The following are grounds for denying the issuance or renewal of a license under this chapter; however, except as may otherwise be provided by law, the existence of any particular ground for denial does not mean that the city must deny the license. If a license is mistakenly issued or renewed to a person, it must be revoked upon the discovery that the person was ineligible for the license under this section.
(A) The applicant is under the age of 21 years.
(B) The applicant has been convicted within the past five years of any violation of a federal, state, or local law, ordinance provision, or other regulation relating to licensed products.
(C) The applicant has had a license to sell licensed products revoked within the preceding 12 months of the date of application.
(D) The applicant fails to provide any information required on the application, or provides false or misleading information.
(E) The applicant is prohibited by federal, state, or other local law, ordinance, or other regulation from holding such a license.
(F) The applicant is applying for a renewal of a license under this section and there have been three or more illegal sales of licensed products to persons under the age of 21 documented at the licensed place of business in the preceding 12 months.
(G) The proposed location of a store that has over 40% of the floor area (not including controlled access storage or office areas) dedicated to the display or sale of licensed products is within 500 feet of a public or private elementary, junior high (or middle), or senior high school.
(H) The applicant has failed to pay any outstanding administrative penalties.
(I) The business for which the license is requested is a moveable place of business. Only fixed-location retail establishments are eligible to be licensed.
(Ord. 1998-873, passed 4-13-98; Am. Ord. 2015-1192, passed 5-26-15; Am. Ord. 2020-1259, passed 11-30-20) Penalty, see § 122.99