(A) (1) Applications for such licenses shall be made to the Local Liquor Control Commissioner of the Village, in writing, and under oath on forms provided by the Village Clerk.
(2) The following persons are required to file a completed Liquor License Application with the Village Clerk: any applicant seeking issuance of a new license, any applicant seeking to renew an existing liquor license, or any person seeking to acquire ownership in an entity currently possessing a valid liquor license.
(B) Except for temporary liquor license applications (Class C and E licenses), the Village Clerk shall schedule a public hearing before the Liquor Control Commission on each completed application for liquor license that seeks the issuance of a license for premises for which no liquor license of the same class has been issued within the preceding 1 year or for each completed application by a prospective new licensee for premises which already has a current liquor license.
(1) The applicant for a liquor license that is subject to a public hearing by the Local Liquor Control Commission must give written notice to all occupants of properties within 350 feet of the lot line of the premises for which the license is sought, of the date, time, place and purpose of the hearing. The notice shall also state the name of the applicant, the address of the premises for which the applicant is seeking to have a liquor license issued, the type of liquor license applied for and the hours during which it is proposed that liquor will be sold on the premises if a license is issued. At least 5 days prior to the meeting date, the notices shall be mailed or personally delivered by the applicant in envelopes to the "current owner/occupant" at each common property address, as assigned by the United State Postal Service, located within 350 feet of the lot line of the premises for which the license is sought. At the hearing, the applicant shall be required to provide an affidavit of delivery as evidence that they complied with the above notice provisions.
(2) The Liquor Commissioner may, in their discretion, waive Local Liquor Control Commission review of applications for a temporary liquor license (Class C and E licenses). If such review is not waived, the temporary license shall be considered at a meeting of the Local Liquor Commission. For Class C and Class E temporary license applications where review is not waived, notice of the meeting at which the application shall be considered by the Local Liquor Control Commission shall be provided as set forth in § 117.23.
(C) The applicant for a license hereunder, and all persons they propose to use or uses as managers and bartenders, shall be fingerprinted, and a complete set of fingerprints maintained on file with the Police Department.
(D) As part of the application process, the applicant shall be required to execute a sufficient number of "personal inquiry waiver" forms so as to allow the Liquor Commissioner to obtain information about the applicant, and information about businesses located outside the Village in which the applicant has an interest, from other jurisdictions and law enforcement agencies.
(E) The Village Clerk shall maintain a Liquor License Application Checklist to aid in processing of application. Upon receipt of a liquor license application, the Village Clerk shall complete the Clerk’s portion of the Liquor License Application Approval Checklist and then circulate the Checklist to the Finance Director, Police Chief, Building/Zoning Officer, and the Fire Chief or Fire Inspector, who shall verify whether or not the Applicant and the premises are in compliance with the Village’s liquor license regulations found at Chapter 117 (Alcoholic Beverages) and the business license regulations found at Chapter 110 (Business Licenses). The Police Chief will perform a background check on the applicant and the Department Directors will perform compliance reviews. After completion, the Checklist will be returned to the Local Liquor Control Commissioner and the Local Liquor Control Commission for further action on the application.
(1997 Code, § 35.04) (Ord. 78-10, passed 5-25- 1978; Am. Ord. 84-48, passed 12-27-1984; Am. Ord. CO-97-07, passed 10-9-1997; Am. Ord. CO-03-01, passed 1-6-2003; Am. Ord. CO-2010- 25, passed 12-21-2010; Am. Ord. CO-2015-16, passed 5-19-2015; Am. Ord. CO-2016-20, passed 9-20-2016; Am. Ord. 2017-37, passed 10-3- 2017; Am. Ord. CO-2023-29, passed 7-11-2023; Am. Ord. CO-2023-32, passed 8-8-2023)