ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Chandler City Code pt. IX, ch. 60

in effect

Chandler City Code § 60-1 Definitions.

60-1. - Definitions. A. The definition of all terms used in the chapter shall be those specified by statutes of the State relating to alcoholic beverages, now A.R.S. Title 4. B. For the purposes of this chapter the License Administrator shall be the City of Chandler Management Services Director, or designee. (Ord. No. 2827, 6-11-98; Ord. No. 3045, § 3, 11-4-99)

Chandler City Code § 60-2 License required; exception.

60-2. - License required; exception. It shall be unlawful for any person to buy for resale, sell or deal in alcoholic liquors within the corporate limits of the City without first having procured a City license issued by the License Administrator as provided by this chapter and paying the applicable City fees and taxes as hereafter set forth for such manufacturing, wholesaling, buying for resale or dealing in selling alcoholic beverages; provided, however, that the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to drug stores selling only spirituous liquors upon prescription and other sales specifically exempted by A.R.S. Title 4 § 226. Such City license shall be no more restrictive than any State license issued under A.R.S. § 4-201 et. seq. (Ord. No. 2827, 6-11-98; Ord. No. 3045, § 3, 11-4-99)

Chandler City Code § 60-3 City license tax—Generally; assignment or transfer of licenses.

60-3. - City license tax—Generally; assignment or transfer of licenses. A. The annual City license tax, issuance tax, and application fee set forth at section 60-4 of this chapter shall be payable in advance, and shall accompany the application for a City license. Notwithstanding the above, owners of established businesses located within any area annexed by the City who possess a valid State liquor license at the date of annexation shall not be required to pay an application fee or issuance tax. Such owners of established businesses need only submit the required license application and annual City license tax within thirty (30) days of annexation. B. The initial annual City license tax shall be for the period beginning with the date of the original City license application and ending on June 30th next following such application date except that applicant will be refunded the quarterly fee for any quarter prior to the issuance of the final liquor license from the Arizona Department of Liquor License and Control upon written request to the License Administrator of the City of Chandler. If the State license is not granted by the Department of Liquor License and Control, the annual City license tax and issuance tax shall be refunded. The annual City license tax shall thereafter be due on or before July first of each subsequent tax year. Initial City license applications submitted after September 30th shall be prorated as follows: October 1—December 31 | 75% of annual license tax January 1—March 31 | 50% of annual license tax April 1—June 30 | 25% of annual license tax C. Any City license holder who shall have failed to pay such annual City license tax on or before July first, shall be subject to and shall pay a penalty of ten (10) percent per month, or fraction thereof, of such tax, up to a maximum penalty not to exceed fifty (50) percent of the annual license tax. Such penalty may be waived at the discretion of the License Administrator based on the criteria specified in section 540(f) of the Chandler City Tax Code. D. A City license may be assigned or moved to another location as provided herein. Except as otherwise herein provided, each application for a transfer of license whether a transfer from person to person, location to location, change of agent for a corporation, or any other type of transfer shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be treated as if the application were for the issuance of an initial City license and the application fee, annual City license tax and issuance tax shall be paid with such application, notwithstanding that the annual City license tax may have been paid with respect to that license elsewhere. Notwithstanding the foregoing, when a City license is assigned or transferred to a new owner, who for the previous twelve (12) consecutive months has been directly involved in the day-to-day operations at the site where the license is located, and when no change of license location is applied for, such assignment or transfer shall not be subject to the issuance tax otherwise required. E. The licensee shall be obligated to pay the annual City license tax until the Department of Liquor Licenses and Control has canceled the State license for the stated location. The City license shall terminate upon the cancellation of the State liquor license. When an annual renewal tax becomes due while a new license application is in place for the location and the State has issued an interim permit, the renewal tax must be paid in accordance with this section. However, once the new license for the location has been issued by the State, the original licensee shall be eligible for a refund of the unexpired portion of the annual license tax based upon a quarterly allocation of the unused time period. F. A duplicate City liquor license may be issued by the License Administrator to replace any City license issued hereunder upon payment of a fee of ten dollars ($10.00). (Ord. No. 2827, 6-11-98; Ord. No. 3045, § 3, 11-4-99; Ord. No. 4638, § 1, 5-28-15)

Chandler City Code § 60-4 Same—Fees and tax enumerated.

60-4. - Same—Fees and tax enumerated. The application fee, issuance tax and annual tax shall be as follows: Series | Description | Application Fee | Issuance Tax | Annual License Tax 1 | In-State producer | $200.00 | $200.00 | $1,000.00 2 | Out-of State producer | 200.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 3 | Microbrewery | 200.00 | 200.00 | 1,000.00 4 | Wholesale | 200.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 5 | Government | 200.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 6 | Bar (all spirituous liquor) | 200.00 | 200.00 | 1,000.00 7 | Beer and wine bar | 200.00 | 200.00 | 550.00 8 | Conveyance | 200.00 | 200.00 | 400.00 9 | Liquor store (all spirituous liquor) | 200.00 | 200.00 | 500.00 10 | Beer and wine store | 200.00 | 200.00 | 350.00 11 | Hotel-motel (with restaurant) | 200.00 | 200.00 | 1,000.00 12 | Restaurant | 200.00 | 200.00 | 1,000.00 13 | Domestic farm winery | 200.00 | 200.00 | 1,000.00 14 | Club (private) | 200.00 | 200.00 | 300.00 (Ord. No. 2827, 6-11-98; Ord. No. 3045, § 3, 11-4-99)

Chandler City Code § 60-5 Special events liquor licenses and wine festivals.

60-5. - Special events liquor licenses and wine festivals. A. An application for a special events or wine festival license shall be submitted to the License Administrator at least twenty-one (21) days prior to a formal Council meeting which precedes the date of the event or festival. At the sole discretion of the City Manager or his/her designee, and for an additional application fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), the application may be accepted at any time, but generally no more than five (5) days, prior to a formal Council meeting which precedes the date of the special event or wine festival. B. Application shall be submitted to the City on forms prescribed by the License Administrator and shall be accompanied by a license tax of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each day in which the City license is to be in effect. The special event or wine festival license tax is refundable if the State license is not issued. (Ord. No. 2827, 6-11-98; Ord. No. 3045, § 3, 11-4-99)

Chandler City Code § 60-6 Extension of premises.

60-6. - Extension of premises. A. An application to extend an alcohol serving area on a temporary basis shall be submitted to the License Administrator at least twenty-one (21) days prior to a formal Council meeting which precedes the date of the requested extension. Such application shall be on forms prescribed by the License Administrator and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day of the requested extension. At the sole discretion of the City Manager or his/her designee, and for an additional application fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), the application may be accepted at anytime, but generally no more than five (5) days, prior to a formal Council meeting which precedes the date of the extension. B. An application to extend an alcohol serving area on a permanent basis shall be submitted to the City on forms prescribed by the License Administrator and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00). (Ord. No. 2827, 6-11-98; Ord. No. 3045, § 3, 11-4-99)

Chandler City Code § 60-7 Violations of chapter.

60-7. - Violations of chapter. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or making any material misstatement or misrepresentation on an application for any license hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each sale of alcoholic beverages made in violation of this chapter shall be a separate offense and any sale of alcoholic beverages made after the expiration of a period for which an annual City license tax has been paid without the payment of the renewal City license tax shall be a separate offense under this chapter. (Ord. No. 2827, 6-11-98; Ord. No. 3045, § 3, 11-4-99)

Source: City of Chandler, Arizona, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/az/chandler/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIXTALI_CH60ALBEFetched: 11/1/2026