(A) A retail liquor license shall permit the sale of alcoholic liquor only in the premises described in the application and license. The locations may be changed only upon the written application to make the change and approval thereof issued by the Local Liquor Control Commissioner. No change of location shall be permitted unless the proposed new location is a proper one for retail sale of alcoholic liquor under the laws of the state and the ordinances of the village.
(B) (1) Any changes in partnerships, officers, directors, persons holding directly, beneficially or through any form of indirect or concealed ownership or control, more than 5% of the stock or ownership interest, or managers of establishments licensed under this subchapter, shall be reported in writing to the Local Liquor Control Commissioner within ten days of the change. All new personnel shall meet all the standards of this subchapter and must otherwise qualify to hold a liquor license. All changes in personnel shall be subject to review by the Local Liquor Control Commissioner.
(2) Upon notification of any change in partnership, officers, directors, persons holding directly, beneficially or through any form of indirect or concealed ownership or control, more than 5% of the stock or ownership interest, or managers of establishments licensed under this subchapter, the Local Liquor Control Commissioner shall, at his or her discretion, investigate and consider the changes in personnel, to determine whether they qualify to hold a liquor license. The licensee shall be required to pay to the village, as and for the investigation, the sum of $500 for each change in partnerships, officers, directors and persons holding directly, beneficially or through any form of indirect or concealed ownership or control, more than 5% of the stock or ownership interest. A licensee shall further be required to pay the sum of $150 for the investigation of each and every manager of establishments licensed under this subchapter when a change in personnel occurs.
(3) Upon investigation and review by the Local Liquor Control Commissioner, any changes in personnel shall be subject to the following.
(a) When a license has been issued to a partnership and a change of ownership occurs resulting in a partnership interest by one who is not eligible to hold a liquor license, the license shall terminate.
(b) When a license has been issued to a corporation and a change takes place in officers, directors, persons holding directly, beneficially or through any form of indirect or concealed ownership or control, more than 5% of the stock or ownership interest, or managers of establishments, to one who is not eligible for a license, the license shall terminate.
(c) When a license has been issued to an individual who is no longer eligible for a license, the license shall terminate.
(C) (1) In the event that a corporation holding a liquor license shall change its name or the name under which it does business in the village, it shall file an application for change of corporate/business name with the Liquor Control Commissioner with a fee of $25.
(2) In the event that a corporation holding a liquor license shall be dissolved and a new corporation formed with the same or different officers, the license held by the dissolved corporation shall be terminated and the new corporation shall apply for a new liquor license pursuant to this subchapter and pay the initial license fees. To the extent that the officers of the new corporation are the same as the officers of the terminated corporation, the initial license fees established in § 112.27 may be reduced by the Liquor Control Commissioner.
(3) In the event that a corporation holding a liquor license is a subsidiary of a parent corporation and the parent corporation’s officers change or the parent corporation changes but the corporation holding the liquor license does not change and its officers do not change, a letter stating the changes in the parent corporation or its officers shall be filed with the Liquor Control Commissioner.
(4) In the event that, after a change in a corporate parent as set forth in division (C)(3) above, there is a change of 5% or more of the corporate officers of the corporation holding the liquor license, the license shall be terminated, a new application shall be filed and the initial license fees shall be paid.
(D) In the event that a valid liquor license is stolen or destroyed, the licensee shall submit to the Liquor Control Commissioner an affidavit of loss and a fee of $15, and a new license, valid for the same activities and time period as the lost, stolen or destroyed license, shall be issued.
(Ord. 1899, passed 10-19-2006)