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All applications for license to sell alcoholic liquors for consumption on the premises in the City, shall be made in the manner and form as required by the City Council, acting on resolution from time to time, or as may be required by the Chief of Police. The application shall be completely filled in by ink or typewriter in duplicate, and shall be sworn to by all applicants before the City Clerk or one of the Deputy City Clerks. The application above referred to shall pertain to City approval only and shall be in addition to the applications required by the Liquor Control Commission. The City Clerk shall forthwith refer the application to the office of the Chief of Police who shall cause a thorough investigation to be made of the persons and premises involved in the application and report his findings and conclusions to the City Council. Approval of the City Council shall require a majority vote of the members elect thereof.
(Ord. 590, passed 7-5-1945; Ord. 3170, passed 5-28-1991)
With each application filed for the transfer of either ownership or location of any license, or both, the sum of twenty-five dollars shall first be paid to the City Clerk to reimburse the City for the costs in connection with investigation of the application for transfer, and such application shall not be received by the City Clerk or considered by the City Council unless the aforesaid fee shall first have been paid.
(Ord. 590, passed 7-5-1945)
No application for transfer of ownership or location, or both, of any license to sell alcoholic liquors shall be received by the City Clerk or considered by the City Council if there has been a transfer of the same as to either ownership or location within the period of six months previous to the application, provided however, that this shall not apply to any transfers involved by reason of the death of any licensee or any transfer ordered by any Court or other competent legal authority, act of God, casualty, or serious illness of the applicant.
(Ord. 590, passed 7-5-1945)
(a) Where the licensed owner or operator of an alcoholic liquor establishment violates, or allows another person to violate, the provisions of this chapter, any rule or regulation promulgated by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission, any law of the State of Michigan, or any applicable ordinance of the City of Flint, on or involving the premises licensed by the Commission, the City Council may, after notice of hearing to be held before a panel appointed by the City Council, request to the Liquor Control Commission that the license be revoked, this in addition to criminal penalties otherwise provided for violations where applicable.
(b) In addition, where the licensed owner or operator of an alcoholic liquor establishment also holds other licenses granted under provisions of the City Code, and those licenses are used in the operation of the establishment, those licenses are subject to a suspension for a period of time ranging from six months to one year upon a first request for a license revocation, and to suspension or revocation upon repeated requests for a license revocation.
(Ord. 590, passed 7-5-1945)
No licensee, other than a regularly licensed hotel licensee shall have living quarters on any room containing equipment for living quarters connected with licensed premises and all doorways and other apertures between said licensed premises and living quarters must be securely and permanently sealed.
(Ord. 590, passed 7-5-1945)
No licensee shall permit on the licensed premises:
(a) Spirits to be consumed if licensed to sell only beer or wine, or both;
(b) Any disorderly conduct or act which disturbs the peace and good order of the neighborhood;
(c) Any employee to visit, fraternize or drink alcoholic liquor or beer with any of the patrons.
(Ord. 590, passed 7-5-1945; Ord. 1590, passed 8-29-1960)
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