No retail license shall be issued to the following:
A. In the case of an individual, a person who is not a resident of the Village of Cerro Gordo or a person who resides within the school district boundaries of Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District #100, and has not been a resident continuously in the Village of Cerro Gordo or within the school district boundaries of Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District #100 for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the date of application for a license under this chapter. (Ord. 635-2018, 4-16-2018)
B. A person who is not at least twenty one (21) years of age.
C. A person who has been convicted of a felony under any Federal or State law, unless the commission determines, after investigation, that such person has been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust after considering the matters set forth in such person's application and the commission's investigation.
D. A person who is not of good character and reputation in the community in which he resides.
E. A person who has been convicted of keeping a place of prostitution or juvenile prostitution, or promoting prostitution that involves keeping a place of prostitution or juvenile prostitution.
F. A person who has been convicted of pandering or other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency or morality.
G. A person whose local or state license has previously been revoked for cause.
H. A person who, at the time of application for a renewal of any license issued hereunder, would not be eligible for such license upon a first application.
I. 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 for any reason other than residency within the village.
J. A corporation or limited liability company, if any 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 residence within the village.
L. 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, with the exception that the manager or agent may reside within a thirty (30) miles radius of the Village Hall of the Village of Cerro Gordo.
M. A person who has been convicted of a violation of any federal or state law concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic liquor subsequent to the effective date hereof or has forfeited his bond to appear in court to answer charges for any such violation.
N. 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.
O. Any law enforcing public official, including members of local liquor control commissions, any president of the village board of trustees, any member of the village board of trustees, or any president or member of a county board; and no such official shall be interested directly in the manufacture, sale or distribution of alcoholic liquor; except, that a license may be granted to such official in relation to premises not located within the territory subject to the jurisdiction of that official if the issuance of such license is approved by the state liquor control commission and the village local liquor control commission.
P. A person who is not a beneficial owner of the business to be operated by the licensee.
Q. A person who has been convicted of a gambling offense as proscribed by any of subsections (a)(3) through (a)(11) of section 28-1 of, or as proscribed by section 28-1.1 or 28-3 of, the criminal code of 1961 4 , or as proscribed by a statute replaced by any of the aforesaid statutory provisions.
R. 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 act or the Illinois pull tabs and jar games act 5 .
S. 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).
T. A person who is not a citizen of the United States. (Ord. 442, 6-2-1999; amd. 2012 Code; Ord. 662-2020, 10-1-2020)
Notes
| 1 | 1. 235 ILCS 5/6-2. |
| 2 | 1. 805 ILCS 5/1.01 et seq. |
| 3 | 2. 805 ILCS 180/1-1 et seq. |
| 4 | 1. 720 ILCS 5/28-1, 5/28-1.1, 5/28-3. |
| 5 | 2. 230 ILCS 20/1 et seq. |