A. First Time Applicant: In the case of a first time applicant for a liquor license in the city, he/she shall submit a statement of places where he/she has resided during the past five (5) years, whether or not he/she has engaged in the liquor business previously and if so, the physical address of each past business, on a form prescribed by the city clerk/city administrator or designee, accompanied by a set of fingerprints recently taken or taken at the Ely City Hall at the time of submitting the application.
B. Written Application: Any person desiring a liquor license shall submit a completed written application on the form provided by the city clerk/city administrator or designee, submitting the annual payment of the applicable liquor license class fee, and the completed business license application and fee pursuant to chapter 1 of this title.
C. Submission To City Council: The city clerk/city administrator or designee shall, upon receipt of the application and all attachments, present them to the city council, sitting as the city of Ely liquor board and then as the city council for its approval or rejection. Should the Ely liquor board or the city council reject an application for a liquor license, the fees paid by the applicant shall be returned to the applicant within thirty (30) calendar days of rejection of the application by the city council.
D. Application Due Dates:
1. New applications are accepted at any time by the city clerk/city administrator or designee and presented at the next liquor board and city council meeting.
2. Renewal applications shall be accepted by the city in such time as to allow the renewal to occur not more than one year after the initial license was issued and shall be renewed annually thereafter.
E. Located In Residential District: If the location of a retail liquor business is intended to be in a residential district of the city, or in a zone which may be designated for residential purposes, there shall also accompany such application the petition, in writing, of not less than seventy five percent (75%) of the number of residents, householders or property owners residing or owning property within a radius of five hundred feet (500') of the premises in which such business is contemplated to be established, stating whether or not they favor the granting of such license.
F. Zoning Requirements: All establishments for the sale of liquor, except the special event only liquor license, shall be required to meet all zoning and building requirements pursuant to titles 9 and 12 of this code. In no case will a new liquor license be granted if the location of the business is within five hundred (500) linear feet of any school. Those businesses currently holding a liquor license as of the implementation of this chapter are exempt from these zoning requirements. (Ord. 696, 11-17-2016)
G. In order to obtain a temporary business / special event license pursuant to Chapter 9, with the sale of alcohol, the sponsor of the event must complete and submit the required forms to the city and must pay the applicable fees at least seven (7) calendar days prior to the event. The city council has authorized the mayor to sign the special event license and notify the city council at the first regularly scheduled meeting of what licenses were issued. (Ord. 696, 11-17-2016; amd. Ord. 736, 8-28-2020)