City of Bridgman, MI Alcoholic Beverages

[Amended 6-6-2016 by Ord. No. 191]

No person shall drink any liquor, beer or wine (collectively "intoxicants") in any public way, place, park, street, or indoor or outdoor area to which the public is admitted (collectively a "public venue"), except upon the following terms and conditions:

When a person is located within a designated area at a public venue which is subject to a written vendor agreement or license agreement between the City of Bridgman and an organization or business, which written agreement specifically allows alcohol use at such public venue as part of the agreement's terms and conditions. The designated area shall be determined by the written agreement between the City and the vendor or licensee.

When a restaurant or bar has been issued a sidewalk cafe permit or outdoor seating area permit under the City of Bridgman Zoning Ordinance,[1] and a patron of said restaurant or bar is located within the designated outdoor seating area.

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Editor's Note: Consult the City for current zoning regulations.

A municipal corporation or nonprofit group or organization having a recognized public purpose who desires to use a public venue for a specific purpose or public event which is beneficial to the public, which determination shall be in the sole discretion of the City Council, shall be allowed to use a designated area in a public venue to serve alcohol upon obtaining written permission and a description of the designated area from the City Council upon approval of an event application under this section by a majority vote of the City Council.

All activities allowed under this section shall be restricted to the areas designated in the written license agreement, vendor agreement, sidewalk cafe permit, outdoor seating area permit, an event application approved by the City Council, by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission, and other such areas that are designated from time to time by the Police Chief and/or his designee for public safety purposes.

Any permission by the City Council or other written agreement or permit of any nature or sort is dependent upon the vendor, licensee, bar, restaurant, business or organization obtaining any necessary permits or licenses from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.

No intoxicants shall be consumed within any public venue except as purchased or received through the sponsoring organization, bar, restaurant, business, vendor, and/or the licensee described in Subsections A through C above.