Qualifications of applicant.
Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 363.320
in effect363.320. - Qualifications of applicant.
No license shall be issued to any applicant who does not meet the following qualifications:
(1) The applicant must be the actual owner of the premises or the business at the licensed premises. In case of a corporation, applicant must be the manager of such premises or business.
(2) The applicant cannot have been convicted, within five (5) years of the date of the application, of any felony, or of any two (2) crimes other than a felony related to alcohol, or of any willful violation of any law dealing with the sale, possession, manufacture or transportation of liquor, wine or beer. If such conviction within the United States shall have resulted in a forfeiture of civil rights, the five-year period shall begin to run at the date of the restoration of civil rights.
(3) An individual applicant must be a resident of the State of Minnesota. If the applicant is a partnership, the managing partner must be a resident of the State of Minnesota. If the applicant is a corporation, the manager or person in charge must be a resident of the State of Minnesota or reside within seventy-five (75) miles of Minneapolis City Hall. Such residency requirements shall mean being a resident continuously while the license is in effect.
(4) If the applicant is a corporation, it must be authorized to do business in Minnesota. If the applicant is a partnership, all partners must qualify in the same manner as individuals, except that residency requirements shall be governed by subsection 363.320(c).
(5) No license shall be issued or transferred to any person who has had an intoxicating liquor or wine license revoked within five (5) years prior to the date of application under the terms of this chapter or the statutes of the State of Minnesota; nor shall any license be issued or transferred to the spouse of such person. (76-Or-093, § 1, 6-25-76; 78-Or-068, § 3, 4-28-78; 78-Or-192, § 4, 9-29-78; 83-Or-302, § 7, 12-16-83; 92-Or-038, § 1, 3-27-92; Ord. No. 2025-046, § 16, 10-9-25)
Source: City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Park and Recreation Board Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT14LIBE_CH363WILI_363.320QUAPFetched: 11/2/2026