(A) No license for the sale of alcoholic beverages shall be issued for any premises unless the applicant for the license is the owner of the premises or is in possession of the premises under a written lease for a term of not less than the license period.
(B) (1) No premises shall be licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages at retail except where the licensed premises and the entrance to the premises are on the street level and located in a business center or on a main thoroughfare.
(2) This division shall not apply to a hotel, club or restaurant, provided the club or restaurant received a minimum of 50% of its income from the sale of food and has a minimum seating capacity of 50
people at tables. In the class of cases described in this division the Administrator to whom the application is made may, in the exercise of his/her sound discretion, decide whether the premises are to be licensed.
(Ord. 8, 2021, passed 1-28-21)