A. Location Restrictions: No license shall be issued for the sale at retail of any alcoholic liquor within one hundred feet (100') of any church, school, hospital, home for the aged or indigent persons or for veterans, their wives or children, or any military or naval station; provided, that this prohibition shall not apply to clubs, restaurants, food shops or other places where the sale of alcoholic liquor is not the principal business carried on, if such place of business not exempted shall have been established for such purpose prior to the taking effect of this chapter; nor to the renewal of a license for the sale of alcoholic liquor on premises within one hundred feet (100') of any church where such church has been established within such one hundred feet (100') since the issuance of the original license.
B. Stores Selling School Supplies, Lunches, Etc.: 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 where the majority of customers are minors of school age or where the principal business transacted consists of schoolbooks, school supplies, food, lunches or drinks for such minors.
C. Access From Licensed Premises To Dwelling Quarters: Except in the case of hotels and clubs, no alcoholic liquor shall be sold at retail upon any premises which has any access which leads from such premises to any other portion of the same building or structure used for dwelling or lodging purpose and which is permitted to be used or kept accessible for any use by the public. This provision shall not prevent any connection between such premises and such other portion of the building or structure which is used only by the licensee, his family and personal guests.
D. View From Street: In premises upon which the sale of alcoholic liquor for consumption upon the premises is licensed, other than as a restaurant, hotel, club or any bowling establishment, no screen, blind, curtain, partition, article or thing shall be permitted in the windows or upon the doors of such licensed premises nor inside such premises, which shall prevent a clear view into the interior of such licensed premises from the street, road or sidewalk at all times, and no booth, screen, partition or other obstruction nor any arrangements of lights or lighting shall be permitted in or about the interior of the licensed premises which shall prevent a full view of the entire interior of such premises from the street, road or sidewalk. All rooms where liquor is sold for consumption upon the premises shall be continuously lighted during business hours by natural light or artificial white light so that all parts of the interior of the premises are clearly visible. In case the view into any licensed premises required by the foregoing provision is wilfully obscured by the licensee or by him wilfully suffered to be obscured or in any manner obstructed, then such license is subject to revocation in the manner herein provided. In order to enforce the provisions of this subsection, the local commissioner has the right to require the filing with him of plans, drawings and photographs showing the clearance of the view as above required.
E. Change Of Location: A liquor dealer's license shall permit the sale of alcoholic liquor only in the premises described in the application and license. Such location may be changed only upon the written permit to make such change issued by the village president. No change of location shall be permitted unless the proposed new location is a proper one for the retail sale of alcoholic liquor under the statutes of this state and the ordinances of the village. (Ord. 2008-861, 7-10-2008)