A. Renewal Requirements:
1. Any licensee may renew his license at the expiration thereof, provided he is then qualified to receive a license and the premises for which such renewal license is sought is suitable for such purpose, and provided the licensee complies with the ordinances and regulations then in force and effect in the city governing the issuance of retail liquor licenses.
2. Renewal privileges provided herein shall not be construed as a vested right to prevent the local liquor control commissioner from decreasing the number of licenses to be issued within the city in accordance with the then existing ordinances of the city.
3. The applicant shall pay all fees required at the time the renewal application is made.
4. All applications for renewal shall be submitted no more than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the existing license.
5. Each application shall be made and shall proceed in the same manner as provided in section 3-1-7 of this chapter. (2006 Code § 3-2-16)
B. Delinquent Taxes Prohibited:
1. No license shall be renewed by the local liquor control commissioner if the Illinois department of revenue, or any other appropriate department or agency of the state of Illinois, has reported to the Illinois liquor control commission, and such information has been conveyed to the city, that such licensee is delinquent in filing any required tax return or paying any amount owed to the state of Illinois, until the applicant for renewal is issued a certificate by the department of revenue stating that all delinquent returns or amounts owed have been paid by the guaranteed remittance, or a payment agreement to pay all amounts owed has been accepted in writing by the department of revenue and such writing has been furnished to the city.
2. No license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be renewed by the local liquor control commissioner if the applicant is delinquent in the payment of any tax owed to the city. Prior to the issuance of the renewal, the applicant must provide documentation that the tax owed to the city has been satisfied by payment in a method approved by the city clerk. (2006 Code § 3-2-22)