No Village liquor license shall be issued to:
(A) A person who is not a resident of the Village;
(B) A person who is not of good character and reputation in the community in which they reside;
(C) A person who is not a citizen of the United States;
(D) A person who has been convicted of a felony under any federal or state law, if the Local Liquor Control Commissioner determines, after investigation, that such person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust;
(E) A person who has been convicted of being the keeper or is keeping a house of ill fame;
(F) A person who has been convicted of pandering or other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency or morality;
(G) A person whose license issued under this chapter has been revoked for cause;
(H) A person who at the time of application for renewal of any license issued hereunder would not be eligible for such license upon a first application;
(I) A co-partnership, unless all of the members of such co-partnership shall be qualified to obtain a license;
(J) A corporation, if any officer, manager or director thereof, or any stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate more than 5% of the stock of such corporation, or a limited liability company, if any member owning more than 5% of the aggregate ownership interest in such limited liability company, would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than citizenship and residence within the Village.
(K) A corporation unless it is incorporated in Illinois, or unless it is a foreign corporation which is qualified under the Illinois Business Corporation Act to transact business in Illinois;
(L) A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent unless the manager or agent possesses the same qualifications required of the licensee;
(M) A person who has been convicted of a violation of any federal or state law concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic liquor or shall have forfeited their bond to appear in court to answer charges for any such violation;
(N) A person who does not beneficially own the premises for which a license is sought, or does not have a lease thereon for the full period for which the license is to be issued;
(O) Any full-time employee or officer of the Village, including members of the Local Liquor Control Commission, the Village President, members of the Board of Trustees, any members of either the Plan Commission, the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners, and no such employee, member or official shall be interested in any way, either directly or indirectly, in the manufacture, sale or distribution of alcoholic liquors; provided, however, the restrictions of this division (O) of this section shall not apply to Class E licenses as long as the employee or official of the Village is not financially interested in the sale or distribution of the alcoholic liquor;
(P) Any applicant who fails to obtain a state liquor license;
(Q) A person who is not a beneficial owner of the business to be operated by the licensee;
(R) A person who has been convicted of a gambling offense as prescribed by Section 28-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, subsections (a)(3) through (a)(11), (720 ILCS 5/28-1(a)(3) - (a)(11)), or as prescribed by Section 28-1.1 or 28- 3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, as heretofore or hereafter amended, or as prescribed by a statute replaced by any of the aforesaid statutory provisions, or any person who has been convicted of a gambling offense as prescribed by an ordinance of the Village;
(S) A person to whom a federal gaming device stamp or a federal wagering stamp has been issued by the federal government for the current tax period;
(T) A co-partnership to which a federal gaming device stamp or a federal wagering stamp has been issued by the federal government for the current tax period, or if any of the partners have been issued a federal gaming device stamp or federal wagering stamp by the federal government for the current tax period;
(U) A corporation, if any officer, manager or director thereof, or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than 5% of the stock of such corporation has been issued a federal gaming device stamp or a federal wagering stamp for the current tax period;
(V) Any premises for which a federal gaming device stamp or a federal wagering stamp has been issued by the federal government for the current tax period.
(1997 Code, § 35.05) (Ord. 78-10, passed 5-25- 1978; Am. Ord. CO-03-01, passed 1-6-2003; Am. Ord. CO-08-08, passed 3-18-2008; Am. Ord. CO-2010-25, passed 12-21-2010)