Alcohol Licenses General Information – Form PL231 Revised 04/13/2022
SECURITY AND ALCOHOL CONTROL PLANS
ALCOHOL CONTROL PLAN shall include at minimum the following details:
o The type of venue, is the venue 21 and over only or is it an all age venue.
o The days and hours of operation of the primary business as well as the limited entertainment, if approved
o The occupancy limit of the establishment
o The method by which the establishment will prevent minors (anyone under 21 years of age) from
bringing in or gaining access to alcoholic beverages
o Identify the procedure for checking ID’s, as well as the staff that will be responsible for checking ID’s
o The number of security officers that are/will be present and where the security officers will be stationed,
if applicable
SECURITY PLAN STANDARDS AND “BEST PRACTICES” In addition to alcohol control requirements, the following are
some of the minimum security requirements for nightclubs, general entertainment establishments, special events
and other establishments are required by the Director:
o Perform security-related searches, including searches using metal detectors or wanding and searches
based on the results of those devices, and limit the types of items that can be brought into the
establishment, including without limitation weapons, backpacks, bags and other carrying devices.
o Provide adequate security to manage lines of patrons seeking entry.
o Provide minimum levels of security both inside and outside the establishment, at a ratio of security to
attendees that is commensurate with the size and operation of the establishment.
o Ensure that security officers are trained in areas such as use of force, counter-terrorism and de-
escalation.
o Engage special events officers of Metro for occasions and events where such a presence is deemed
important by the Director.
o Provide fully operational and adequate video surveillance for the venue especially for restroom
entries, ingress/egress areas, and the front of the establishment.
o Provide for the presence of medical personnel for events with over one thousand patrons.
o Provide for the vetting of independent hosts, special guest DJ's, live acts, etc. through open sources.
o Establish, maintain in place, and implement written policies and procedures that seek to foster the
public health, safety, morals, good order, and general welfare of the patrons.
o Implement a program by which employees and others retained by the establishment have received
copies of, and training, regarding the written policies and procedures referred to above.
o Provide details associated to the mitigation of noise where it can’t be heard beyond fifty (50) feet of
the source.
o Unless otherwise permitted by land use entitlement approved for such establishment, any and all
activities associated with a licensed establishment shall be conducted entirely within the interior of
such establishment, except for the following:
The checking of patrons' identification;
Valet parking activities;
The sale of admission tickets for current or future events;
Each outdoor patron line must be on private property or on a public sidewalk. If on a
public sidewalk, an outdoor patron line shall:
o Be parallel to and against the structure of the licensed establishment;
o Be maintained so that not more than two persons are abreast (next to one
another);
o Not restrict reasonable pedestrian movement on the sidewalk; and
o Not obstruct the entrance to any other establishment that is open for business.