2-206.   Restrictions on Licenses. No permit shall be issued to:
   1.   An applicant who has not obtained a State Sales Tax Identification Number. Provided, however, that the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board may issue a permit to an applicant who is making application for a State Sales Tax Identification Number. If a State Sales Tax Identification Number is not applied for and obtained within ten (10) days of the effective date of such permit the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board shall revoke the applicant's permit (Ord. #765, 09/05/91, Ord. # 886, 12/07/95).
   2.   A person who has been convicted of any violation of the laws provided by the State of Tennessee, or any other state, prohibiting the possession, sale, manufacture, or transportation of intoxicating beverages, or any felony, within the past ten (10) years (Ord. #559, 6/4/81; Ord. #580, 3/3/83; Ord. #674, 1/7/88).
   3.   An applicant whose license under this chapter has been revoked or suspended for cause, including an applicant whose previous place of business was conducted by a manager or agent, even if the proposed manager or agent possesses sufficient qualifications to be issued a permit under this chapter. Provided, however, that the Board may, in its discretion, issue a license to such applicant for a probationary period to be determined by the Board if, in the Board's sole discretion, circumstances warrant the granting of said application (Ord. #559, 6/4/81; Ord. #653, 11/11/86; Ord. #886, 12/07/95).
   4.   An applicant, who at the time of the application for renewal of any license issued hereunder, would not be eligible for such license upon a first application (Ord. #559, 6/4/81).
   5.   A partnership, unless all the member of such partnership shall be qualified to obtain a license. A corporation, if officer, managerial director thereof, or any stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate of more than five (5%) percent of the stock of such corporation, would not be eligible to receive a permit hereunder for any reason (Ord. #559, 6/4/81; Ord. #674, 1/7/88).
   6.   An applicant whose place of business is conducted by manager or agent, unless said manager or agent possesses the same qualifications required of the applicant (Ord. #559, 6/4/81; Ord. #653, 11/11/86; Ord. #674, 1/7/88).
   7.   Any employee of the city, city manager, city recorder, city attorney, or city judge, and no such official or employee shall be interested in any way, either directly or indirectly, in the manufacture, sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages as defined in this chapter. Provided, however, that any member of any board, either elected or appointed, may hold office and shall be allowed to obtain a Class A permit under the qualifications provided in Section 2-208 of this chapter, if said person would be eligible to receive a permit under all other terms and conditions of any other section of this chapter (Ord. #627, 8/1/85).
   8.   An applicant whose place of business does not meet the requirements of any other section of this chapter (Ord. #559, 6/4/81; Ord. #886, 12/07/95).
   9.   An applicant whose place of business is one hundred fifty (150) feet or less from a church, school, public playground, or park. This distance is to be measured in a straight line from the closest point from building to building, or in the case of a public playground or park, from the closest point of the applicant's building to the closest point in the nearest property line of the public playground or park. Provided, however, the provisions of this section shall not apply to any licensed premises deriving fifty five percent (55%), or more, of its gross revenue from non-alcohol related sales. For the purposes of this section, non-alcohol related sales shall be defined as the sale of food or non-alcoholic beverages. Non-alcohol related sales shall not include any admission fee, parking fee, cover charge, or other charge that must be paid for entry on or to the premises, or any fee or charge for any sales of commodities other than food or non-alcoholic beverages.
Provided further, however, that any business established prior to the effective date of this Ordinance may be continued. When a business not conforming with the provisions of this section is discontinued or abandoned for a period of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days, then no application for a business not in conformance with the provisions of this section shall thereafter be approved (Ord. # 559, 6/4/81; Ord. # 674, 1/7/88; Ord. # 749, 04/04/90; Ord. # 1224, 3/1/18).
   10.   An applicant who has not reached the age of 21 years of age at the time the application is submitted to the Board. Provided, however, that any applicant who holds a permit under this chapter prior to the effective date of this ordinance shall continue as a permit holder.
   11.   The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board may approve the issuance of a permit to an applicant for an initial permit or any renewal, but the city manager or his designee shall not issue the permit to the applicant until the applicant has properly applied for and obtained a city business license pursuant to 6-301 of the Paris Municipal Code and the Business Tax Act, as codified in T.C.A. 67-4-701, et seq. Further, if a permit holder does not file any report required by the above statutes or ordinances, or if the permit holder is delinquent in payment of any sums due the City of Paris or the State of Tennessee, as required by said statutes or ordinances, the city manager or the city manager's designee shall suspend the permit until the next regular meeting of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, where, at that time, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board shall determine if a violation of this chapter has occurred pursuant to the provisions of 2-214 of the Paris Municipal Code. (Ord. #1039,02/03/05.)