(A) Generally. No person may, directly or indirectly, or by means of any device keep for retail sale, sell at retail, offer to sell, or otherwise dispose of any licensed products at any place in the city unless a license has first been issued by the City Council as provided in this section.
(B) Specifically.
(1) Application. An application for a license to sell licensed products shall be made on a form provided by the city. The application shall contain the full name of the applicant, the applicant’s residential and business addresses, and telephone numbers, the name of the business for which the license is sought, and any additional information the city deems necessary. Upon receipt of a completed application, the City Clerk will forward the application to the City Council for action at its next regularly scheduled meeting. If the City Clerk determines that an application is incomplete, it will be returned to the applicant with notice of the information necessary to make the application complete.
(2) Action. The City Council may either approve or deny the license, or it may delay action for any reasonable period of time as necessary to complete any investigation of the application or the applicant that it deems necessary. If the City Council approves the application, the Licensing Clerk shall issue the license to the applicant. If the City Council denies the application, notice of the denial shall be given to the applicant along with notice of the applicant’s right to appeal the City Council’s decision.
(3) Term. All licenses issued under this subchapter shall be valid for one calendar year from the date of March 15.
(4) Revocation or suspension. Any license issued under this subchapter may be revoked or suspended as provided in § 115.012.
(5) Transfers. All licenses issued under this section shall be valid only on the premises for which the license was issued and only for the person to whom the license was issued. The transfer of any license to another location or person is prohibited.
(6) Moveable place of business. No license shall be issued to a moveable place of business. Only fixed location businesses shall be eligible to be licensed under this subchapter.
(7) Display. All licenses shall be posted and displayed at all times in plain view of the general public on the licensed premises.
(8) Renewals. The renewal of a license issued under this section shall be handled in the same manner as the original application. The request for a renewal shall be made at least 30 days, but no more than 60 days before the expiration of the current license. The license holder is not entitled to an automatic renewal of the license.
(Prior Code, § 111.047)