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INTRODUCED BY Mr. Sharpe, J r. DATE: May 22, 2006 BILL NO. 8873 ORDINANCE NO. 6637 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING 5.08 OF THE UNVERSITY CITY MUNICIP AL CODE, RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, BY REPEALING SECTION 5.08.030 THEREOF, RELATING TO PICNIC LIQUOR LICENSES- WAIVER OF CHAPTER REQUIREMENTS, AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF, A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS "SECTION 5.08.030 PICNIC LIQUOR LICENSES- WAIVER OF CHAPTER REQUIREMENTS," THEREBY AMENDING SAID SECTION SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE LICENSES TO CERTAIN APPLICANTS; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 5.08 of the University City Municipal Code, relating to alcoholic beverages, is hereby amended by repealing Section 5.08.030 thereof, relating to picnic liquor licenses-waiver of chapter requirements, and enacting in lieu thereof, a new section to be known as "Section 5.08.030 Picnic liquor licenses- Waiver of chapter requirements"; so that said section, as so amended, shall read as follows: 5.08.030 Picnic liquor licenses-Waiver of chapter requirements. A. Picnic liquor licenses to sell all kinds of intoxicating liquor by the drink shall be issued only to a church, school, civic, service, fraternal, veteran, political or charitable club or organization, and shall be for a maximum period of three days. Yearly multiple picnic liquor licenses may be approved by the City Council. Such multiple licenses shall be only incidental to the applicant's main activity and may be limited to the sale of beer and wine by the drink only. Multiple picnic liquor licenses can be issued at one time for a maximum of twenty (20) licenses a year. Other provisions of this chapter notwithstanding, the City Council may in its discretion waive any and all requirements otherwise applicable to licensees under this chapter, except requirements relating to moral character, in approving the issuance of a picnic liquor license; and said license shall be issued by the Director of Finance without charge. B. The City Manager is authorized to issue picnic liquor licenses to applicants who have been issued a picnic liquor license by the City within ten (10) years preceding the application date or who are applying for such a license for a location where picnic liquor license sales were permitted under a picnic liquor license issued by the City within said ten (10) year period, provided the applicant or previous licensee at the location applied for did not engage in disorderly or undesirable conduct or conduct a disorderly or undesirable business there when the license was in effect, and the issuance will be for the public good or benefit. The City Manager shall be subject to the other provisions in this section to the same extent as the City Council. Section 2. This ordinance shall not be construed so as to relieve any person, firm or corporation