A. Any licensee may renew his license at the expiration thereof, provided he is qualified to receive a license and the premise for which such renewal license is sought is suitable for such purpose; and provided further that the renewal privilege herein provided for shall not be construed as a vested right which shall in any case prevent the McHenry County Board from decreasing the number of licenses to be issued within McHenry County.
B. Any license issued to a corporation for profit shall terminate upon transfer of ownership from one individual or individuals to another of more than thirty percent (30%) of the corporation stock, and any application for renewal of the license in the corporation’s name subsequent to transfer of the ownership of more than thirty percent (30%) of the corporate stock shall be considered and treated as a new application.
C. Whenever a non-corporate licensee under this Ordinance forms a corporation to operate in lieu of said licensee, a new application and fee is required, even when the shareholder or shareholders of said corporation and the licensee or licensees are one and the same persons (see § 5.08.100C.).
D. Failure to apply for renewal of a liquor license and to accompany such renewal application with an appropriate fee by the expiration date of the present valid liquor license may be considered by the Commission as a decision not to renew.
E. Every submitted renewal license shall be in all respects identical with the previous year’s license and application. Applications for renewal licenses shall be made in the same manner except that a statement shall be endorsed on the face of the renewal application that such application is for renewal. Submittal of renewal applications must be filed with the Commissioner no less than 30 days prior to the expiration of the license. Failure to meet submittal deadlines could result in a lapse of liquor license, denial of a renewal, and/or a fine.
F. Renewal applications determined to be identical shall be submitted for the Commissioner’s signature and subsequently issued a renewal license unless the Commissioner requests that application for renewal be submitted to the Law & Government/ Liquor Committee for review and recommendation. Should the application for a renewal license fail to be identical to the previous year’s application, that application and liquor license may be submitted to the Law & Government/Liquor Committee for review and recommendation.
(Ord. O-201406-12-020, § 16, passed 6-17-2014; Ord. 7468, passed 3-19-2019)