(A) Application. An application for a tobacco retailer’s license hereunder shall be made in writing to the Director of the Building and Code Enforcement Department on a form provided by the Village and shall be processed in accordance with provisions of this chapter and the provisions of Chapter 110 (Business Licenses). When found to be complete, the application shall be forwarded to the Joint Commission for Tobacco and Cannabis Regulation and Licensing for review and consideration and a recommendation to the Commissioner of Tobacco and Cannabis Regulation. In the event of a conflict between the licensing procedure set forth in this chapter and the procedure set forth in Chapter 110, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail.
(B) Each application for a license shall contain, at a minimum, the following:
(1) The applicant’s full name, the address and telephone number where the applicant is engaged in the business of the retail sale of tobacco products and the name, address and telephone number of the person authorized to receive notices issued pursuant to this chapter.
(2) If the applicant is a corporation or a limited liability company: the legal corporate or company name; the business or “assumed” name; the address and telephone number of the principal place of business; the date and state of incorporation or organization; the names of all officers, directors, shareholders and members; and the name, address, and telephone number of the person authorized to receive notices issued pursuant to this chapter.
(3) If the applicant is a partnership: the name, address and telephone number of the principal place of business; the names of all partners; and the name, address and telephone number of a person authorized to receive notices issued pursuant to the chapter.
(4) If the applicant is incorporated or organized in the State of Illinois or in a state other than the State of Illinois, they must provide to the Village the document pursuant to which the company is qualified under Illinois law to transact business in Illinois and further provide a copy of the articles of incorporation and shareholders agreement, or the articles of organization and operating agreement, or a partnership agreement.
(Ord. C0-05-35, passed 10-4-2005; Am. Ord. CO-09-27, passed 10-6-2009; Am. Ord. CO-2021-21, passed 8-17-2021)