(A) Persons. No license shall be granted to any person who is:
(1) Not at least 21 years of age;
(2) Not the proprietor of the establishment for which the license is issued;
(3) A person convicted of violating any law relating to the sale of 3.2% malt liquor or of intoxicating liquor within a period of 5 years prior to the date of the application; or
(4) The owner or holder of, or to whom there is hereafter issued, a Federal Liquor Dealer’s Special Tax Stamp for the sale of intoxicating liquor at any place, unless there has also been issued to that person a license to sell intoxicating liquor at the place; and
(5) No license shall be granted or held by any person made ineligible for such a license by state law.
(B) Places.
(1) No license of any kind shall be granted for any premises where a licensee, or his or her agent, servant, or employee has been convicted of a violation of this code or applicable state law, or where any license hereunder has been revoked for cause, until 1 year has elapsed after the conviction or revocation, or a shorter period of time as the Council, in its discretion, may establish.
(2) No license shall be granted for operation of any premises upon which taxes, assessments, or other financial claims of the city are delinquent and unpaid.
(3) No license shall be issued for any place or for any business ineligible for such license under state law.
