The provisions of §§ 111.01 through 111.14 shall apply to all licenses required by § 116.04 and to the holders of the licenses, provided that all licenses shall be granted or denied by the City Council and the Department of Public Safety, if required by state law. The City Council shall conduct a public hearing on the application for a new on-sale intoxicating liquor license within a reasonable period following receipt of a complete application and completion of the investigation required by § 116.05. A notice of the date, time, place, and purpose of the hearing shall be published once in the official newspaper not less than ten days before the date of the hearing. After hearing the oral and written views of all interested persons, the City Council shall make its decision at the same meeting or at a specified future meeting. No hearing shall be required for the renewal or the transfer of an on-sale intoxicating liquor license.
(Prior Code, § 112.06)