Ordinance No. 146 Liquor - Laserfiche WebLink

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Section 9. Persons Ineligible for License. 1. No license shall be granted to or held by any person made ineligible for such a license in accordance with procedures set forth by State law for liquor licenses. 2. No license shall be granted to or held by any person who is not the real party in interest or beneficial owner of the business operated under the license. Section 10. Places Ineligible for License. 1. No license shall be issued for any place or for any business ineligible for such a license under guidelines established by State law. 2. No license shall be granted for operation on any premises on which taxes, assessments or other financial claims of the City are delinquent and unpaid. 3. No license shall be granted within 500 feet of any school, church, or private home at the determination of the City Council. The distance between the establishments shall be measured from the points in which the edges of the structures are nearest to one another. Section 11. Conditions of License. 1. Every license shall be granted subject to the conditions in the following subdivisions and all other provisions of this Ordinance and of any other applicable Ordinance of the City or State law. 2. Every licensee shall be responsible for the conduct of place of business and the conditions of sobriety and order in it. The act of any employee on the licensed premises authorized to sell or serve intoxicating liquor shall be deemed the act of the licensee as well and the licensee shall be liable to all penalties provided by this Ordinance equally with the employee. 3. No sale of liquor shall be made to anyone on credit provided solely by the establishment. 4. Any peace officer, health officer, or any properly designated officer or employee of the City shall have the unqualified right to enter, inspect, and search the premises of the licensee during business hours without a warrant. 5. Every license to sell alcoholic beverages and permit for consumption and display must be posted in a conspicuous place in the premises for which it is used. 6. Each licensee shall promptly notify the city clerk of any change in the information or facts furnished on the application for a license. Failure to comply with this section constitutes cause for revocation or suspension of the license. Section 12. Temporary Amendments to Liquor Licenses. 1. After a public hearing held at least ten days after mailed notice to all property owners within 400 feet of the licenses premises, the city council may approve a temporary amendment to an existing on -sale, on -sale wine, or Sunday on -sale intoxicating liquor license to allow the sale of liquor in an area outside the licensed premises if the council determines in its sole discretion that the following criteria are met: 1. The area to be used must be immediately adjacent to the licensed premises; 2. The area will be used in connection with a special event no longer than two days in duration; Liquor Ordinance No. 146