The city shall offer the following licenses that are provided in SDCL Chapter 35-4, and the fees shall be set as follows and may be changed by resolution:
(A) Package (off-sale liquor) license:
(1) Initial fee for this license shall be set by the City Council but may not be less than $500; and
(2) Renewal fee for this license is $500 per year.
(B) Retail (on-off) sale malt beverage and state farm wine license:
(1) Initial fee for this license is $300; and
(2) Renewal fee for this license is $300 per year.
(C) Retail (on-off) sale wine and cider license:
(1) Initial fee for this license is $500; and
(2) Renewal fee for this license is $500 per year.
(D) Retail (on-sale) liquor license:
(1) Initial fee for this license is $1,400; and
(2) Renewal fee for this license is $1,400 per year.
(E) Retail (on-sale) full-service restaurant license:
(1) Fee shall be set by the City Council by resolution and may not be less than $1 for each person residing within the city as measured by the last preceding federal census;
(2) Renewal fee for this license is $300 per year;
(3) Applicants shall provide documentation to the Finance Officer that the applicant meets all requirements of state law;
(4) In its initial application, an applicant for this license must provide documentation to the Finance Officer to provide that the primary source of revenue of the restaurant will be derived from the sale of prepared food and nonalcoholic beverages and not from the sale of alcoholic beverage. This supporting documentation is confidential; and
(5) Before this license will be renewed, the licensee must submit a report to the Finance Officer verifying under oath that at least 60% of gross operating revenue generated over the preceding 12-month period was derived from the sale of food and nonalcoholic beverages. The report shall contain the annual gross revenue of food and nonalcoholic beverages and total gross revenues. This report will be confidential.
(F) Any business that holds a liquor license issued by the city will be required to carry $1,000,000 liability insurance.
(Prior Code, § 5.08.040) (Ord. 18-06, passed 6-1-2018; Ord. 20-02, passed 5-21-2020; Ord. 22-04, passed 11-3-2022)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL Chapter 35-4