(A) The Village Board adopts the following licensing standards and criteria for consideration by the Liquor Control Commission of any applicant for retail alcoholic liquor license, for the upgrading of a license to sell alcoholic liquor, or for the expansion or change in location of the premises, in accordance with the Nebraska Liquor Control Act, Neb. RS 53-132.
(1) The adequacy of existing law enforcement resources services in the area.
(Neb. RS 53-132(3)(g))
(2) Existing motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic flow in the vicinity of the proposed licensed premises, potential traffic and parking problems, and the proximity and availability of on-street parking.
(Neb. RS 53-132(3)(f))
(3) Zoning restrictions.
(Neb. RS 53-132(3)(h))
(4) Sanitation or sanitary conditions on or about the proposed licensed premises.
(Neb. RS 53-132(3)(i))
(5) The existing population, and projected growth, both city wide and within the area to be served.
(Neb. RS 53-132(3)(c))
(6) The existing liquor licenses, the class of such license, and the distance and times of travel to such licenses.
(Neb. RS 53-132(3)(e))
(7) The nature and needs of the neighborhood or community where the proposed premises are located as well as its projected growth.
(Neb. RS 53-132(3)(d))
(8) Whether the type of business or activity proposed to be operated in conjunction with the proposed license is and will be consistent with the public interest.
(Neb. RS 53-132(3)(j))
(9) Whether the applicant has demonstrated that the type of management and control exercised over the licensed premises will be sufficient to ensure that the licensee can conform to all the provisions, the requirements, rules and regulations provided for the Nebraska Liquor Control Act.
(Neb. RS 53-132(2)(c))
(10) Whether the application will provide an improvement to the neighborhood, a betterment to the municipality, or a true increase in service to the public at large.
(11) Proximity of and impact on schools, hospitals, libraries and public institutions.
(12) Whether the type of entertainment to be offered, if any, will be appropriate and nondestructive to the neighborhood where the premises are located and to the community at large.
(13) Whether the application is for a business, and the sole purpose for which is the sale of dispensing of liquor, or when the sale or dispensing of liquor is a substantial integral part of the business, and not just incidental thereto.
(14) Other information and data that may reasonably be considered pertinent to the issuance of the license.
(B) The preceding standards are not necessarily of equal value that can be computed in a mathematical formula. Rather, they are standards which can be weighed and cumulated positively and negatively. The burden of proof and persuasion shall be on the party filing the application. When applicable, the term APPLICANTS as used herein is synonymous with LICENSEE.
(Neb. RS 53-134) (Prior Code § 10-109) (Ord. 203, passed 8-6-1986)