5.04.040 - City beer license required.

A.

No entity shall operate a business with a beer component (i.e. storage, sale, offer for sale, service, consumption, manufacture, transportation, importation, or exportation of beer) within the City without first procuring the necessary City beer license, required by the City as the local alcoholic beverage licensing counterpart for a Use requiring corresponding state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control licensure. Such entity, in addition to obtaining the necessary City beer license, shall also procure the required state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control license, sublicense, or permit and any applicable federal license.

B.

Each City beer license shall indicate the type of state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control approval for which the City beer license will be issued.

C.

A separate City beer license shall be required for each state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control license, sublicense, or permit required.

D.

No City beer license may be transferred, assigned, or subleased in any manner. City beer licenses are invalidated by transfer or attempted transfer. Change in Ownership of a City beer licensee constitutes an invalidating transfer.

E.

Lapse, suspension, or revocation of a state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control license or sublicense, or permit or applicable federal permit or license shall result in automatic suspension of the corresponding City beer license.

F.

No City beer license shall issue to an applicant if the Use for which the applicant seeks the license is prohibited (see Title 17 land-use matrix) in the zoning district where the applicant proposes to use the City beer license sought.

G.

Consistent with the scope of state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control authorization, a City liquor license shall be required in lieu of a City beer license for a business with a liquor, wine, heavy beer, or flavored malt beverage component.

H.

All City beer licensees shall comply with the provisions of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, as amended, and of this Chapter.

(Ord. No. 2020-02, § II(Exh. A), 1-8-2020)