Riverside, California · General provision

Chapter 19.450 - Alcohol Sales

Extracted standards

19 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Lighting

  • Lighting for security and safety

    The business shall have lighting to provide illumination for security and safety of parking and access areas.

Other

  • Only beer and wine with motor vehicle fuel

    Only beer and wine, not hard liquor, may be sold.

  • No displays within 5 feet of entrance5 ft

    No displays of beer or wine shall be located within five feet of the store's entrance or checkout counter.

  • Distance from other fuel/alcohol business300 ft

    The business shall be located a minimum distance of 300 feet from any other business with the concurrent sale of motor vehicle fuel with alcoholic beverages.

  • Education on drunk driving laws

    The management at each location of off-sale of alcoholic beverages shall be responsible for educating the public regarding drunk driving laws.

  • Employees at night must be 2121 years

    Employees on duty between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. shall be at least 21 years of age to sell beer and wine.

  • Florist wine sales incidental5 pct

    The sale of wine shall be clearly incidental to a florist shop business, and shall not exceed five percent of the annual gross sales revenue of the florist business.

  • Maximum percentage of beer and wine sales30 pct

    The maximum percentage of beer and wine sales to total store sales shall be 30 percent on a retail basis during any consecutive twelve-month period.

  • The minimum enclosed retail sales area for store products shall be 1,500 square feet.

  • No drive-thru sales

    No sale of alcoholic beverages shall be made from a drive-thru lane or drive-thru window.

  • Off-sale distance from parolee/probationer home1,000 ft

    The business shall be located a minimum distance of 1,000 feet from any existing parolee/probationer home, emergency shelter, supportive housing, transitional housing and transitional housing development.

  • Off-sale distance from residential100 ft

    The business shall not be located within 100 feet of any existing residential dwelling or property zoned for residential uses.

  • Off-sale distance from school/park600 ft

    The business shall not be located within 600 feet of a public or private school (pre-school through twelfth grade), assemblies of people—non-entertainment or public park.

  • On-sale distance from hospital/school/park600 ft

    The business shall not be located within 600 feet of a hospital, public or private school (pre-school through twelfth grade), assemblies of people—non-entertainment or public park, except in the Downtown Arts and Entertainment District.

  • On-sale distance from residential100 ft

    The business shall not be located within 100 feet of any existing residential dwelling or property zoned for residential uses.

  • On-sale lighting level1 foot candle

    Lighting, as certified by a qualified lighting engineer, shall be provided at a level no less than one foot candle of lighting throughout private parking lots and access areas serving the business.

  • Location fully visible from public street

    The business shall be in a location that is fully visible from a public street with an unobstructed view from the public street for public safety.

  • Soundproofing required

    Soundproofing shall be provided sufficient to prevent noise and vibrations from penetrating into surrounding properties or building lease space.

Signage

  • Posting of no drinking in public places

    The premises on which the business is located shall be posted to indicate that it is unlawful for any person to drink or consume any alcoholic beverage in any public place or posted premises.

From the ordinance

The business shall not be located within 600 feet of a public or private school (pre-school through twelfth grade), assemblies of people—non-entertainment or public park, as measured from any point upon the outside walls of the building or building lease space containing the business to the nearest property line of the school, assemblies of people—non-entertainment or park site.
Chapter 19.450 - Alcohol Sales