7.06.040 Issuance of License.
(A) All applications for new or renewal City licenses shall be submitted to the Governing Body for approval. Upon presentation of a state license, payment of the City license fee and a determination that the proposed location of the drinking establishment does not conflict with or violate any City zoning ordinances, building, health or fire codes or these alcoholic beverage ordinances of the City, the Governing Body may authorize the City Clerk to issue a City license for the period covered by the state license. The license period shall extend for the period covered by the state license. No license fee shall be refunded for any reason.
(B) The Governing Body may require additional conditions for the issuance of a City license or continued retention of existing City license for a drinking establishment, upon a finding that the public health, safety and welfare require such conditions. The City Manager shall recommend conditions for licensure, as appropriate. Such conditions of licensure may include, but are not limited to the following:
(1) Exterior lighting requirements.
(2) Exterior fencing requirements.
(3) Appropriate structural additions, deletions or changes to the premises to reduce loitering by patrons outside the premises, reduce noise from the premises, and reduce littering by employees and patrons, or such other structural changes that may be necessitated in the interest of public health, safety or welfare.
(4) Posting in the premises or outside the premises appropriate notices or signs advising patrons to leave the area after closing, respect property rights of neighbors and other appropriate notices and signs which the Governing Body may require.
(5) Requiring security measures inside and/or outside the premises.
(6) Requiring additional parking, restricting parking, requiring additional safety measures to access city streets from parking facilities.
(7) Such other conditions as may be appropriate for the protection and preservation of public health, safety or welfare.
(C) Additional requirements for City licensure of a drinking establishment as set out above shall only be imposed after the license holder or applicant has been mailed, to the address on the license or application, by certified mail, return-receipt requested, notice of the proposed conditions. After the posting of the certified mail, the license holder or applicant shall have ten (10) days to submit a written request to the City Clerk for a hearing before the Governing Body on the proposed conditions.
(D) The Governing Body may issue a City license conditioned upon the licensee complying with all requirements within thirty (30) days after license issuance of such time as established by the Governing Body.
(E) During the duration of a City license, the Governing Body may require additional conditions on a City license, under procedures and requirements set forth under this Section. (Ord. 09-30 § 7, 2009; Ord. 05-141 § 8, 2005; Ord. 97-51 § 2, 1997.)