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A person desiring a license shall make an application to the Governing Body of the city and accompany the application by the required license fee for each place of business for which the person desires the license. The application shall be verified, and upon a form prepared by the Attorney General of the State of Kansas, and shall contain:

(A) The name and residence of the applicant and how long he or she has resided within the State of Kansas.

(B) The particular place for which a license is desired.

(C) The name of the owner of the premises upon which the place of business is located.

(D) The names and addresses of all persons who hold any financial interest in the particular place of business for which a license is desired.

(E) A statement that the applicant is a citizen of the United States and not less than 21 years of age and that the applicant has not within two years immediately preceding the date of making application, been convicted of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, or drunkenness, or driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, or operating or attempting to operate a motor vehicle while the alcohol concentration in the person’s blood or breath is .08 or more, as measured from samples taken within two (2) hours after the person operated or attempted to operate the vehicle, or the violation of any other law of this City or state or any other city or state or of the United States pertaining to alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverages or non-alcoholic malt beverages.

(F) Each application for a general retailer’s license shall be accompanied by a drawing of the premises for which the license is desired showing the location of the proposed premises in relation to other buildings, structures, parking areas, public or private streets, and sidewalks within 200 feet. Sufficient dimensions shall be included to indicate the relationship between the premises and such other buildings, structures, parking areas, etc. The number of parking spaces the premises will use to comply with city parking spaces shall be clearly shown on the drawing.

(G) Each application shall be accompanied by a statement, signed by the applicant, authorizing any governmental agency to provide the city with any information pertinent to the application. One copy of such application shall immediately be transmitted to the Police Department, Fire Department and Development Services Department for investigation of the applicant. It shall be the duty of the Police Department to investigate such applicant to determine whether the applicant is qualified as a licensee under the provisions of this ordinance. It shall be the duty of the Fire Department to inspect the premises to be licensed and inform the City Clerk whether the premises to be licensed complies with the Fire Codes, Life Safety Codes and/or other applicable codes of the City. It shall be the duty of the Development Services Department to inspect the premises to be licensed and inform the City Clerk whether the premises to be licensed complies with the building codes, environmental codes and zoning ordinances of the City. All the Departments shall report to the City Clerk no later than five (5) working days subsequent to the receipt of such application. The application shall be scheduled for consideration by the Governing Body at the earliest meeting consistent with current notification requests established by law; provided, however, that the license application shall be scheduled for consideration before the Governing Body and either approved or disapproved within thirty (30) days from the date the application is received by the City Clerk, irrespective of whether the City Clerk has received timely reports from the Police, Fire or Development Services Departments. (Ord. 05-141 § 11, 2005; Ord. 97-51 § 2, 1997; Ord. 87-139 § 1, 1987.)