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Section 16. HEARING AND ISSUANCE The Council shall investigate all facts set out in the application and not investigated in the preliminary or comprehensive background and financial investigations. Opportunity shall be given to any person to be heard for or against the granting of the license at the first scheduled Council meeting in November for renewals or at the time of review for a new application. After the investigation and hearing, the Council in its sound discretion grant or deny the application. No license shall become effective until the proof of financial security has been approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety. Should the City Council deny the applicant's request for a license due, partially or solely, to the applicant's prior conviction of a crime, the City Council shall notify the applicant of the grounds and reasons for the denial; the applicable complaint and grievance procedure as set forth in Minnesota Statutes, Section 364.06; the earliest date the applicant may reapply for a license; and that all competent evidence of rehabilitation will be considered upon reapplication. Section 17. RESTRICTIONS ON ISSUANCE A. Each license shall be issued only to the applicant for the premises described in the application. B. Not more than one license shall be directly or indirectly issued within the city to any one person. C. No license shall be granted or renewed for operation on any premises on which taxes, assessments, utility charges, service charges or other financial claims of the city are delinquent and unpaid. D. No license shall be issued for any place or business ineligible for a license under state law. E. No license shall be issued to any person who is not a resident of the state. If the applicant is a corporation, all of the shareholders shall be residents of the state. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any existing license existing on the effective date of this ordinance or to the renewal of an existing license. F. No license shall be granted within 500 feet of any school or church. The distance is to be measured from the closest side of the church or school to the closest side of the structure on the premises within which liquor is to be sold. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any existing license existing on the effective date of this ordinance or to the renewal of an existing license as long as the establishment is in compliance with applicable zoning regulations. Section 18. CONDITIONS OF LICENSE Every licensee is responsible for the conduct of the place of business and the conditions of sobriety and order in it. The act of an employee on the licensed premises is deemed the act of the licensee as well, and the licensee shall be liable to all penalties provided by this ordinance and the law equally with the employee. Every licensee shall also cooperate with the City in controlling activity attributable to the business in surrounding areas.