(A) Before an application shall be considered, the applicant must publish a notice of its intent to apply for an alcohol beverage license in a newspaper meeting the requirements of KRS Ch. 424.
(1) The advertisement shall state the name and addresses of the members of partnership if the applicant is a partnership, as well as the name of the business and its address, or if the applicant is a corporation, the names and addresses of the principal office and directors of the corporation, as well as the name and addresses of the corporation itself, the location of the premises for which the license is sought, and the type of license for which application is made.
(2) The applicant shall attach to the application a newspaper clipping of the advertisement and proof of the publication as provided in KRS 424.170.
(B) All licenses granted under this section shall be approved by the City ABC Administrator. Applications for the issuance of new licenses and for renewals of existing licenses shall be in writing and upon the forms provided by the ABC Board and the city, as amended and supplemented from time to time.
(C) The application shall be verified and shall set forth in detail such information concerning the applicant and the premises for which the license is sought as required by the Kentucky Revised Statutes, the ABC Board and the city including as follows:
(1) Name and address;
(2) Nature of interest;
(3) Whether or not a citizen of the United States;
(4) Date of birth;
(5) Date residence was established in Kentucky, if a resident of Kentucky. If Elizabethtown, resident indicate when residence was established in Elizabethtown;
(6) Whether or not he or she has any interest in any other license or corporation or partnership holding a license under this act;
(7) Extent of stock ownership;
(8) Whether or not he or she has any interest in any license or corporation or partnership holding a license in any other state or province. Each application shall be accompanied by a certified check, cash, money order or credit card payment (plus any fees related) for the license fee. Promptly upon receipt thereof, the City ABC Administrator shall transmit the same to the City Finance Department for deposit into the appropriate designated account.
(D) All city licenses shall be in such form as may be prescribed by the City ABC Administrator and shall contain:
(1) The name and address of the licensee;
(2) The number of the license;
(3) The type of license;
(4) A description by street and number, or otherwise, of the licensed premises;
(5) The name of the owner of the building in which the licensed premises are located;
(6) The expiration date of the license;
(7) A statement in substance that the license shall not be a property or vested right and that it may be revoked at any time pursuant to law.
(E) After January 1, 2017, all licenses approved by the City ABC Administrator and issued by the city shall be valid for a period of no more than a year and shall be renewable upon the date established by the Kentucky Department of Alcohol Beverage Control for the expiration of state licenses.
(F) The renewal by the City ABC Administrator of the license shall not be construed to be a waiver or acceptance of any violation, which occurred prior to such renewal and shall not prevent subsequent proceedings against the licensee.
(G) Any licenses issued for less than six months of any year shall be assessed a fee one-half of license fee set by this subchapter.
(H) The city shall not be required to refund any portion of the license fee to any licensee whose license has been revoked for any reason.
(I) See also § 120.24, Mandatory Responsible Alcoholic Beverage Service Training for training compliance.
(Ord. 34-2022, passed 11-7-2022)