All liquor licenses shall be issued from time to time to lawful applicants according to priority of application upon full compliance by the applicant with the state laws and ordinances in effect at the time of the application for such licenses until the total number of retail liquor licenses in force in the city shall be as follows:
Class A Licenses - 43
Class B Licenses - 20
Class C Licenses - 12
Class D Licenses - 5
However, new Class A and Class B licenses for premises not presently having such a Class A and/or Class B license, shall only be allowable concerning premises within commercial zoning, within the city. Also, in each event that any Class A license shall expire, or be surrendered, concerning any premises which are not zoned commercial zoning, and in the further event that an application for a license concerning the same premises shall not be made within 60 days of said expiration or surrender, then the total number of allowable licenses in Class A, shall automatically be reduced by 1 until the total number is reduced to total 39. In considering application for license, preference may be given to applicants seeking licenses for the same premises on which a license has expired, or been surrendered within 60 days prior to the application.
(Ord. 1127, passed 3-9-1987; Am. Ord. 1146a, passed 8-24-1987; Am. Ord. 1248, passed 5-14-1990; Am. Ord. 1287, passed 4-29-1991; Am. Ord. 1421, passed 6-7-1993; Am. Ord. 2485, passed 5-6-2014; Am. Ord. 2519, passed 11-3-2014)