A. All applications for renewal of fermented malt beverage, malt, vinous and spirituous liquor licenses shall be on forms provided by the state licensing authority and the liquor licensing authority, and must be submitted to the Town Clerk not less than forty-five (45) days prior to the license expiration date, together with the required renewal application fee, as established by the Town and set forth in Appendix A of this code.

B. Upon receiving the renewal application, the Town Clerk shall assemble the applicant’s file containing reports from staff regarding the applicant or the premises for the preceding year. Unless there is evidence to the contrary in the applicant’s file or otherwise, it will be presumed that the occupied premises are in compliance with the provisions of state statutes and Town regulations, and that the character of the applicant continues to be satisfactory. If these presumptions apply, the application for renewal shall be recommended for approval by the Town Clerk and set for liquor licensing authority consent at the next Town Council meeting. All successful applicants shall be subject to license fees as referenced in PMC 6.12.170 and established by resolution.

C. If there is evidence to rebut the presumptions in subsection (B) of this section which otherwise arise, the Town Clerk shall immediately notify the licensee in writing of the objections to the renewal application and set a public hearing date to be held not less than ten (10) nor more than thirty (30) days after the date of such notice. The written notice shall be mailed by certified mail to the applicant, shall state generally the grounds for staff’s recommendation of nonrenewal, and shall provide the date, time and place of the hearing to show cause for nonrenewal. Notice of the hearing must also be conspicuously posted on the premises for a period of ten (10) days prior to the hearing. The hearing shall be conducted in the same manner as provided for hearings on revocation or suspension of the type of license involved. (Ord. 686 §2 (Exh. A), 2015; Amended Ord. 715 §2 (Exh. A), 2017; Amended Ord. 757 §2, 2019)