Number
091205
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. HINES, BOHL AND COGGS
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to implementation of recommendations of the alcohol beverage licensing task force for providing neighborhood notice, scheduling hearings before the licensing committee, and consideration of police reports.
Sections
90-50-7 am
90-5-8-a-2 rc
90-5-8-b-0 am
90-5-8-c-1-b am
90-11-1-b rc
Analysis
The common council established an alcohol beverage licensing task force with the adoption of common council resolution file # 080461, July 30, 2008. The report and recommendations of the task force were presented to the common council on April 30, 2009.
This ordinance addresses several of the recommendations of the task force relating to neighborhood notice of new and renewal applications for Class “A,” Class B” and Class “C” retail establishments, scheduling of hearings before the licensing committee, and the premises report to be filed by the chief of police upon investigation of applications for new Class “A”, Class “B” and Class “C” retail establishments and new premises.
The ordinance provides that notice will be sent by the city clerk to addresses within 250 feet of the premises proposed for a new license. The ordinance further provides for conspicuous posting of notice, on a form prescribed by the city clerk and approved by the licensing committee, of a new or renewal license on the outside of the premises. Notices must include information about how to make an objection to a new or renewal license.
The ordinance provides that new applications be scheduled for hearing before the licensing committee within 3 full common council cycles which is defined to mean 3 full periods between regularly scheduled common council meetings following certification by the city clerk that an application and related investigations have been completed.
The ordinance also provides that the police investigation report related to a new application for a Class ...
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