No alcoholic liquor license shall be issued to:
A. A person who is not of good character and reputation in the community in which he resides.
B. A person who is not a citizen of the United States.
C. A person who has been convicted of a felony under any federal or state law if the commission determines, after investigation, that such person has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust.
D. A person who has been convicted of being the keeper or is keeping a house of ill fame.
E. A person who has been convicted of pandering or other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency and morality.
F. A person whose license issued under this chapter has been revoked for cause.
G. A person who at the time of application for renewal of any license issued hereunder, would not be eligible for such license upon a first application.
H. A copartnership, if any general partnership thereof, or any limited partnership thereof, owning more than five percent (5%) of the aggregate limited partner interest in such copartnership would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than residence within the political subdivision, unless residency is required by local ordinance.
I. A corporation if any officer, manager or director thereof, or any stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate more than five percent (5%) of the stock of such corporation, would not be eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason other than citizenship and residence within the political subdivision, and a corporation unless it is incorporated in Illinois, or unless it is a foreign corporation which is qualified under the "business corporation act of 1983" to transact business in Illinois.
J. A person who has been convicted of a violation of any federal or state law concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic liquor, subsequent to the effective date hereof, or shall have forfeited his bond to appear in court to answer charges for any such violation.
K. A person who does not beneficially own the premises for which a license is sought, or does not have a lease thereon for the full period for which the license is to be issued.
L. Any law enforcing public official, including members of local liquor control commissions, any mayor, alderman or member of a city council or commission, any president of the village board of trustees, any member of the village board of trustees, or any president or member of a county board; and no such official shall be interested directly in the manufacturer, sale or distribution of alcoholic liquor, except that license may be granted to such official in relation to premises which are not located within the territory subject to the jurisdiction of that official if the issuance of such license is approved by the state liquor control commission.
M. Any person, association or corporation not eligible for a state retail liquor dealer's license.
N. A person who is not a beneficial owner of the business to be operated by the licensee.
O. A person who has been convicted of a gambling offense as prescribed by any of subsections (a)(3) through (a)(10) of section 28-1 of, or as prescribed by section 28-3 of the "criminal code of 1961", approved July 28, 1961, as heretofore or hereafter amended, or as prescribed by a statute replaced by any of the aforesaid statutory provisions.
P. A person to whom a federal wagering stamp has been issued by the federal government for the current tax period.
Q. A copartnership to which a federal wagering stamp has been issued by the federal government for the current tax period, or if any of the partners have been issued a federal gaming device stamp or federal wagering stamp by the federal government for the current tax period.
R. A corporation, if any officer, manager, or director thereof, or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than twenty percent (20%) of the stock of such corporation has been issued a federal wagering stamp for the current tax period.
S. Any premises for which a federal wagering stamp has been issued by the federal government for the current tax period.
T. Any premises or establishment allowing the sale at retail of any alcoholic liquor within two hundred feet (200') of any church, school, either public or private other than an institution of higher learning, hospital, home for the aged or indigent persons or for veterans, their spouses or children or any other military or naval station. This prohibition shall not apply to hotels offering restaurant service, regularly organized clubs or to restaurants, food shops or other places where the sale of alcoholic liquors is not the principal business carried on. (Ord. 89-04, 4-3-1989; amd. Ord. 91-02, 3-18-1991)