(1) Forms.
(a) Form. Every application for a license issued under this chapter shall be on a form provided by the city. Every application shall state the name of the applicant, the applicant's age, representations as to the applicant's character, with references as the Council may require, the type of license applied for, the business in connection with which the proposed license will operate and its location, a description of the premises, whether the applicant is owner and operator of the business, how long the applicant has been in business at that place and other information as the Council may require. An application for an on-sale intoxicating liquor license shall be in the form prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Safety and shall also contain the information required in this section. The form shall be verified and filed with the city. No person shall make a false statement in an application.
(b) Description of premises. The application shall specifically describe the compact and contiguous premises within which liquor may be dispensed and consumed. Sale and consumption of intoxicating liquors on premises with an on-sale license is limited to within the building at the address designated on the license unless the license specifically grants permission for sale and consumption outside of the building. Any area outside of the building where liquor will be served, such as a patio, garden or sidewalk area, must be described on the license, must be contiguous to the building and must be covered by liability insurance. The description may not include any parking lot or sidewalk.
(2) Liability insurance. Prior to the issuance of a liquor license or a wine license, the applicant shall file with the City Clerk a liability insurance policy in the minimum amount of $100,000 coverage for one person and $300,000 coverage for more than one person, which shall comply with provisions of M.S. § 340A.409, as it may be amended from time to time, relating to the liability insurance policies. The liability insurance policies shall further provide that no cancellation of the same for any cause can be made either by the insured or the insurance company without first giving ten days notice to the city in writing. The operation of a licensed premises without having on file at all times with the city the required liability insurance policy shall be grounds for immediate revocation of license.
(Prior Code, § 701.03) (Am. Ord. 08-91, passed 5-28-1991; Am. Ord. 13-99, passed 6-14-1999; Am. Ord. 03-10, passed 3-8-2010)