(A) General prohibition. No license shall be issued for any place or any business ineligible for such a license under state law.
(B) Conviction or revocation. No license shall be granted for sale on any premises where licensee has been convicted of the violation of this subchapter, or of the state liquor laws, or where any license hereunder has been revoked for cause until one year has elapsed after such conviction or revocation. Exceptions may be considered by the City Council after 90 days has elapsed after such conviction or revocation.
(C) Six months prior eligibility. No “on-sale” license or special club license shall be granted for a business or club which has not been in operation an eligible to receive a license for at least six months immediately preceding the application for license. Exceptions to this requirement may be considered by the City Council.
(D) Delinquent taxes and charges. No license shall be granted for operation on any premises on which taxes, assessments, or other financial claims of the city are delinquent and unpaid.
(E) Distance from school.
(1) No license shall be granted within 350 feet of any school. In applying this restriction, the distance shall be measured between the main front entrances following the route of ordinary pedestrian travel.
(2) If a school is established within 350 feet of an existing licensed business, the licensed business may continue its operation until such time as it becomes unlicensed for a period of 365 consecutive days, after which no license permitted under this ordinance may be granted.
(F) Zoning district. No license shall be issued for any place or business unless the same is located in a district zoned for such a business under the city’s zoning ordinance.
(Ord. 382, passed 6-5-2017)