Ordinance 1757 - Amends Alcohol in Parks for Special EventsORDINANCE NO. 1757
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF THE KALISPELL MUNICIPAL CODES AND
CODIFIED AT KMC 3-18, CONSUMPTION IN STREET, ALLEY, OR PUBLIC PLACE
PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS, DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND AUTHORIZING
THE CITY ATTORNEY TO CODIFY THE SAME.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Kalispell Municipal Code 3-18 the City of Kalispell prohibits the sale and/or
consumption of any alcoholic beverage in or upon any building or other property owned
or occupied by the City or upon any street or sidewalk unless such action is within the
permitted uses authorized through a special public event permit issued by the City; and
WHEREAS, currently KMC 3-18 describes certain property owned by the City upon which special
public event permits may be issued regarding the sale and consumption of beer and/or
wine but the definition of the terms of such use outdoors may be made more specific
upon the application providing more certainty to the applicant and to the City ; and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell City Council therefore finds that it is in the best interest of the City and the
participants in special events that its ordinance require that more certainty be provided
within the special public event permit application regarding the outdoor service and
consumption of alcohol.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Kalispell Municipal Code is hereby amended as set forth in
Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated fully herein by this
reference.
SECTION 2. The City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to recodify this
Ordinance.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its final passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF KALISPELL THIS 18TH DAY OF MAY, 2015.
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Mayor
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EXHIBIT "A"
3-18 Consumption in Street, Alley, or Public Place Prohibited; Exceptions.
B. Persons wishing to use the following City owned property:
1. Hockaday Center for the Arts and its grounds,
2. the Conrad Mansion and its grounds,
3. the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce building,
4. the Central School Museum and its grounds,
5. Depot Park,
6. Lakers Ball Fields,
7. the hockey rink and surrounding grounds between the dates of December 21 st and
March 21 st, at Woodland Park,
or, if the applicant is a not -for -profit organization,
8. a street or right-of-way within the commercial district belonging to the City
for an event which involves the consumption, possession or sale of, beer and/or wine shall first
provide a written application for a special public event permit to the City Manager describing the
date, place, and time for any such event. An application for any such event in which beer and/or
wine is distributed or consumed outdoors shall include a detailed map specifically showing the
proposed location of a fenced area in which all such distribution and consumption shall occur
and be monitored. All such applications shall be filed with the City Clerk in time to be
scheduled on the next regular city council agenda. The City Manager shall, within such period,
make a recommendation on the application and place all applications before the City Council as
an action item to approve or disapprove the recommendation made by the City Manager.