(a) The City Council does hereby designate the City Manager as the agent for the City Council for the sole and only purpose of approving or denying the issuance of a special designated permit for the consumption of alcoholic liquor at a designated location. Such approval or denial shall be considered as the determination of the City Council unless, after denial by the City Manager, the person filing for the permit files a written request with the City Clerk to be heard before the City Council. Upon the filing of such request, said matter shall be heard de novo by the City Council at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
(b) The following criteria are hereby adopted as prerequisites to the approval of a special designated permit:
(1) The applicant has met all the requirements set forth in R.S.N. § 53-124.11, and all rules and regulations as promulgated by the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission.
(2) The designated location is appropriate and proper and does not otherwise prohibit the consumption of alcoholic liquor thereon.
(3) The special designated permit and the designated location shall not allow or permit the selling or dispensing of liquor to minors because of its designated location.
(4) The designated location shall not have had any liquor violations occur within the past year.
(5) The applicant shall not have been found guilty of violating liquor license laws of the State of Nebraska or the City within the past five years.
(Ord. 1784. Passed 2-14-17.)