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April 6, 2021 Council Report 2021-034
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF THE HOPKINS CITY CODE
REGARDING SELF-SERVE DRAUGHT MALT LIQUOR DISPENSERS, ON-SALE
BREWPUB AND OFF-SALE BREWPUB LIQUOR LICENSE FEES, AND ON-SALE
LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWAL FEES FOR 2021-2022 LICENSES
Proposed Action
Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: Move to adopt for First Reading Ordinance
2021-1166, An Ordinance Amending Chapter 4 of the Hopkins City Code Regarding Self-Serve
Draught Malt Liquor Dispensers, On-Sale Brewpub and Off-Sale Brewpub Liquor License Fees,
and On-Sale Liquor License Renewal Fees for 2021-2022 Licenses.
Adoption of the proposed ordinance will add regulations for self-serve draught malt liquor
dispensers, set fees for on-sale and off-sale brew pub licenses, which are not presently contained
in the City’s fee schedule, and reduce the fees for all on-sale liquor licenses by fifty percent for
the license year July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.
Overview
Staff is proposing amendments to the current liquor licenses due to a recent application. The
applicant is looking to open a brewpub which will offer self-serve draught malt liquor dispensers.
While state law allows for the dispensers, the City Attorney has recommended that the City
Council consider including conditions for the dispensers. In addition, staff proposes amendments
to Appendix A adding fees for the necessary brewpub licenses.
The proposed ordinance also includes language that will allow for a fifty percent reduction in on-
sale liquor license fees for the license year July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. This proposed fee
reduction is only for one year and will not be codified into the City Code and is intended to provide
relief to businesses with on-sale liquor licenses due to the effects of COVID-19.
The City Attorney has reviewed the proposed ordinance.
Primary Issues to Consider
• While state statute allows for self-serve dispensing, including the code requirements allows
the City to enforce them and all business owners would be subject to the requirements.
• The City Code allows the City to issue brewpubs licenses for both on-sale and off-sale,
although fees related to said applications are not contained in the City’s fee schedule.
• Providing on-sale licensees with a fifty percent fee reduction for the next licensing term will
provide some limited relief to businesses that were significantly impacted by COVID-19.
Supporting Documents
• Proposed Ordinance 2021-1166
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk
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CITY OF HOPKINS
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-1166
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF THE HOPKINS CITY CODE
REGARDING SELF-SERVE DRAUGHT MALT LIQUOR DISPENSERS, ON-SALE
BREWPUB AND OFF-SALE BREWPUB LIQUOR LICENSE FEES, AND ON-SALE
LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWAL FEES FOR 2021-2022 LICENSES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS HEREBY ORDAINS AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 4-108 of the Hopkins City Code is hereby created to add the double-
underlined language as follows:
Sec. 4-108. – Self-serve draught malt liquor dispenser.
An establishment holding an on-sale license that allows for the sale of malt liquor may provide
and make a self-serve draught malt liquor dispenser available to a patron for service of malt
liquor, provided the following requirements are met:
(a) Only malt liquor may be dispensed from the self-serve draught malt liquor dispenser; no
other liquor may be dispensed.
(b) Like all other liquor sold pursuant to the establishment’s on-sale license, all malt liquor
dispensed must be consumed on the licensed premises.
(c) The self-serve draught malt liquor dispenser shall require access controlled by the
licensee as to the method and amount of the malt liquor accessible to the patron.
Controlled access may be by any technology or device so long as the malt liquor cannot
be drawn or obtained by a patron without being first approved for access to the dispenser
by the licensee (or its designated employees) and each approved access restricts the
amount of malt liquor that may be dispensed by the patron as required under this section.
Each access transaction provided by the licensee to the patron shall be deemed as and
constitutes a sale or the service of liquor to the patron as is otherwise regulated in this
chapter.
(d) Each access transaction for a patron to the self-serve draught malt liquor dispenser shall
limit the patron access to no more than 32 fluid ounces of malt liquor. No patron shall
have or be provided at any one time with access to more than the restricted amount stated
herein.
(e) Prior to approving or reapproving any dispenser transaction, the patron's age shall be
verified to ensure the patron is age 21 or older.
(f) No person under the age of 21 shall be provided access to the self-serve draught malt
liquor dispenser.
(g) No person under the age of 21 shall consume or possess a malt liquor beverage dispensed
from the self-serve draught malt liquor dispenser.
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(h) All access transaction authorizations shall terminate or be disabled prior to the patron
leaving the licensed premises.
(i) No patron shall transfer any access transaction device or passcode to another person or
remove the access device from the licensed premises.
Any violation of the foregoing requirements is unlawful and shall be deemed a violation of this
chapter and any license issued under this chapter.
SECTION 2. Appendix A of the Hopkins City Code is hereby amended to add the double-
underlined language and delete the stricken language as follows:
Intoxicating alcohol
Club license
Membership: under 200
Between 201 and 500 Between 501 and 1,000
Between 1,001 and 2,000
Between 2,001 and 4,000
Between 4,001 and 6,000
More than 6,001
$300.00
$500.00
$650.00
$800.00
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
$3,000.00
Per year
Off-sale $200.00 Per year
Off-sale investigation $500.00 Per investigation
Off-sale brewer malt/brew pub $200.00 Per year
Off-sale investigation $500.00 Per investigation
On-sale intoxicating $7,500.00 Per year
On-sale exclusive liquor store $3,000.00 Per year
On-sale (all types) investigation $500.00 Per investigation
On-sale brewer taproom/brew pub $500.00 Per year
On-sale investigation $500.00 Per investigation
Sunday sale $200.00 Per year
Set-ups, commissioners permit $300.00 Per year
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Wine, on-sale or theater $800.00 Per year
Wine, on-sale investigation $500.00 Per investigation
Temporary liquor license $50.00 Per event
On-sale alcohol extended hours $1,300.00 Per year
On-sale wine extended hours $200.00 Per year
On-sale 3.2 beer extended hours $150.00 Per year
On-sale, theater $5,000.00 Per year
On-sale, theater investigation $500.00 Per investigation
On-sale on public premises $350.00 Per year
SECTION 3. For the license year July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, the license fees for on-sale
licenses, except for temporary on-sale licenses and on-sale public premises licenses, shall be
reduced by 50 percent of the fee established in the fee schedule. This reduction is temporary in
nature for on-sale license fees but does not include temporary on-sale licenses, on-sale public
premise licenses or background investigation fees.
SECTION 4. The effective date of this ordinance shall be the date of publication.
First Reading: April 6, 2021
Second Reading: April 20, 2021
Date of Publication: April 29, 2021
Date Ordinance Takes Effect: April 29, 2021
Approved by the City Council of the City of Hopkins on this 20th day of April, 2021.
By: ____________________________
Jason Gadd, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk