§ 4-206. Renewal; denial of renewal.

(a)

All licenses under this chapter shall be issued on a calendar year basis and shall be renewable as a matter of course upon payment of the appropriate fee, except as is set out in subsection (d).

(b)

Each licensee shall make a written application for renewal as provided for herein.

(c)

The application shall be referred to the director of planning and development or his/her designee, who shall report on the licensee's activity, if any, and upon activity at the location of the licensed business, if any, during the year.

(d)

If the director of planning and development or his/her designee reports any activity which constitutes probable cause for not renewing a license, the renewal shall not be made, and the matter shall be referred to the alcohol control board for its consideration.

(e)

The alcohol control board shall afford the licensee a public hearing, and in passing upon the application for renewal, it shall be guided by the following factors applicable to an initial application: subsections (5), (6), (8), (9), (10), (12) and (13) of section 4-205.

(f)

At the public hearing, the alcohol control board may approve the issuance or denial with or without conditions of the renewal of any licenses issued under the division.

(Ord. No. 81-05, § I, 10-6-05; Ord. No. 08-10, § 15, 3-18-10)