A. No licenses required by this chapter shall be issued to:
1. A person who is not a resident of the Village or, if a corporation, who does not employ a resident manager that resides within Sangamon County with the same qualifications as provided for in this Code.
2. A person who is not of good character and reputation in the community in which he resides.
3. A person who is not a citizen of the United States.
4. A person who has been convicted of a felony under any Federal or State law.
5. A person who has been convicted of being the keeper or is keeping a house of ill fame.
6. A person who has been convicted of pandering or other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency and morality.
7. A person whose license issued under this chapter has been revoked for cause or whose liquor license issued under State law or other Municipal ordinance was revoked for cause.
8. A person who at the time of application for renewal of any license issued hereunder would not be eligible for such license upon a first application.
9. A co-partnership, unless all the members of such co- partnership are qualified to obtain a license.
10. A corporation, if any officer, manager, or director thereof, or any stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate more than five percent (5%) of the stock of such corporation would not be eligible to receive a license under this chapter for any reason other than citizenship or residency except as provided in subsection A1 of this section.
11. A corporation or limited liability company unless it is incorporated or organized in Illinois, or unless it is a foreign corporation or foreign limited liability company which is qualified under the Business Corporation Act of 1983 or the Limited Liability Company Act to transact business in Illinois.
12. A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent unless the manager or agent possesses the same qualifications required by the licensee.
13. A person who has been convicted of a violation of any Federal or State law concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic liquor, subsequent to the passage of this chapter or has forfeited his bond to appear in court to answer charges for any such violation.
14. A person who does not beneficially own the premises for which a license is sought, or does not have a lease thereon for the full period for which the license is to be issued.
15. Any law-enforcing public official, Village President, or any member of the Village Board of Trustees or employee of the Village.
16. A person who is not a beneficial owner of the business to be operated by the licensee.
17. A person who has been convicted of a gambling offense, as provided by law.
18. A person or entity to whom a Federal wagering stamp has been issued by the Federal government, unless the person or entity is eligible to be issued a license under the Raffles Act or the Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act.
19. A person who intends to sell alcoholic liquors for use or consumption on his or her licensed retail premises who does not have liquor liability insurance coverage for that premises in an amount that is at least equal to the maximum liability amounts set forth in this chapter.
B. In addition to other grounds specified in this section, the Liquor Control Commissioner, on complaint of the State Department of Revenue, shall refuse the issuance or renewal of a license, or suspend or revoke such license, for any of the following violations of the "Retailers Occupation Tax Act":
1. Failure to make a tax return;
2. The filing of a fraudulent return;
3. Failure to pay all or part of any tax or penalty finally determined to be due;
4. Failure to keep proper books and records;
5. Failure to secure and display a certificate or subcertificate of registration;
6. Willful violation of any rule or regulation of the State Department of Revenue relating to the administration and enforcement of tax liability.
C. No license shall be issued to any person for the sale at retail of any alcoholic liquor at any store or other place of business when the majority of customers are less than twenty one (21) years of age or when the principal business transacted consists of school books, school supplies, food, lunches, or drinks for such customers.
D. No license shall be issued for the purpose of selling or offering for sale at retail any intoxicating liquor in any dwelling house, flat, or apartment building.
E. No license shall be issued for the sale at retail of any alcoholic liquor within one hundred feet (100') of any church, school other than an institution of higher learning, hospital, home for aged or indigent persons or for veterans, their spouses or children or any military or naval station; provided, that this prohibition shall not apply to hotels offering restaurant service, regularly organized clubs, or to restaurants, food shops or other places where sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal business carried on, if such place of business so exempted shall have been established for such purposes prior to the taking effect of this chapter, or to the renewal of a license for the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor on premises within one hundred feet (100') of any church or school where such church or school has been established within such one hundred feet (100') since the issuance of the original license. In the case of a church, the distance of one hundred feet (100') shall be measured to the nearest part of any building used for worship services or educational programs and not to property boundaries. In all other instances, the distance of one hundred feet (100') shall be measured from property line to property line.
F. No person, establishment, or business issued a license shall allow video gaming on the licensed premises unless the person, establishment or business holds a VG license or is otherwise a permitted establishment not holding a liquor license under chapter 4 of this title. Operation of a video gaming terminal by any other license holder shall be cause for revocation of the applicable liquor license in addition to any and all other penalties allowed by law and this chapter. (Ord. 2015-4, 4-14-2015)