Set February 9, 2026, as the date of public hearing for amendments to Mankato City Code Chapter 2 related to Administrative Procedures, and to Chapter 3 related to Alcoholic Beverages. 

Set February 9, 2026, as the date of public hearing.

Recently, a review was done on liquor licensing to clean up former amendments that were missed throughout the chapter and to provide further clarity of licensing requirements and classes (see attached draft ordinance).
 
Changes are summarized below:

• The occupancy limit of under 400 applies to all licenses, so it is referenced at the beginning and not repeated in each section.
• The food requirement for a Class R is being lowered to 35 percent versus 40 percent to allow for some more flexibility in making sure that the requirement can be met.
• The “grandfathered” license information has a new class of Class B1, bar to help provide clarity on those licenses that are for legal non-conforming uses.
• The liquor license agreement is changed to be acknowledged during renewal instead of having a new copy sent annually and signed unless there are changes.
• Cleanup on the movie theater license information within the chapter.

In addition to the above, amendments are also being requested to the administrative procedures to provide clarification and reflect current practices (see attached) within Chapter 2 and eventually in other chapters where the procedure is reflected. This is further cleanup needed following the recodification that took place in 2025.