A. An application for a retail beer off-premises license, retail beer on-premises license, retail wine license, wine-by-the-drink license, or renewal thereof shall be made, in writing, upon a form furnished by the Municipal Services Department and shall be submitted to the City Clerk. Such application shall be accompanied by copies of the applicant's required alcohol licenses from Minidoka County and the Idaho State Police.
B. An application for a retail beer off-premises license, retail beer on-premises license, retail wine license, wine-by-the-drink license, or renewal thereof, shall be accompanied by a fee, as set by resolution of the City Council.
C. Upon receipt by the City Clerk of a completed application and fee for a retail beer off-premises license, retail beer on-premises license, retail wine license, wine-by-the-drink license, or renewal thereof, the City Clerk shall create a file for the application.
D. Recommendations on an application for a retail beer off-premises license, retail beer on-premises license, retail wine license, wine-by-the-drink license, or renewal thereof shall be solicited from the Police Chief and Fire Chief, which recommendations may include conditions to ensure public safety. The City Clerk shall approve or deny an application for a retail beer off-premises license, retail beer on-premises license, retail wine license, wine-by-the-drink license, or renewal thereof within twenty-one (21) calendar days of the City Clerk receipt of a completed application and fee, in accordance with Idaho Code 23-1016 and 23-1318, as applicable and as amended from time to time.
E. If the City Clerk denies an application for a retail beer off-premises license, retail beer on-premises license, retail wine license, wine-by-the-drink license, or renewal thereof, the City Clerk shall explain the following in writing:
1. Statutes, ordinances, and standards used in evaluating the application,
2. Reasons for denial, and
3. The actions, if any, that the applicant could take to obtain the retail beer off-premises license, retail beer on-premises license, retail wine license, wine-by-the-drink license, or renewal thereof.
Service of the City Clerk's written denial may be accomplished by hand-delivery or mail. If such a denial is hand-delivered, it shall be deemed received immediately. If such written denial is mailed, it shall be deemed received seventy-two (72) hours after depositing the same in the US mail, first class, certified, or registered and addressed to the applicant's last known address. (Ord. 2020-634, 10-28-2020)