Provided that the applicant has been afforded a due process hearing, the alcohol beverage license that is the subject of an application to the Administrator:
(A) Shall be refused for any of the reasons for which a corresponding state license must be refused;
(B) May be refused for any non-arbitrary reason that the Administrator deems sufficient in the exercise of sound discretion. In the exercise of that discretion, the Administrator shall consider the same criteria and circumstances that must be considered by a state director in the refusal of a corresponding state license.
(Ord. 2013-11-16, passed 11-18-13)