A. No license authorized by this chapter may be issued to:
1. An applicant under the age of twenty one (21) years.
2. A person who is not a resident of the city.
3. A person who is not of good character and reputation in the community in which he resides.
4. A person who is not a citizen of the United States.
5. A person who has been convicted of a felony under any federal or state law, unless the commissioner determines that such person has been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust after considering matters set forth in such person's application and the commissioner's investigation. The burden of proof of sufficient rehabilitation shall be on the applicant.
6. A person who has been convicted of keeping a place of prostitution or keeping a place of juvenile prostitution, promoting prostitution that involves keeping a place of prostitution, or promoting juvenile prostitution that involves keeping a place of juvenile prostitution.
7. A person who has been convicted of pandering or other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency and morality.
8. A person whose license issued under this chapter has been revoked for cause.
9. A person who, at the time of application for renewal of any license issued hereunder, would not be eligible for such license upon a first application.
10. A copartnership, if any general partnership thereof, or any limited partnership thereof, owning more than five percent (5%) of the aggregate limited partner interest in such copartnership would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder.
11. A corporation or limited liability company, if any member, officer, manager or director thereof, or any stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate more than five percent (5%) of the stock of such corporation, would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than citizenship and residency within the city.
12. A corporation or limited liability company unless it is incorporated or organized in Illinois, or unless it is a foreign corporation or foreign limited liability company which is qualified under the business corporation act of 1983 or the limited liability company act to transact business in Illinois. The commissioner shall permit and accept from an applicant for a license under this chapter proof prepared from the secretary of state's website that the corporation or limited liability company is in good standing and is qualified under the business corporation act of 1983 or the limited liability company act to transact business in Illinois.
13. A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent unless the manager or agent possesses the same qualifications required by the licensee.
14. A person who has been convicted of a violation of any federal or state law concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic liquor or has forfeited his bond to appear in court to answer charges for any such violation.
15. A person who does not beneficially own the premises for which a license is sought, or does not have a lease thereon for the full period for which the license is to be issued.
16. Any law enforcing public official, the mayor, any alderman, or any member of the city council; except, that a license may be granted to such official in relation to premises that is not located within the city if the issuance of such license is approved by the state liquor control commission; and except, that a license may be granted to any alderman or member of the city council in relation to premises that is located within the city if: a) the sale of alcoholic liquor pursuant to the license is incidental to the selling of food; b) the issuance of the license is approved by the state commission; c) the issuance of the license is in accordance with all applicable city ordinances; and d) the official granted a license does not vote on alcoholic liquor issues pending before the city council. Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection to the contrary, an alderman or member of the city council may have a direct interest in the sale of alcoholic liquor as long as he or she is not a law enforcing public official or the mayor. To prevent any conflict of interest, the elected official with the direct interest in the sale of alcoholic liquor shall not participate in any meetings, hearings, or decisions on matters impacting the sale of alcoholic liquor. Furthermore, the mayor may have an interest in the sale of alcoholic liquor as long as the city council has made a local liquor control commissioner appointment that complies with the requirements of 235 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/4-2.
17. A person who is not a beneficial owner of the business to be operated by the licensee.
18. A person who has been convicted of a gambling offense as proscribed by any of 720 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/28-1(a)(3) through (a)(11), or as proscribed by 720 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/28-1.1 or 5/28-3 (the criminal code of 1961 or the criminal code of 2012), or as proscribed by a statute replaced by any of the aforesaid statutory provisions.
19. A person or entity to whom a federal wagering stamp has been issued by the federal government, unless the person or entity is eligible to be issued a license under the raffles and poker runs act or the Illinois pull tabs and jar games act.
20. A person who intends to sell alcoholic liquors for use or consumption on his or her licensed retail premises who does not have liquor liability insurance coverage for that premises in an amount that is at least equal to the maximum liability amounts set out in 235 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/6-21(a).
21. The sale at retail of any alcoholic liquor within one hundred feet (100') of any church, school, hospital, home for aged or indigent persons or for veterans, their spouses or children, or any military or naval station; provided, that this prohibition shall not apply to hotels offering restaurant service, regularly organized clubs, or restaurants, food shops or other places where the sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal business carried on, if such place of business so exempted shall have been established for such purposes prior to the effective date hereof; nor to the renewal of a license for the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor on premises within one hundred feet (100') of any church or school where such church or school has been established within such one hundred feet (100') since the issuance of the original license.
B. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the issuance of a license to a church or private school to sell, at retail, alcoholic liquor if any such sales are limited to a period when groups are assembled on the premises solely for the promotion of some common object other than the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquors. (Ord. 06-87, 11-2-1987; amd. Ord. 89-91, 7-10-1989; 2017 Code)