(a) To be considered a restaurant, an establishment shall meet the requirements of this section. (b) An establishment shall have average daily receipts from the sale of food that are at least 40% of its total daily receipts. (c) The Board may not consider as food an ingredient or a garnish used with or mixed with an alcoholic beverage that is prepared and served for on-premises consumption. (d) (1) The Board may waive the food requirement specified under subsection (b) of this section for a restaurant: (i) owned and operated by a nonprofit organization in the area bounded by South Ellwood Avenue on the west, Bank Street on the north, South Bouldin Street on the east, and Fleet Street on the south; or (ii) operated in the area bounded by South Eden Street on the west, Bank Street on the north, South Spring Street on the east, and Eastern Avenue on the south. (2) For a license that meets the qualifications under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Board may approve an expansion of the licensed premises onto a noncontiguous property with a second separate use permit issued by the City, if the second separate use permit specifically refers to the alcoholic beverages license at the primary location.
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