(A) To obtain a license for an alcoholic liquor establishment the applicant must:
(1) Have the qualifications required by a vendor under the liquor law; and
(2) Supply to the City Council in writing such information as it may require relating to the fitness of the applicant to engage in the liquor business.
(B) The City Manager will submit the application to the appropriate city departments for reports on the information set forth therein, and for such additional information as the City Council may require, including a report from the Police Department as to the penal history of the applicant, if any. The applicant must meet all of the requirements of § 110.04.
(C) The City Manager will review the application and departmental reports and submit them to the City Council with a recommendation as to approval/disapproval of the license.
(D) The City Council will act upon the recommendations of the City Manager if the applicant is qualified and is of good moral character pursuant to § 110.04(E).
(E) Exception: local approval (City Manager and City Council) is not required for an SDD and SDM license application, transfer, or renewal. These licenses are strictly regulated and approved by the State Liquor Control Commission in conjunction with the City Police Department, County Department of Health, or State Department of Agriculture. The local governing body, or its designee, may however, notify the Liquor Control Commission within 15 days of receipt of notification from the state of the pending application, if the applicant’s location will not be in compliance with all appropriate state and local building, plumbing, zoning, fire, sanitation and health laws and ordinances, or if the applicant is considered ineligible due to other factors. All conditions of noncompliance must be outlined in detail, indicating the laws and ordinances applicable to the case, with a copy of the law and ordinance submitted with the notification. In addition to the foregoing, the City Council reserves the right to recommend revocation or denial of renewal of an application for SSD or SDM licenses as set forth in § 111.18.
(Prior Code, § 111.11) (Ord. D-1739, passed 4-3-1995, effective 5-1-1995; Ord. O-72, passed 8-25-2008, effective 9-4-2008)