Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 185 - Alcoholic Beverages Division › Chapter 4 - Retail Alcohol Licenses-beer Permits-wine Permits › Rule 185-4.2 - General Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All applicants for licenses, permits, or certificates of
				compliance shall comply with the following requirements, where applicable,
				prior to receiving a license, permit, or certificate of compliance.
(1)
Cleanliness of premises.
The interior and exterior of the licensed premises shall be kept clean, free of
			 litter or rubbish, painted and in good repair. Licensees and permittees shall
			 at all times keep and maintain their respective premises in compliance with the
			 laws, orders, ordinances and rules of the state, county and city health and
			 fire departments, and the Iowa department of inspections and appeals.
(2)
Toilet facilities.
All
			 licensees and permittees who mix, serve, or sell alcoholic beverages for
			 consumption on the licensed premises shall provide for their patrons adequate,
			 conveniently located indoor or outdoor toilet facilities. Compliance with
			 county, city, and department of inspections and appeals' rules and regulations
			 regarding toilet facilities, including any waivers granted by those
			 authorities, shall constitute compliance with this rule. Outdoor toilet
			 facilities shall be approved by the department of inspections and appeals and
			 the local approving authority where the licensed premises is located.
(3)
Water.
All licensed
			 premises shall be equipped with hot and cold running water from a source
			 approved by an authorized health department.
(4)
Financial standing and
			 reputation.
A local authority or the administrator may consider an
			 applicant's financial standing and good reputation in addition to the other
			 requirements and conditions for obtaining a license, permit, or certificate of
			 compliance, and the local authority or the administrator shall disapprove or
			 deny an application for a license, permit, or certificate of compliance if the
			 applicant fails to demonstrate that the applicant complies with the lawful
			 requirements and conditions for holding the license, permit, or certificate of
			 compliance.
a. In evaluating an applicant's
			 "financial standing," the local authority or the administrator may consider
			 such factors as, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Verified source(s) of financial support
			 and adequate operating capital for the applicant's proposed
			 establishment.
(2) A record of
			 timely submission of all required federal, state, or local tax returns or forms
			 and prompt payment of all taxes due.
(3) A record of prompt payment to the local
			 authority of fees or charges made by a local authority for municipal utilities
			 or other municipal services incurred in conjunction with the proposed
			 establishment.
(4) A record of
			 prompt payment or satisfaction of administrative penalties imposed pursuant to
			 Iowa Code chapter 123.
(5) A record
			 of maintaining, and providing prompt payment for, dramshop liability insurance
			 coverage as required pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 123.
(6) A record of prompt payment for license,
			 permit, or certificate fees.
(7) A
			 record of prompt payment for alcoholic liquor orders placed with the
			 division.