Sec. 6-14. Special event licenses.
A. Any person applying for a special event liquor license must make application with the City at least 30 days prior to the special event; provided, that for an additional application fee of $65.00 the application may be filed within 30 days prior to the special event.
B. The City Council may consider the following factors in determining whether to approve or disapprove a special event liquor license application:
1. Whether the event will be open to the public.
2. Criminal history of the applicant.
3. Nature of the event.
4. Security measures taken by the applicant.
5. Type of alcohol that will be sold at the event.
6. How the alcohol will be served.
7. Whether, within the last three years, the applicant or the event’s promoter held an event that created a neighborhood disturbance or whether the event site has generated neighborhood disturbance complaints.
8. Potential for problems in the neighborhood of the proposed event including, but not limited to, noise, traffic, lack of parking, and excessive duration or hours of operation.
9. Length of the event.
10. Sanitary facilities available to the participants.
11. Whether the proposed event is compliant with the Phoenix City Zoning Code and is compatible with the event site’s normal use.
12. Anticipated number of attendees.
13. The nature of the sound amplification systems.
C. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, and no more than twice in any calendar year for each organization authorized to obtain a license pursuant to A.R.S. 4-203.02(B), the City Manager or his designee is authorized to approve or disapprove a special event liquor license application in accordance with the provisions of subsection B of this section if the application is filed with the City Clerk on a date too close to the date of the special event to permit the application to be considered by the City Council.
D. Only the City Council may approve or disapprove a special event liquor license application for an event at a residential property at which attendance by 500 or more persons is anticipated. (Ord. No. G-2784, § 10; Ord. No. G-2951, § 1; Ord. No. G-4075, § 1, 1998; Ord. No. G-4592, § 1, 2004; Ord. No. G-5166, § 1, 2008; Ord. No. G-5194, § 1, 2008; Ord. No. G-5747, 2012)
State law reference—Special event licenses, A.R.S. § 4-203.02.