§ 10-18. Restriction 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)

Unpaid taxes. No license shall be issued, or renewed, for operation on any premises, on which taxes, assessments or other financial claims of the city or of the state are delinquent or unpaid. In the event an action has been commenced pursuant to the provisions of Minn. Stat. ch. 278, questioning the amount or validity of taxes, the council may, on application by the licensee, waive strict compliance with this provision. No waiver may be granted, however, for taxes, or any portion thereof, which remains unpaid for a period exceeding one year after becoming due.

(d)

No license shall be issued for any place or any 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 subsection (e) shall not apply to any license existing on the effective date of the adoption of the ordinance implementing this subsection (e) or to the renewal of an existing license.

(f)

School property. No license shall be granted for premises located within 500 feet of a school. The distance shall be measured in a straight line from the closest point of the school's parcel or lot line to the closest side of the structure on the premises within which liquor is to be sold. The erection of a school within the prohibited area, after an original application has been granted, shall not render such premises ineligible for renewal of the license.

(g)

Common building access. No license shall be granted for any establishment which has a common entrance or exit between any two establishments except that a public concourse or public lobby shall not be construed as a common entrance or exit.

(Ord. No. 15-02, § 2, 5-26-2015; Ord. No. 15-21, § 3, 9-28-2015)