A. The following shall be grounds for denying the issuance or renewal of a license or suspending or revoking any license issued under this chapter:
1. The proposed use does not comply with the zoning ordinance.
2. The proposed use does not comply with a health, building, maintenance, or other provision of the city code or state law.
3. The applicant has failed to pay all of the appropriate fees related to the license application.
4. The applicant has failed to provide all information required on the application or requested by City or has made fraudulent statements, misrepresentations, or false statements in the application or investigation for or in the course of the applicant’s business.
5. The applicant has been convicted of a crime or offense in the previous 5 years involving or related to the business that is licensed or the type of licensed activity and failed to show competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to perform the duties of the business.
6. The licensed activity is conducted in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace, a menace to the health, safety, and welfare of the public, or a disturbance of the peace or comfort to the residents of the city, upon recommendation of the Police Chief or appropriate city official.
7. Expiration or cancellation of any required insurance or failure to notify the City within a reasonable time of changes in terms of the insurance or the carriers.
8. The licensee has acted in an unauthorized manner or beyond the scope of the license granted.
9. The applicant has had a license to sell licensed products issued by the City, state, or another government unit revoked, denied, or suspended within the preceding twelve (12) months of the date of application.
10. Failure to allow inspections of the licensed premises, for the purpose of ensuring compliance with any state, federal, or local law, at any time it is occupied or open for business.
11. Failure to continuously comply with all conditions required as precedent to the approval of the license, all requirements of this chapter, and all state or federal regulations related to the sales of licensed products.
12. Real estate taxes, personal property taxes, or special assessments on the business premises or the real property where the business is located have become delinquent or are unpaid and the property owner and the applicant are the same person or entity, or have any common ownership between the property owner and the applicant where they are a different person or entity.
13. Violation of any regulation or provision of the City code, City zoning ordinance, or state or federal law or regulation related to the licensed activity.
14. The applicant or licensee has been found guilty of professional misconduct, either criminally or civilly.
15. Based on the findings of a background investigation, granting a license would be a menace to the safety, health, morals and welfare of the public.
16. The applicant or licensee is not of good moral character.
17. The activity has been conducted without a license.
18. The applicant is under 21 years of age.
19. Any of the grounds found in Section 3-2-10.
20. Other good cause shown.
B. Except as may otherwise be provided by law, the existence of any particular ground for denial does not mean that the City must deny the license. If a license is mistakenly issued or renewed it shall be revoked upon the discovery that the person was ineligible for the license under this Chapter. (Ord. 1457, - -2023)