(A) Upon receipt of a complete application, the Commissioner shall direct a police investigation of the individual applicant or of the principals of any applicant which is a corporation or partnership, and a review of the floor plan for the premises, to determine whether the applicant and the premises meet the requirements for a license of the requested classification.
(B) If an application is submitted to the Commissioner for a license of a classification for which no licenses are currently available, and the Commissioner has determined that the application complies in all respects with the requirements of this subchapter, of other city codes and ordinances and of state law, the application shall be presented to the City Council for its consideration of an increase in the number of licenses available in such classification.
(C) Within 90 days of receipt of an application, the Commissioner shall either issue the license, upon payment of the applicable fee under the provisions of this subchapter, or shall render a decision in writing refusing to issue such license and stating the reasons such license has been refused. In addition to the criteria for the applicant and the premises as set forth in § 111.006 of this subchapter, the following additional factors may be considered by the Commissioner in determining to grant or deny the requested license:
(1) The consistency of such license with the master plan of the city;
(2) The adequacy of parking and conformity of building design with the provisions of the relevant provisions of Chapter 156 of this code and the building codes of the city;
(3) The advisability of granting such license in view of the public good and convenience of the city;
(4) The length of time an applicant has been operating as an entity or business in the city or elsewhere;
(5) The experience or history of the applicant with the city, including the prevalence or lack of contacts with the city’s Police Department, City Clerk’s Office and Community Development Department, with the local fire protection districts or with any enforcement body of the federal, state or county governments;
(6) The need for a liquor license for successful operation of the business;
(7) The applicant's previous experience with the handling of liquor, including prior violations of liquor control laws or the absence thereof;
(8) The experience of the applicant's liquor manager, including prior violations of liquor control laws or the absence thereof;
(9) The neighborhood in which such licensed establishment is to be operated, and the potential impact on such neighborhood if a liquor license is granted;
(10) The geographical distribution of licenses in the city;
(11) Input from city's staff members and the city's Police Department, or from the local fire protection districts, as to the likely impact of the establishment on the community;
(12) Any other factors which may be relevant to the issuance of such license.
(D) In granting any license hereunder, the Commissioner may impose such terms and conditions in conjunction therewith as he may deem necessary, reasonable and consistent with the provisions of this subchapter. The Commissioner shall also establish the nature of any permissions being given in conjunction with the granting of the license, including without limitation, permission for live entertainment and outdoor sales.
(E) Before the issuance of a Class A, B, D, E, H and I license by the Commissioner, hereunder, the applicant must provide photocopies of certificates of completion of a Basset Program for the managers of liquor sales, sales clerks, security personnel, bartenders, servers and anyone whose job description includes the checking of identification for the purchase of alcoholic liquor for the licensed premises, as required under section § 111.026 (C) of this subchapter.
(F) Upon issuance of any license hereunder, the licensee shall be given a current copy of the city's liquor control code and shall sign a receipt therefor. Such licensee shall thereafter be responsible to know and to comply with all provisions of said code.
(Ord. 02-44, passed 11-26-02; Am. Ord. 22-24, passed 8-23-22)