Before any permit is issued by the city clerk, the applicant therefore shall file with the city clerk a sworn petition in writing and shall establish the following:
(1) The name and home address of the applicant.
(2) The applicant shall state as to whether he/she has been a citizen or lawful resident of the United States for at least one year immediately preceding the date of applying for a beer permit in the manner prescribed by Tennessee Code Annotated, § 57-5-103(a) and as subsequently amended.
(3) The applicant shall agree to an in depth background check by the city clerk.
(4) The business name and location of the premises at which the business shall be conducted. The business name shall not contain the word "beer."
(5) The owner or owners of such premises.
(6) That the applicant shall not engage in the sale of such beverages except at the place or places for which the city clerk has issued a permit to such applicant.
(7) That no sale of such beverage will be made except in accordance with the permit granted.
(8) The applicant shall state as to whether the permit for the sale of beer is sought for consumption on the premises or for sale to be carried off the premises with no consumption on the premises; excluding manufacturer which will be on-premises and off-premises.
(9) If the application is for consumption on the premises, the applicant will state the nature of the business and the seating capacity of the facilities. If the application is for consumption off the premises, the applicant shall state whether the location of the business is permitted under the provisions of the Cookeville Zoning Code. If the application is for a private club, the applicant shall state the number of years of existence under the private club's charter of incorporation granted by the State of Tennessee, and as to whether it is a corporation for profit or a corporation not for profit.
(10) That neither the applicant nor any persons employed, or to be employed by him in such distribution or sale of such beverage, has ever been convicted of any violation of the law against prohibition, sale, possession, manufacture, or transportation of intoxicating liquor, or of any crime involving moral turpitude within the past ten (10) years.
(11) That the applicant has not had a license for the sale of legalized beer revoked.
(12) The application shall state whether the applicant will manage the business in person, or is acting as an agent.
(13) That no brewer or distiller of legalized beer has any interest, financial or otherwise, in the premises upon or in which the business to be licensed is carried on.
(14) That no brewer or distiller of legalized beer has any interest, financial or otherwise, in the business which is licensed, or requested to be licensed.
(15) That the applicant will not thereafter convey or grant any brewer or distiller of legalized beer any interest in either the business in which the license is permitted, or in any other property at which such business may thereafter be carried on.
(16) That the applicant has, at the time of making such application, no indebtedness or other financial obligation to any brewer or distiller of legalized beer, and will not during the period such license shall be in force, contract any financial obligation to any brewer or distiller of legalized beer other than for the purpose of purchasing beer for resale.
(17) This application shall be verified by the affidavit of the applicant or a duly authorized officer of the applicant, made before a notary public or the city clerk, and if any false statement is made in any part of such application the permit or license granted or issued to the applicant shall be revoked by the city council or ABCB.
(18) In the event of a reported violation of the abcb regulations of the state alcoholic beverage laws as defined in Tennessee Code Annotated, title 57, and as subsequently amended, the clerk shall not issue a new beer permit for the location of the alleged violation until the allegation has been resolved, whether by a hearing before the board or otherwise
(as added by Ord. #011-01-01, Feb. 2011, as amended by Ord. #015-08-20, Aug. 2015)