No license shall be granted for the operation of a retail store for the sale of intoxicating liquor when, the carrying on of such business at the premises covered by the application for a license is 200 feet to the nearest school, place of worship, or place of public gathering. The distance to be measured is straight line from the nearest corner of the store to the nearest corner of the school, place of worship, or place of public gathering. No permit shall be suspended, revoked or denied a permit to a business engaged in selling intoxicating liquor on the basis of the proximity of the business to a school, residence, church, or other place of public gathering if a valid permit had been issued to any business on that same location.
(2011 Code, § 8-106) (Ord. 21-30, passed 12-20-2021)