> Jason Goray wrote: > Ok, this does feel a bit like chicanery, or at least > searching for a loophole, but at some point, somebody > has to ask... > > ... "What exactly defines something as > being 'indoors', anyway?" > > So, does anyone know? My initial guess was that > missing one wall would make it an outdoor space, but > that doesn't seem quite right as, during the summer, > it would make all of Bob's Java Hut outdoors. > > How much shelter can a bar build on their patio before > it is considered to be an indoor space?
One could argue Justice Potter Stewart logic by saying, "I shall not today attempt further to define [indoors or outdoors]... but I know it when I see it..." Minnesota food code requires that indoor areas of food service establishments have certian types of materials used on floors, walls, and ceilings. Indoor areas are also required to have roofs, walls, doors, and windows to protect the indoor areas from the elements and that restrict the ability of insects and rodents from accessing the food service establishment. The only thing I could find in Minneapolis ordinances was related to establishments serving liquor (360.100), which requires licenses to have specific "outdoor" authority for an establishment to operate any "outdoor" spaces. So I would suppose that if an establishment's license doesn't say "outdoor" then they would have to meet the indoor code requirements. Randall Cutting Seward REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
