(a) Application. Any person desiring a Local Approval Required License or Permit (“LAR License or Permit”) shall fully complete an application upon a form prescribed by the Charter Township of Clinton which shall include at minimum the following information:
(1) Name and address of applicant, including email address and phone number and all such addresses for the previous ten years;
(2) Type of LAR License or Permit requested;
(3) Address and legal description of subject property;
(4) Educational background of the applicant and any individual having any ownership interest or management responsibilities for the applicant;
(5) Employment history of the applicant for the previous 20 years and any person having ownership interest or management responsibilities for the applicant;
(6) Previous liquor licensed establishment experience for the applicant and any person having ownership interest or management responsibility for the applicant;
(7) Any criminal charges or convictions involving the applicant or any person having ownership interest or management responsibilities for the applicant and the status of the charges, if any, pending;
(8) Any civil actions and/or judgments involving the applicant or any person having ownership interest or management responsibilities for the applicant for the last 15 years, as well as the caption and outcome of any litigation in which the applicant was a party for the last 15 years;
(9) Credit history over the previous ten years and any history of bankruptcy associated with the applicant and any person having ownership interest or management responsibilities for the applicant;
(10) The source of all funding, including verification through furnishing bank records;
(11) Detailed, scaled plans, sealed and signed by a licensed Michigan engineer architect for any new construction or modification to the existing premises, including where modifications effecting the exterior of the premises, a site plan, floor plan, elevation plan, interior rendering showing materials and furnishings and where exterior modifications are shown, a landscape plan. Such interior and exterior plans shall be marked “License Application Plans;”
(12) Detailed summary of existing or proposed employees, including job descriptions, names, addresses, birth dates of any employees, if known, employment history, Ichat criminal history, and information regarding litigation, if any, for the past 10 years.
(b) Tentative Approval. The Board of Trustees, upon recommendation of the Police Department shall consider the application. The Board may consult with other departments regarding the status and completion of improvements. The Board may grant or deny tentative approval. Reasonable conditions shall be met, including the substantial completion of improvements, conformity with ordinances in a reasonable and timely manner, prior to consideration and a determination of final approval or denial for issuance of a license.
(c) Final Approval. Upon request of the applicant having received tentative approval, and the substantial completion of improvements represented in connection with an application for a LAR License or Permit, final approval shall be considered by the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Clinton, provided all of the representations of tentative approval have been fulfilled as determined by the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Clinton. After final approval and up until actual issuance of a license or permit by the Liquor Control Commission of the State of Michigan, the Township Board may rescind final approval in the event any of the following occurs:
(1) Any misrepresentations or inaccuracies on the application or plans;
(2) Failure to timely commence and complete construction or improvements as presented to or to comply with plans for construction and improvements as presented, unless such plan changes have been expressly authorized and approved by the Board of Trustees;
(3) Conviction of any felony or any misdemeanor involving alcohol, drugs, or fraud or violence; or
(4) The commencement of bankruptcy proceedings or creditor’s rights proceedings.
(Ord. Unno. Passed 1-2-03; Ord. 449. Passed 2-4-19.)