(A) A license may be renewed at the expiration thereof provided the licensee is then qualified to receive a license at the premises for which such renewal license is sought and complies with all ordinances of the City including health, building, zoning, and fire safety ordinances.
(B) Applications for renewal of license shall be filed by the licensee with the City Clerk in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions as for an original application, except for an application for renewal should be filed not less than sixty (60) days prior to expiration of the license (i.e. March 1). The application procedure for renewal of a license shall be the same as for an original application, except that such application shall not be subject to review and action by the Liquor Advisory Board unless referred to the Advisory Board by the Local Liquor Control Commissioner. The Local Liquor Control Commissioner shall preliminarily or tentatively grant or deny in writing the renewal of license without any hearing; provided that if the applicant, within ten (10) days from date of the notice of the preliminary or tentative decision of the Local Liquor Control Commissioner, shall file in the Office of the City Clerk a written request for hearing upon the application then a hearing de novo shall be conducted by the Local Liquor Control Commissioner within thirty (30) days from date of the written request, which hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 111.20 herein. The preliminary or tentative decision of the Local Liquor Control Commissioner shall be served by certified mail return receipt requested to the address stated within the application; the date of mailing the decision of the Local Liquor Control Commissioner in a properly addressed envelope shall be the date of the notice regardless of whether the applicant actually receives the notice.
(C) The renewal privilege herein described shall not be construed as a vested right which shall in any case prevent the City Council from decreasing the number of licenses to be issued within its jurisdiction. The City Council may eliminate licenses, amend license classifications, and/or impose such regulations and restrictions as deemed necessary by the City Council to protect and promote the public interest.
(Prior Code, Art. 6, § 6.10)