Ariz. Admin. Code § R19-1-206 - Criteria for Issuing a Restaurant License

A. The Department shall not issue a restaurant license to an applicant if the Department finds there is sufficient evidence that the applicant will be unable to operate as a restaurant as defined in A.R.S. § 4-205.02(M)(2).

B. The following criteria are evidence of an ability to operate a restaurant as defined in A.R.S. § 4-205.02(M)(2). The Department shall consider these criteria when determining whether to issue a restaurant license to an applicant:

1. Number of cooks, other food preparation personnel, and wait staff are sufficient to prepare and provide the proposed restaurant services;

2. Restaurant equipment is of sufficient grade or appropriate for the offered menu;

3. Proposed menu is of a type and price likely to achieve 40 percent food sales; and

4. Dinnerware and small-ware, including dining utensils, are compatible with the offered menu.

C. The following criteria are evidence of an inability to operate a restaurant as defined in A.R.S. § 4-205.02(M)(2). The Department shall consider these criteria when determining whether to issue a restaurant license to an applicant:

1. More than 60 percent of the public seating area consists of barstools, cocktail tables, and similar seating indicating the area is used primarily for consumption of spirituous liquor;

2. Name, signage, or promotional materials of the proposed business premises contain a term such as bar, tavern, pub, spirits, club, lounge, cabaret, or saloon that denotes sale of spirituous liquor;

3. Proposed business premises has a jukebox, live entertainment, or dance floor; and

4. Proposed business premises contain bar games and equipment.

D. This Section is authorized by A.R.S. § 4-205.02(E).

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R19-1-206

Former Rule 6; Former Section R4-15-25 renumbered as Section R4-15-206 without change effective October 8, 1982 (Supp. 82-5). Section repealed, new Section adopted effective May 26, 1993, under an exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1993, Ch. 133, § 49 (Supp. 93-2). R19-1-206 recodified from R4-15-206 (Supp. 95-1). Former Section R19-1-206 recodified to R19-1-221 ; new Section R19-1-206 recodified from R19-1-217 at 8 A.A.R. 2636, effective May 30, 2002 (Supp. 02-2). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 1355, effective July 6, 2013 (Supp. 13-2). New Section made by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 1338, effective July 6, 2013 (Supp. 13-2). Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 389, effective 2/9/2024.

The following Section was repealed under an exemption from the Arizona Administrative Procedure Act (A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6) pursuant to Laws 1996, Ch. 307 § 18. Although exempt from certain provisions of the rulemaking process, the Department was required to provide for reasonable notice and hearing. This Section was not reviewed by the Governor's Regulatory Review Council; and the Department did not submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona Administrative Register (Supp. 97-2). Previous amendments were made under a different exemption (Supp. 96-4).