A. General Prohibition: No license shall be issued for any place or any business ineligible for such a license under state law.
B. 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.
C. Distance From Schools, Churches And Residential Properties: No license shall be granted within three hundred feet (300') of any school, church, or residential premises.
1. Commercial Districts: Any limitation as to the distance of any licensed premises from any school, church, or residence shall not apply as to any beer, wine or intoxicating liquor licensee whose licensed premises are within the commercial districts of the city as established by title 10 of this code, or any amendments thereto.
2. Noncommercial Districts: In noncommercial districts, the three hundred foot (300') limitation as to the distance from any school, church, or residence shall be measured between the main front entrances following the route of ordinary pedestrian travel. If there is no route of ordinary pedestrian travel, then the distance shall be based on the shortest distance between the front entrances measured outside the structures and aboveground.
3. Subsequent Changes: Once any such license is issued in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, no subsequent change in the location of the front entrance of any school, church, or residence shall invalidate the license or make it ineligible for renewal or transfer as long as all other applicable licensing criteria are met. (Ord. 2012-2, 4-3-2012)