§ 3-182. Renewal; denial of renewal.

(a)

All licenses under this division shall be issued on a calendar year basis and shall be renewable as a matter of course upon payment of the appropriate fee, unless adverse information shall have come to the knowledge of the alcohol control commission or unless the chief of police makes a report as is set out in subsection (d).

(b)

Each licensee shall make written application for renewal of his license on or before November 15 of each year on forms provided by the secretary, and the license fee shall be paid in full on or before December 31 of each year.

(c)

The application shall be referred to the chief of police, 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 chief of police 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 commission for its consideration.

(e)

The alcohol control commission shall afford the licensee a public hearing and make findings of fact, which shall be referred to the city commission. In passing upon the application for renewal, the city commission shall be guided by the following factors applicable to an initial application: subsections (5), (6), (8), (9), (10) and (12) of section 3-77 and section 3-181. The city commission may grant, or deny for cause, the renewal of any license issued under this division.

(Code 1959, § 4-35; Code 1981, § 9-2038)