Sec. 21. (a) In order to be considered a "resort hotel" within the meaning of this title and to be eligible to receive an appropriate resort hotel permit under this title, an establishment shall meet the following requirements:
(1) It shall be constantly patronized during a season of at least three (3) months.
(2) It shall have improvements of a least five thousand dollars ($5,000), in value, on the premises.
(3) It shall have at least twenty-five (25), adequately furnished and completely separate sleeping rooms, exclusive of any basement rooms, with adequate facilities.
(4) It shall be so disposed that persons usually apply for and receive overnight accommodations in it.
(5) It shall have either a:
(A) regular dining room frequented by customers each day during which the resort hotel is open to the public; or
(B) room in which continental breakfasts and hors d'oeuvres are served in areas designated as dining rooms.
(6) It shall be located on one (1) premises.
(7) It shall be operated by one (1) person, or under one (1) management.
(8) It shall be a permanent structure of at least two (2) stories, exclusive of the basement.
(9) It shall be reasonably fire-proof.
(10) It shall be sufficiently responsible to discharge all of its obligations under the law to its guests and it shall have kept a register of its guests.
(11) It shall have been in active operation for a period of three (3) years immediately prior to the filing of the application for a permit.
(b) This subsection applies to a hotel that qualifies under subsection (a)(5)(B). All laws and commission rules regarding legal serving for alcoholic beverages fully apply to the hotel. Rooms that qualify under subsection (a)(5)(B) qualify as rooms under IC 7.1-5-7-11(a)(16). The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning floor plans of the hotel.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-3(n).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.204-2001, SEC.37.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco
Chapter 20. Clubs, Restaurants, and Hotels
7.1-3-20-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter
7.1-3-20-1. Clubs; General Requirements
7.1-3-20-2. Clubs Within Corporate Limits
7.1-3-20-3. Clubs Outside Corporate Limits
7.1-3-20-4. Clubs Outside Corporate Limits; Exception
7.1-3-20-5. Clubs; Two Locations
7.1-3-20-6. Member of a Club; Qualifications
7.1-3-20-7. Fraternal Clubs; Labor Organizations
7.1-3-20-8. Club; Enabling Ordinance Required
7.1-3-20-8.5. Discriminatory Practices
7.1-3-20-9. Restaurants; General Requirements
7.1-3-20-9.5. Restaurant Carryout Sales; Eligibility
7.1-3-20-9.6. Resealing Wine Bottle Purchased With Meal
7.1-3-20-10. Restaurants Within Corporate Limits
7.1-3-20-11. Restaurants; Unincorporated Town Exception
7.1-3-20-11.5. Restaurants; Small City Provision
7.1-3-20-12. Restaurants Outside Corporate Limits
7.1-3-20-13. New Restaurants Outside Corporate Limits
7.1-3-20-13.5. Public Restaurant at Golf Course or Tennis Club; Gross Food Sales Requirement
7.1-3-20-13.6. Golf Course Clubhouse; Sale From Golf Cart
7.1-3-20-14. Restaurants Outside Corporate Limits; Nonrenewals
7.1-3-20-16.1. Municipal Riverfront Development Project; Alcoholic Beverage Permit Requirements
7.1-3-20-16.3. Sale of Manufactured Beer for Carryout
7.1-3-20-16.5. Restaurants in Historic Places or Districts; Retailer's Permits
7.1-3-20-16.8. Permits in Areas of Economic Development or Redevelopment in Certain Municipalities
7.1-3-20-17.5. Dispensing and Storing Alcoholic Beverage in Event Space of Hotel or Restaurant
7.1-3-20-18. Hotels; General Requirements
7.1-3-20-18.6. Submission of Hotel Floor Plan
7.1-3-20-18.7. College or University Hotels; Nonpermanent Outside Bars; Service Windows
7.1-3-20-19. Hotels Within Corporate Limits
7.1-3-20-20. Hotels Outside Corporate Limits
7.1-3-20-23. Hotels; In-Room Vending Units
7.1-3-20-24. Licensed Permit Premises Used Exclusively as Catering Hall
7.1-3-20-26. Permit for Historic Theater
7.1-3-20-27. Restaurants; Service Windows
7.1-3-20-28.5. Patio or Rooftop of Civic Center or Recreational Facility
7.1-3-20-29. Food Hall Master Permit