The number of liquor licenses authorized to be used within the corporate limits of the city shall not exceed 52. However, at the time that a license holder ceases to have an operating business, then the number and classification shall be reduced accordingly. A business shall be deemed not to be operating if it has been closed for business for six months.
(`79 Code, § 111.040) (Ord. 832, passed 12-6-76; Am. Ord. 928, passed 8-17-81; Am. Ord. 1004, passed 3-4-85; Am. Ord. 1064, passed 2-16-87; Am. Ord. 1068, passed 5-4-87; Am. Ord. 89-156, passed 6-5-89; Am. Ord. 89-158, passed 7-6-89; Am. Ord. 89-181, passed 12-4-89; Am. Ord. 91-254, passed 9-16-91; Am. Ord. 92-282, passed 4-6-92; Am. Ord. 95-404, passed 6-14-95; Am. Ord. 95-413, passed 8-23-95; Am. Ord. 96-001, passed 1-10-96; Am. Ord. 97-067, passed 7-30-97; Am. Ord. 98-200, passed 4-15-98; Am. Ord. 00-272, passed 11-1-00; Am. Ord. 01-301, passed 4-19-01; Am. Ord. 01-321, passed 8-21-01; Am. Ord. 01-321, passed 8-29-01; Am. Ord. 01-330, passed 11-28-01; Am. Ord. 01-335, passed 12-12-01; Am. Ord. 03-405, passed 7-23-03; Am. Ord. 05-528, passed 11-2-05; Am. Ord. 07-703, passed 3-14-07; Am. Ord. 07-707, passed 4-25-07; Am. Ord. 07-713, passed 6-13-07; Am. Ord. 07-724(A), passed 8-22-07; Am. Ord. 09-024, passed 5-6-09; Am. Ord. 09-036, passed 9-2-09; Am. Ord. 11-012, passed 6-1-11; Am. Ord. 12-27(A), passed 5-2-12; Am. Ord. 12-032, passed 7-3-12; Am. Ord. 12-035, passed 7-18-12; Am. Ord. 12-039, passed 9-5-12; Am. Ord. 12-050, passed 11-20-12; Am. Ord. 14-020, passed 6-18-14; Am. Ord. 17-020, passed 8-16-17; Am. Ord. 18-005, passed 2-7-18; Am. Ord. 18-024, passed 6-6-18; Am. Ord. 18-042, passed 11-8-18; Am. Ord. 19-001, passed 2-20-19; Am. Ord. 19-032, passed 9-4-19; Am. Ord. 20-021, passed 8-19-20; Am. Ord. 20-024, passed 11-4-20)