2023-79 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 52 Alcoholic Liquor

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If on April 24, 1978, premises were licensed under the then provisions of this Chapter, even though issuance of a Class A or Class C license would otherwise now be prohibited in the Zoning district into which said premises are classified, then said premises, so long as the same use thereof is continued., shall be exempt from said prohibition. Except for Class P license holders, video gaming is only allowed during hours at which the licensed business is open to the public and is providing all goods and/or services other than video gaming that would normally be available at the business. 5. APPLICATION. Application shall be made as required by this Code and shall be delivered by the City Clerk to the Local Liquor Control Commissioner for action. The application shall show the name, age and address of an individual applicant, and of the persons entitled to participate in the profits, if a partnership applicant, and the objects, the names and addresses of the officers and directors, if a corporate applicant, and whether or not one person owns a controlling interest in such corporation, and if so, the name and address of such person; the citizenship, place of birth, and place of naturalization, if foreign born, of an individual applicant; the location and description of the premises where such liquor will be sold and served or consumed; whether or not any previous similar license has been applied for, the place of application, and the disposition of such application, and if revoked the reasons therefor, and whether or not applicant has ever been convicted of a felony. No license will be issued for any person ineligible under Section 2 of the Article 6 of the Act above referred to. A manager or agent, including bartenders, must have the same qualifications as the person or firm to whom the license is issued. All applications shall be verified by the applicant or, if a corporation, by an authorized corporate officer thereof. All applications shall state if the location operates and/or utilizes a drive-up window for the sale of liquor. No establishment shall install new drive-up windows for the sale of liquor from and after September 1, 2023.... ...7. LICENSE FEE. Beginning July 1, 2024, payment of an annual license fee of Two Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($2,200.00) shall accompany each application for all classes of license except Class BYOB as to which the amount of said fee shall be Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), and Class F as to which the amount of said fee shall be Seven Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($725.00); and except Class C and Class N as to which the amount of said fee shall be One Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($1,400.00); and except Class P as to which the amount of said fee shall be Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), and except Class V as to which the amount of said fee shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) in addition to the underlying annual license fee, said fee shall be prorated for the issuance of any license during a license period. Fee increases authorized by this 2023 amendment shall so into effect from and after July 1, 2024 for all license holders in existence and holding a liquor license on the date of passage of this amendment. The payment of a fee for any license shall be credited toward the payment of a fee for any other license if the first license is surrendered prior to the issuance of the second license to the same licensee during the same license year. For all classes of license, a late fee of$100.00 plus $20.00 per day shall be charged for all days after June 1st of any year for which an application for renewal is incomplete except for those in the year 2020 in which for all classes of license, a late fee of$100.00 plus $20.00 per day shall be charged for all days after July 31St of 2020 for which an application for renewal is incomplete. Each initial application and each application for transfer, whether to another licensee or to other premises, shall also be accompanied by a processing fee of$100.00 in addition to the annual fee. Payment of an annual