No license shall be issued to:
(a) A person who is not a citizen of the United States;
(b) A person who does not possess a good character and reputation in the community in which he or she resides;
(c) A person who, within two years immediately preceding the date of making application, has been convicted of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude or has been adjudged guilty of drunkenness or driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or the violation of any other intoxicating liquor law of any state or of the United States;
(d) A partnership, unless all the members of the partnership shall otherwise be qualified to obtain a license;
(e) A corporation if any manager, officer or director thereof or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than 25% of the stock of such corporation would be ineligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than non-residence within the city or county;
(f) A corporation, if any manager, officer, or director thereof, or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than 25% of the stock of such corporation, has been an officer, manager or director, or a stockholder owning in the aggregate more than 25% of the stock, of a corporation which: has had a retailer’s license revoked under K.S.A. 41-2708 and amendments thereto; or has been convicted of a violation of the Drinking Establishment Act or the cereal malt beverage laws of this state;
(g) A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent unless such manager or agent possesses the same qualifications required of the licensee; or
(h) A person whose spouse would be ineligible to receive a retailer’s license for any reason other than citizenship, retailer residence requirements or age, except that this division (h) shall not apply in determining eligibility for a renewal license.
(Ord. 19-0211, passed 2-11-2019)