Sec. 6-84Transfer of licenses

(a) All alcoholic beverage licenses issued by the city shall be personal to the person to whom issued and are applicable only to the location for which application therefor is made and accordingly no license shall be transferable to any person or entity or to any other location.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, in the event of the death of any person holding a license, or any interest therein, then upon application and approval by the city manager subject to the terms of this section, an alcoholic beverage license may be utilized by the administrator, executor or personal representative of such deceased person, or by the heirs at law of the deceased person, in the event that such administrator, executor, personal representative or heirs meet all of the qualifications contained in this chapter for the issuance of such alcoholic beverage license, with the license of such deceased person to be so utilized by the administrator, executor, personal representative, or heirs of such deceased person only for the time necessary to complete administration of the estate of such deceased person, but in no event longer than six months from the date of the death of such deceased person, with such license to lapse upon the earlier of such six-month period, completion of such administration, or December 31 of the year in which death shall occur.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, in the event that the person to whom an alcoholic beverage license is issued certifies under oath in writing to the city manager that the business served by such alcoholic beverage license is relocating to another physical location within the city, the city manager may, upon payment to the city of an application amendment fee, provide for an amended license specific to the new location if such new location meets all of the requirements of this chapter. In no event shall any holder of an alcoholic beverage license operate under that license at more than one location at any time.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter; any change in the ownership interests of a partnership or corporation which holds any alcoholic beverage license, as reflected in the initial application for such license, shall cause the immediate cessation of sales of any alcoholic beverages and no sales of alcoholic beverages shall be made until such change in the ownership interests is approved by the city council based upon the qualification of all persons then interested therein in accordance with the provisions hereof or until the issuance of another license to such corporation or partnership upon a new application therefor; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply in a situation in which one or more individuals who have existing interest in the entity which holds the license cease to have such interest and the remaining ownership interest in such entity remains unchanged except as to the division of the remaining interests therein.

History: (Ord. No. 2023-3, § I(Exh. A), 6-1-2023)