HomeMy WebLinkAbout2155 Amending City Code Chapter 600 by Adding New Subsection 600.080.E to Delegate Authority to City Clerk for Certain Temporary Liquor PermitsBILL NO. 2026-021 ORDINANCE NO. 2155
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 600 BY ADDING A NEW
SUBSECTION 600.080.E TO DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO THE CITY CLERK TO
ADMINISTRATIVELY REVIEW AND ISSUE CERTAIN TEMPORARY LIQUOR
PERMITS
WHEREAS, Chapter 600 of the Municipal Code regulates the sale and distribution
of intoxicating liquor within the City; and
WHEREAS, certain permits authorized under Chapter 600 are temporary in
duration and administrative in nature; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen finds that administrative efficiency will be
improved by authorizing the City Clerk to review and issue qualifying temporary permits
when all objective statutory and Code requirements are satisfied; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen desires to retain its authority over general
liquor licenses and all suspension and revocation proceedings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF
THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 -ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT. That City Code Section 600.080 of the
Riverside Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a new Subsection (E) to read as
follows:
E. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, the City Clerk is hereby
authorized to review and administratively approve or deny applications for the
following permits, provided the applicant demonstrates full compliance with the
requirements of this Chapter and Chapter 311, RSMo.:
1. Temporary permits for sale by the drink, issued pursuant to Section
600.030(C);
2. Tasting permits, issued pursuant to Section 600.020(0);
3. Temporary catering permits, issued pursuant to Section 600.050;
4. Temporary licenses for not-for-profit sale, issued pursuant to Section 600.055;
and
5. Temporary festival permits, issued pursuant to Section 600.057.
The authority granted to the City Clerk under this Subsection shall be ministerial in
nature and limited to determining compliance with the objective eligibility
requirements established by this Chapter and applicable State law. The City Clerk
may refer any application to the Board of Aldermen for consideration in her
discretion. All permits issued pursuant to this Subsection shall remain subject to
suspension or revocation by the Board of Aldermen in accordance with Sections
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600.100 and 600.160 of this Chapter. An applicant whose application has been
denied under this Section may appeal the denial to the Board of Aldermen by filing
a written notice of appeal within 10 days of the City Clerk 's denial, including a
statement as to why the denial was in error.
SECTION 2 -EFFECTIVE DATE. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after the date of its passage and approval.
BE IT REMEMBERED that the above was read two times by heading only,
PASSED AND APPROVED by a majority of the Board of Aldermen and APPROVED by
the Mayor of the City of Riverside this 5th day of March 2026.
/s/ Kathleen L. Rose
Kathleen L. Rose, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/ Melissa McChesney
Melissa McChesney, City Clerk