Liquor Licenses
2.1100 Liquor License Applications – Local Review by City Manager.
(1) The city manager or designee is authorized to exercise the authority granted the city council in ORS 471.210(3), 471.210(4) and 472.120. When making the recommendation to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, the city manager or designee shall review the application for compliance with the provisions of this code and ORS Chapters 471 and 472.
(2) Whenever the city manager or designee recommends denial of an application or, if the request is received before a recommendation is made, upon written request of an interested person, the city manager or designee shall state the reasons for his or her recommendation and cause written notice of the decision to be sent to the applicant and the requestor. The written notice shall be hand delivered or sent by certified mail and shall also advise the recipient of the provisions of subsection (3) of this section.
(3) Any person aggrieved by the recommendation of the city manager or designee shall within 15 days of the date of the recommendation file his or her objections thereto in writing with the city manager for consideration by a hearings official. The provisions of section 3.060 shall govern the hearing.
(4) In exercising the authority granted to the city council in ORS 471.210(4), the city manager shall adopt such rules as may be necessary by utilizing the procedure set forth in section 2.019 of this code.