A verified City of Clinton application for the original issuance or the renewal of a liquor control license or a beer permit shall be filed at such time, in such number of copies, and in such form as the Director of the Iowa ABD shall prescribe, on forms prescribed by him/her. The application shall be accompanied by the required DCI background check forms and shall be filed with the City Council for approval or disapproval. This application and background check forms are requirements of the City of Clinton and are separate from any and all applications, bonds, fees, etc. required by the State of Iowa or the Department. Permits shall not be issued to persons other than residents and citizens of the State of Iowa. The word “citizen” shall include a corporation licensed to transact business in the State of Iowa.
(A) An application for a license or a permit shall state under oath whether or not the applicant is the actual manager of the place of business. In the event of change in management, the City Clerk shall be notified in writing of such change within three days from the time said change is made; and said notification shall contain the name, former occupation, and address of the newly appointed manager.
(B) The bond to be submitted to the ABD shall be in a form prescribed and in the amount required by the ABD.
(C) All applications submitted to the city for approval under this chapter shall remain valid for a period of six months. Any application that is submitted for approval but for which the applicant has not complied with or completed all additional application requirements (i.e. ABD online application, inspections required by this chapter, and the like) shall expire after six months. City shall send notice of incomplete application via regular mail to the applicant’s listed address notifying them that all requirements have not been met if all application requirements set forth in this chapter and/or Iowa Code Chapter 123 have not been completed by the stated six-month application expiration date. An application shall be deemed “completed” for purposes of this section if all application requirements described herein have been met and the only outstanding matter is approval of the application by the City Council.
(Ord. 2606, passed 3-26-2019; Ord. 2722, passed 3-14-2023)