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PREMISES. Includes the licensee’s building any adjoining areas open to the public or used by the public as access to the establishment.
REASONABLE BASIS FOR COMPLAINT. Determined upon review by the City Clerk - Licensing Division of the City of Flint.
(Ord. 3359, passed 11-24-1997)
Where an Initial Merchants License has been issued to a business establishment, and the establishment is the subject of ten or more verified police complaints which are found to have a reasonable basis for said complaint as determined by the Chief of Police or designee, Flint Police Department, the establishment shall be required, to provide/hire licensed uniformed security guards to patrol the premises during hours of operation as determined by the Chief of Police, based upon the time, nature, frequency and seriousness of the complaints received. After a determination by the Chief of Police, Flint Police Department, that ten or more police complaints have been filed which have a reasonable basis, the Police shall notify the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall notify the licensee of the determination that they will be required to provide licensed uniformed security guards as specified by the criteria established by the Chief of Police, Flint Police Department.
Within ten days of the mailing of the notice to licensee, an appeal may be made to City Council for reconsideration. A hearing on the appeal shall be heard at the next Council meeting following receipt of the appeal. Within seven (7) days of the hearing, the City Council shall render a written decision stating forth the reasons for the decision. The licensee shall be required to maintain the security guards for a period of three months from the day the licensed uniformed security guard is first posted unless otherwise notified by the City Clerk. Upon notification by the Clerk then until such time as the verified police complaints total less than ten (10) within a 30-day period, calculated at regular intervals, from the date of the first posting of the licensed uniformed security guard. The need to continue or discontinue the provision of said licensed uniformed security guard shall be determined by the Chief of Police, Flint Police Department. Each determination for continuance may be appealed by the licensee by filing written notice with the City Council, within ten days of the date of mailing of the notice.
Failure to comply with this section shall result in a revocation of the Initial Merchants License and the issuance of a “cease and desist doing business order.” Appeal the decision to invoke any and all remedies provided for by this section may be appealed to the City Council by the licensee within ten days of the date of mailing of the notice of said decision.
(Ord. 3359, passed 11-24-1997; Ord. 3375, passed 7-27-1998)
(a) Where a liquor license is issued to a business establishment, and the establishment requests an extended hours permit for operation between the hours 2:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. to engage in monologues, dialogues, motion pictures, still slides, closed circuit television, contests, dancing or other performances for public viewing on the licensed premises, if holding a permit for the above-mentioned activities, the applicant shall meet the requirements set forth in § 12-49.3.
(b) Where a licensee not holding an entertainment, dance, or combination dance- entertainment permit, and the licensee requests an extended hours permit for operation between the hours of 2:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. to engage in the performance or playing of an orchestra, piano or other types of musical instruments, or singing, the applicant shall meet the requirements set forth in § 12-49.3.
(c) The requirements set forth shall be met and approved by the Chief of Police of the Flint Police Department or his or her designee, the City Council and the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.
(d) The licensee shall:
(1) Have had no verified police complaints as determined by the Chief of Police or his or her designee, for a minimum of one year prior to the date of the request;
(2) Be required to provide/hire at least one licensed uniformed security guard per 100 people or a fraction thereof to remain on the premises during hours of operation of the extended hours permit and until the parking lot of the establishment is cleared of vehicles and patrons.
(3) Be required to maintain illuminated parking lots.
(4) Be required to maintain public access to the building.
(5) Be required to post the extended hours permit in compliance with the Michigan Liquor Control Commission rules and regulations.
(6) Pay the application fee in the amount of $335.00.
(e) It shall be a violation of the extended hours permit:
(1) For a licensee or its employees to serve alcohol.
(2) For a licensee, its employees or its patrons to consume, display, carry or possess alcohol.
(3) For a licensee to allow topless activity.
(4) For a licensee to allow Keno or other gaming authorized under the McCauley-Traxler-Law- Bowman-McNeely Lottery Act.
(f) Failure to comply with this section may result in a request to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission for the revocation of the extended hours permit after due notice and proper hearing and issuance of a resolution by the City Council.
(g) The issuance of an extended hours permit does not authorize the extension of hours for the serving of alcohol by the licensee or its employees or the consumption, exhibition, carrying, or possession of alcohol by the licensee, or its employees or its patrons.
(Ord. 3692, passed 6-11-2007)
All applications filed as hereinabove provided shall be referred to the appropriate departments such as Building Inspections, Police Department, Fire Department or Department of Public Health for investigation and the departments shall determine that said applicant has complied with all requirements of the City of Flint for the operation of said business. Upon approval of the application by the aforementioned departments, the City Clerk shall issue the license, provided the applicant has complied with all sections of this ordinance and any other laws or ordinances applying to said applicant.
(Ord. 1876, passed 11-18-1965)
License fees for each new business shall be collected by the City Clerk upon application for an Initial Merchants License. This fee is not refundable or transferable to any person, firm or corporation.
In case the business to be conducted is a food establishment, or any establishment for which an annual license is required under other ordinances of the City of Flint, the applicant shall also file an application for such annual license.
License fees shall be as specified in Chapter 26 of this Code of ordinances.
(Ord. 1876, passed 11-18-1965)
Persons who own or operate established businesses in the City of Flint and who shall desire to open and operate branch stores or branch places of business of such established and licensed businesses shall first make application for branch licenses for such branch stores or branch places of business to the City Clerk before opening or operating same. No such branch license shall be issued by the City Clerk until the application for such branch license shall have been approved by the City Clerk. A branch license fee in an amount specified in Chapter 26 of this Code shall be collected by the City Clerk before issuing a branch license as provided for in this section.
(Ord. 1876, passed 11-18-1965)
ARTICLE VIII. JUNK DEALERS, SECONDHAND DEALERS, PAWNBROKERS AND THE LIKE
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
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