Every license shall be granted subject to the conditions in the following divisions and all other provisions of this subchapter, and of any other applicable provisions of this code or state law.
(A) Every licensee shall be responsible for the conduct of his or her place of business and the conditions of sobriety and order in it.
(B) Any peace officer, health officer, or any properly designated officer or employee of the city shall have the unqualified right to enter, inspect, and search the premises of the licensee during business hours without a warrant.
(C) Every licensee shall be prohibited from conducting business on the premises from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., Monday through Sunday inclusive. Presence of customers on the premises is not permitted between the hours of 2:30 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., Monday through Sunday inclusive.
(D) All real estate taxes assessed against the licensed premises and all personal property taxes assessed against any personal property located in, on, or upon the licensed premises shall be paid or caused to be paid when due by the licensee, provided, however, that in the event the licensee and/or the owner of the licensed premises shall duly contest the validity and/or amount of any real estate or personal property tax according to law, the tax need not be paid until 30 days after the final judicial determination of the validity and/or amount of the tax.
(E) No license shall be issued for premises located in an area wherein the use of the premises is prohibited by the zoning code, nor within an area where the sales are forbidden by state law or any other ordinance of the city.
(F) One-half of all additional “on-sale” liquor licenses available for issuance by the city shall be reserved for issuance to qualifying hotels, motels, or restaurants within the Central Community District (CCD) as defined by the official zoning map.
(G) All license holders may be subject to alcohol compliance checks conducted under a resolution adopted by City Council in 2005. This agreement sets civil penalties for failing a compliance check and providing alcohol to minors. Liquor administrative fines are assessed as follows:
(1) First violation: amount as stated in the current fee schedule;
(2) Second violation within two years: amount as stated in the current fee schedule; and
(3) Third violation within two years: amount as stated in the current fee schedule (without mandatory revocation of license).
(Prior Code, § 3-2-8) (Ord. 275, passed 8-14-1995; Ord. 319, passed 10-26-1998; Ord. 394, passed 7-14-2003; Ord. 513, passed 4-12-2010; Ord. 575, passed 3-11-2013; Ord. 584, passed 5-28-2013)