§ 4-53. Hotel-motel in-room service.

(a)

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

In-room service means the provision of a cabinet or other facility located in a hotel-motel guestroom:

(1)

Which contains beer and/or wine only and which is provided upon written request of the guest;

(2)

Which is accessible by lock and key only to the guest;

(3)

For which the sale of the beer and/or wine contained therein is final at the time requested, except for a credit which may be given to the guest for any unused portion.

(b)

Any hotel-motel that acquires in-room service shall be also required to obtain a consumption on the premises license and meet all the requirements of this article.

(c)

No hotel-motel shall be authorized to provide in-room service until it has been issued a special license to do so. A license fee in the amount set forth in the schedule of fees on file with the General Government Administration Department shall be imposed to provide only beer and/or wine by in-room service.

(d)

The sale of beer and/or wine by in-room service shall be subject to all restrictions and limitations relative to the retail sale of any alcoholic beverages, except as provided otherwise in this article.

(e)

Keys for in-room service shall only be sold to guests between the hours of sales permitted in this article.

(Ord. No. 07-2003, § 6-61, 7-7-2003; Ord. No. 11-2018 , § I, 9-4-2018)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 11-2018, § I, adopted September 4, 2018 repealed § 4-53 and renumbered §§ 4-54—4-56 as §§ 4-53—4-55. The former § 4-53 pertained to eligibility for issuance of a temporary special event license and derived from Ord. No. 07-2003, § 6-60, adopted July 7, 2003; and Ord. No. 05-2015 , § I, adopted June 1, 2015.