, which building or space:

a.

Has suitable kitchen and dining room space and equipment; and

b.

Is staffed with a sufficient number of employees for cooking, preparing, and serving meals for its members and guests; and

(4)

Has no member, officer, agent, or employee directly or indirectly receiving, in the form of salary or other compensation, any profits from the sale of alcoholic beverages beyond a fixed salary.

(b)

For purposes of subsection (a) (4) of this section, a "fixed salary" means the amount of compensation paid any member, officer, agent, or employee of a private club as may be fixed for him by its members at a prior annual meeting or by the governing body out of the general revenue of the club and shall not include any commission or any profits from the sale of alcoholic beverages. For the purposes of this definition, tips or gratuities which are added to the bill under club regulations shall not be considered profits from the sale of alcoholic beverages.

(c)

No alcoholic beverage license shall be granted to a private club organized or operated primarily for the selling or serving of alcoholic beverages.

(d)

Private clubs licensed under the provisions of section 3-158 shall be required to maintain the same percentage sale of food/non-alcoholic beverages as compared to alcoholic beverages as is required of restaurants in section 3-157(a)(5).

(Ord. of 8-18-98)