As Reported by the House Local and Municipal Government and Urban Revitalization Committee

126th General Assembly
Regular Session
2005-2006
H. B. No. 209


Representatives Combs, Carano, Chandler, C. Evans, Harwood, Martin, Perry, Trakas, Daniels, Fende, Yuko, Wolpert 



A BILL
To amend section 4303.181 of the Revised Code to 1
qualify the owner or operator of a community arts 2
center for issuance of a D-5h liquor permit.3


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1. That section 4303.181 of the Revised Code be 4
amended to read as follows:5

       Sec. 4303.181.  (A) Permit D-5a may be issued either to the6
owner or operator of a hotel or motel that is required to be7
licensed under section 3731.03 of the Revised Code, that contains8
at least fifty rooms for registered transient guests or is owned 9
by a state institution of higher education as defined in section 10
3345.011 of the Revised Code or a private college or university,11
and that qualifies under the other requirements of this section,12
or to the owner or operator of a restaurant specified under this13
section, to sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only14
by the individual drink in glass and from the container, for15
consumption on the premises where sold, and to registered guests16
in their rooms, which may be sold by means of a controlled access17
alcohol and beverage cabinet in accordance with division (B) of18
section 4301.21 of the Revised Code; and to sell the same products 19
in the same manner and amounts not for consumption on the premises 20
as may be sold by holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. The premises of 21
the hotel or motel shall include a retail food establishment or a22
food service operation licensed pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the23
Revised Code that operates as a restaurant for purposes of this24
chapter and that is affiliated with the hotel or motel and within25
or contiguous to the hotel or motel, and that serves food within26
the hotel or motel, but the principal business of the owner or27
operator of the hotel or motel shall be the accommodation of28
transient guests. In addition to the privileges authorized in this 29
division, the holder of a D-5a permit may exercise the same30
privileges as the holder of a D-5 permit.31

       The owner or operator of a hotel, motel, or restaurant who32
qualified for and held a D-5a permit on August 4, 1976, may, if33
the owner or operator held another permit before holding a D-5a34
permit, either retain a D-5a permit or apply for the permit35
formerly held, and the division of liquor control shall issue the36
permit for which the owner or operator applies and formerly held,37
notwithstanding any quota.38

       A D-5a permit shall not be transferred to another location.39
No quota restriction shall be placed on the number of D-5a permits40
that may be issued.41

       The fee for this permit is two thousand three hundred 42
forty-four dollars.43

       (B) Permit D-5b may be issued to the owner, operator, tenant, 44
lessee, or occupant of an enclosed shopping center to sell beer 45
and intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in 46
glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises 47
where sold; and to sell the same products in the same manner and 48
amount not for consumption on the premises as may be sold by 49
holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. In addition to the privileges 50
authorized in this division, the holder of a D-5b permit may 51
exercise the same privileges as a holder of a D-5 permit.52

       A D-5b permit shall not be transferred to another location.53

       One D-5b permit may be issued at an enclosed shopping center54
containing at least two hundred twenty-five thousand, but less55
than four hundred thousand, square feet of floor area.56

       Two D-5b permits may be issued at an enclosed shopping center57
containing at least four hundred thousand square feet of floor58
area. No more than one D-5b permit may be issued at an enclosed59
shopping center for each additional two hundred thousand square60
feet of floor area or fraction of that floor area, up to a maximum 61
of five D-5b permits for each enclosed shopping center. The number 62
of D-5b permits that may be issued at an enclosed shopping center 63
shall be determined by subtracting the number of D-3 and D-5 64
permits issued in the enclosed shopping center from the number of 65
D-5b permits that otherwise may be issued at the enclosed shopping 66
center under the formulas provided in this division. Except as 67
provided in this section, no quota shall be placed on the number 68
of D-5b permits that may be issued. Notwithstanding any quota 69
provided in this section, the holder of any D-5b permit first 70
issued in accordance with this section is entitled to its renewal 71
in accordance with section 4303.271 of the Revised Code.72

       The holder of a D-5b permit issued before April 4, 1984,73
whose tenancy is terminated for a cause other than nonpayment of74
rent, may return the D-5b permit to the division of liquor75
control, and the division shall cancel that permit. Upon76
cancellation of that permit and upon the permit holder's payment77
of taxes, contributions, premiums, assessments, and other debts78
owing or accrued upon the date of cancellation to this state and79
its political subdivisions and a filing with the division of a80
certification of that payment, the division shall issue to that81
person either a D-5 permit, or a D-1, a D-2, and a D-3 permit, as82
that person requests. The division shall issue the D-5 permit, or83
the D-1, D-2, and D-3 permits, even if the number of D-1, D-2,84
D-3, or D-5 permits currently issued in the municipal corporation85
or in the unincorporated area of the township where that person's86
proposed premises is located equals or exceeds the maximum number87
of such permits that can be issued in that municipal corporation88
or in the unincorporated area of that township under the89
population quota restrictions contained in section 4303.29 of the90
Revised Code. Any D-1, D-2, D-3, or D-5 permit so issued shall not91
be transferred to another location. If a D-5b permit is canceled92
under the provisions of this paragraph, the number of D-5b permits 93
that may be issued at the enclosed shopping center for which the 94
D-5b permit was issued, under the formula provided in this 95
division, shall be reduced by one if the enclosed shopping center 96
was entitled to more than one D-5b permit under the formula.97

       The fee for this permit is two thousand three hundred 98
forty-four dollars.99

       (C) Permit D-5c may be issued to the owner or operator of a 100
retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed101
pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a102
restaurant for purposes of this chapter and that qualifies under103
the other requirements of this section to sell beer and any104
intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in105
glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises106
where sold, and to sell the same products in the same manner and107
amounts not for consumption on the premises as may be sold by108
holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. In addition to the privileges109
authorized in this division, the holder of a D-5c permit may110
exercise the same privileges as the holder of a D-5 permit.111

       To qualify for a D-5c permit, the owner or operator of a 112
retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed113
pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a114
restaurant for purposes of this chapter, shall have operated the115
restaurant at the proposed premises for not less than twenty-four116
consecutive months immediately preceding the filing of the117
application for the permit, have applied for a D-5 permit no later118
than December 31, 1988, and appear on the division's quota waiting119
list for not less than six months immediately preceding the filing120
of the application for the permit. In addition to these121
requirements, the proposed D-5c permit premises shall be located122
within a municipal corporation and further within an election123
precinct that, at the time of the application, has no more than124
twenty-five per cent of its total land area zoned for residential125
use.126

       A D-5c permit shall not be transferred to another location.127
No quota restriction shall be placed on the number of such permits128
that may be issued.129

       Any person who has held a D-5c permit for at least two years130
may apply for a D-5 permit, and the division of liquor control131
shall issue the D-5 permit notwithstanding the quota restrictions132
contained in section 4303.29 of the Revised Code or in any rule of133
the liquor control commission.134

       The fee for this permit is one thousand five hundred 135
sixty-three dollars.136

       (D) Permit D-5d may be issued to the owner or operator of a 137
retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed138
pursuant to Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a139
restaurant for purposes of this chapter and that is located at an140
airport operated by a board of county commissioners pursuant to141
section 307.20 of the Revised Code, at an airport operated by a 142
port authority pursuant to Chapter 4582. of the Revised Code, or 143
at an airport operated by a regional airport authority pursuant to 144
Chapter 308. of the Revised Code. The holder of a D-5d permit may 145
sell beer and any intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the 146
individual drink in glass and from the container, for consumption 147
on the premises where sold, and may sell the same products in the 148
same manner and amounts not for consumption on the premises where 149
sold as may be sold by the holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. In 150
addition to the privileges authorized in this division, the holder 151
of a D-5d permit may exercise the same privileges as the holder of 152
a D-5 permit.153

       A D-5d permit shall not be transferred to another location.154
No quota restrictions shall be placed on the number of such 155
permits that may be issued.156

       The fee for this permit is two thousand three hundred 157
forty-four dollars.158

       (E) Permit D-5e may be issued to any nonprofit organization159
that is exempt from federal income taxation under the "Internal160
Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 501(c)(3), as161
amended, or that is a charitable organization under any chapter of162
the Revised Code, and that owns or operates a riverboat that meets 163
all of the following:164

       (1) Is permanently docked at one location;165

       (2) Is designated as an historical riverboat by the Ohio166
historical society;167

       (3) Contains not less than fifteen hundred square feet of168
floor area;169

       (4) Has a seating capacity of fifty or more persons.170

       The holder of a D-5e permit may sell beer and intoxicating171
liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from172
the container, for consumption on the premises where sold.173

       A D-5e permit shall not be transferred to another location.174
No quota restriction shall be placed on the number of such permits175
that may be issued. The population quota restrictions contained in 176
section 4303.29 of the Revised Code or in any rule of the liquor 177
control commission shall not apply to this division, and the 178
division shall issue a D-5e permit to any applicant who meets the 179
requirements of this division. However, the division shall not 180
issue a D-5e permit if the permit premises or proposed permit181
premises are located within an area in which the sale of182
spirituous liquor by the glass is prohibited.183

       The fee for this permit is one thousand two hundred nineteen 184
dollars.185

       (F) Permit D-5f may be issued to the owner or operator of a186
retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed187
under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a188
restaurant for purposes of this chapter and that meets all of the189
following:190

       (1) It contains not less than twenty-five hundred square feet 191
of floor area.192

       (2) It is located on or in, or immediately adjacent to, the193
shoreline of, a navigable river.194

       (3) It provides docking space for twenty-five boats.195

       (4) It provides entertainment and recreation, provided that196
not less than fifty per cent of the business on the permit197
premises shall be preparing and serving meals for a consideration.198

       In addition, each application for a D-5f permit shall be199
accompanied by a certification from the local legislative200
authority that the issuance of the D-5f permit is not inconsistent201
with that political subdivision's comprehensive development plan202
or other economic development goal as officially established by203
the local legislative authority.204

       The holder of a D-5f permit may sell beer and intoxicating205
liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in glass and from206
the container, for consumption on the premises where sold.207

       A D-5f permit shall not be transferred to another location.208

       The division of liquor control shall not issue a D-5f permit209
if the permit premises or proposed permit premises are located210
within an area in which the sale of spirituous liquor by the glass211
is prohibited.212

       A fee for this permit is two thousand three hundred 213
forty-four dollars.214

       As used in this division, "navigable river" means a river 215
that is also a "navigable water" as defined in the "Federal Power216
Act," 94 Stat. 770 (1980), 16 U.S.C. 796.217

       (G) Permit D-5g may be issued to a nonprofit corporation that 218
is either the owner or the operator of a national professional 219
sports museum. The holder of a D-5g permit may sell beer and any 220
intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in 221
glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises 222
where sold. The holder of a D-5g permit shall sell no beer or 223
intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises where sold 224
after one a.m. A D-5g permit shall not be transferred to another 225
location. No quota restrictions shall be placed on the number of 226
D-5g permits that may be issued. The fee for this permit is one 227
thousand eight hundred seventy-five dollars.228

       (H)(1) Permit D-5h may be issued to any nonprofit229
organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under the230
"Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A.231
501(c)(3), as amended, that owns or operates a fine arts museum232
and has no less than five thousand bona fide members possessing233
full membership privileges. The234

       (2) Permit D-5h also may be issued to any nonprofit 235
organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under the 236
"Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 237
501(c)(3), as amended, that owns or operates a community arts 238
center. As used in this division, "community arts center" means a 239
facility that provides arts programming to the community in more 240
than one arts discipline, including, but not limited to, exhibits 241
of works of art and performances by both professional and amateur 242
artists.243

        (3) The holder of a D-5h permit may sell beer and any244
intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in245
glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises246
where sold. The holder of a D-5h permit shall sell no beer or247
intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises where sold248
after one a.m. A D-5h permit shall not be transferred to another249
location. No quota restrictions shall be placed on the number of250
D-5h permits that may be issued. The251

       (4) The fee for thisa D-5h permit is one thousand eight 252
hundred seventy-five dollars.253

       (I) Permit D-5i may be issued to the owner or operator of a254
retail food establishment or a food service operation licensed255
under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code that operates as a256
restaurant for purposes of this chapter and that meets all of the257
following requirements:258

       (1) It is located in a municipal corporation or a township259
with a population of seventy-five thousand or less.260

       (2) It has inside seating capacity for at least one hundred261
forty persons.262

       (3) It has at least four thousand square feet of floor area.263

       (4) It offers full-course meals, appetizers, and sandwiches.264

       (5) Its receipts from beer and liquor sales do not exceed265
twenty-five per cent of its total gross receipts.266

       (6) It has at least one of the following characteristics:267

       (a) The value of its real and personal property exceeds seven 268
hundred twenty-five thousand dollars.269

       (b) It is located on property that is owned or leased by the 270
state or a state agency, and its owner or operator has 271
authorization from the state or the state agency that owns or 272
leases the property to obtain a D-5i permit.273

       The holder of a D-5i permit shall cause an independent audit274
to be performed at the end of one full year of operation following275
issuance of the permit in order to verify the requirements of276
division (I)(5) of this section. The results of the independent277
audit shall be transmitted to the division. Upon determining that278
the receipts of the holder from beer and liquor sales exceeded279
twenty-five per cent of its total gross receipts, the division280
shall suspend the permit of the permit holder under section281
4301.25 of the Revised Code and may allow the permit holder to282
elect a forfeiture under section 4301.252 of the Revised Code.283

       The holder of a D-5i permit may sell beer and any284
intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in285
glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises286
where sold, and may sell the same products in the same manner and287
amounts not for consumption on the premises where sold as may be288
sold by the holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. The holder of a D-5i289
permit shall sell no beer or intoxicating liquor for consumption290
on the premises where sold after two-thirty a.m. In addition to291
the privileges authorized in this division, the holder of a D-5i292
permit may exercise the same privileges as the holder of a D-5293
permit.294

       A D-5i permit shall not be transferred to another location. 295
The division of liquor control shall not renew a D-5i permit296
unless the retail food establishment or food service operation for 297
which it is issued continues to meet the requirements described in 298
divisions (I)(1) to (6) of this section. No quota restrictions 299
shall be placed on the number of D-5i permits that may be issued. 300
The fee for the D-5i permit is two thousand three hundred 301
forty-four dollars.302

       (J)(1) Permit D-5j may be issued to the owner or the operator 303
of a retail food establishment or a food service operation 304
licensed under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code to sell beer and 305
intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in 306
glass and from the container, for consumption on the premises 307
where sold and to sell beer and intoxicating liquor in the same 308
manner and amounts not for consumption on the premises where sold 309
as may be sold by the holders of D-1 and D-2 permits. The holder 310
of a D-5j permit may exercise the same privileges, and shall 311
observe the same hours of operation, as the holder of a D-5312
permit.313

       (2) The D-5j permit shall be issued only within a community314
entertainment district that is designated under section 4301.80 of315
the Revised Code and that meets one of the following 316
qualifications:317

       (a) It is located in a municipal corporation with a 318
population of at least one hundred thousand.319

       (b) It is located in a municipal corporation with a 320
population of at least twenty thousand, and either of the 321
following applies:322

       (i) It contains an amusement park the rides of which have 323
been issued a permit by the department of agriculture under 324
Chapter 1711. of the Revised Code.325

       (ii) Not less than fifty million dollars will be invested in 326
development and construction in the community entertainment 327
district's area located in the municipal corporation.328

       (c) It is located in a township with a population of at least 329
forty thousand.330

       (3) The location of a D-5j permit may be transferred only331
within the geographic boundaries of the community entertainment332
district in which it was issued and shall not be transferred333
outside the geographic boundaries of that district.334

       (4) Not more than one D-5j permit shall be issued within each335
community entertainment district for each five acres of land336
located within the district. Not more than fifteen D-5j permits337
may be issued within a single community entertainment district.338
Except as otherwise provided in division (J)(4) of this section,339
no quota restrictions shall be placed upon the number of D-5j340
permits that may be issued.341

       (5) The fee for a D-5j permit is two thousand three hundred 342
forty-four dollars.343

       (K)(1) Permit D-5k may be issued to any nonprofit344
organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under the345
"Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A.346
501(c)(3), as amended, that is the owner or operator of a347
botanical garden recognized by the American association of348
botanical gardens and arboreta, and that has not less than349
twenty-five hundred bona fide members.350

       (2) The holder of a D-5k permit may sell beer and any351
intoxicating liquor at retail, only by the individual drink in352
glass and from the container, on the premises where sold.353

       (3) The holder of a D-5k permit shall sell no beer or354
intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises where sold355
after one a.m.356

       (4) A D-5k permit shall not be transferred to another357
location.358

       (5) No quota restrictions shall be placed on the number of359
D-5k permits that may be issued.360

       (6) The fee for the D-5k permit is one thousand eight hundred361
seventy-five dollars.362

       Section 2. That existing section 4303.181 of the Revised Code 363
is hereby repealed.364