A. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant for a liquor control license, beer permit, or wine permit, or a renewal of any of those, to complete the applications provided by the state alcoholic beverages division and the city addendum. The city's addendum shall require a listing of all persons with an ownership or management interest in the applicant, identification of any administrative sanctions imposed, and authorization of each such person for an Iowa criminal history report from the division of criminal investigation.
B. The Iowa City fire chief, the Iowa City building official, and the Iowa City chief of police must approve or disapprove the application. The fire chief and building official must determine if the premises complies with all applicable state and local laws, rules, and regulations and will, if necessary to make such determination, inspect the premises. The chief of police shall make an investigation to determine if the applicant is of good moral character as defined in section 123.3(26) of the Iowa Code, the rules of the Iowa alcoholic beverages division and guidelines developed by the chief of police and approved by the city council. Each official must approve or disapprove a completed application and if applicable, provide a memo setting forth the reasons for disapproval no later than seven (7) calendar days prior to the expiration of the current license in the case of renewals, or within seven (7) days of completion of the application, including the state requirements, in the case of applications for a new license. Renewal applications will not be accepted more than seventy (70) days prior to expiration of the present license. The application must be reviewed and approved or denied by the city council. (Ord. 06-4221, 7-18-2006; amd. Ord. 09-4357, 10-6-2009)