Fiscal Note
This Ordinance will result in a modest increase in General Fund Revenues. The Police Department and Clerk's Office anticipate no additional costs related to keg registration and permit processing. Staff will administer this program as part of their normal workload.
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SUBSTITUTE - Amending Section 38.02 and creating Section 38.07(14) of the Madison General Ordinances to create a definition for keg and to regulate the sale and possession of alcohol beverages sold in kegs in the City of Madison.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This substitute ordinance provides a limitation on the capacity of fermented malt beverage in kegs that can be possessed in residential buildings with exceptions for any person or premise holding a license to sell alcohol beverages, or any person or premises obtaining a keg permit from the Madison City Clerk.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Section 38.02 entitled "Definitions" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended by adding and amending therein the following:
"Barrel" means 31 US gallons of fermented malt beverage.
"Capacity" means the maximum amount of fermented malt beverage a barrel is capable of holding.
"Common Area" means land, improvements and amenities which are for the benefit and use of all occupants, tenants and/or owners, including, but not limited to, areas such as corridors, hallways, playgrounds, elevators and landscaped areas.
"Keg" means any container designed for and capable of holding at least four (4) gallons of fermented malt beverages to be dispensed from a tapper or tapper-like device.
"Residential Building" means a building which is arranged, designed, used, or intended to be used for residential occupancy by one (1) or more families or lodgers, and which includes, but is not limited to, the following types:
1. Single-family detached dwellings
2. Two-f...
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