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Required Information for Alcoholic Beverage License

For Renewal Information, please scroll down to the next section.

To streamline the application process and prevent delays, please make sure that you have collected the following required information and documents before beginning the application process online. If you do not have all of the information when submitting the application online, you will have to start the process over.

All the required documents can be found on the City of Chamblee Website Licensing page in the section for Alcohol Licenses. Please click here to access the forms.  If you need assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please contact the Revenue & Licensing Officer via email at alcoholbusiness@chambleega.gov.

  • Be prepared to list those who have an influential interest in the establishment. - Influential interest means the actual power to control or influence the operation, management, or policies of an establishment or legal entity which operates the establishment. An individual is deemed to have an “influential interest” if he or she:
    • is the on-site general manager of the establishment,
    • owns a financial interest of ten percent or more of a legal entity operating the establishment, or
    • holds an office (e.g., president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, managing member, managing director, etc.) in a legal entity which operates the establishment. (City Code Sec. 6-1, see “Influential interest”)  Additional applicant means any other individual with an influential interest in the establishment who lives or has an office in any of the following Georgia counties: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Dekalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, and Rockdale. (City Code Sec. 6-1, see “Applicant”)
  • Be prepared to provide a list of owners – For businesses not publicly traded: A list of business owners including their names, city and state of their residential and work addresses, and ownership percentages for every owner. For publicly traded businesses: A list of corporate officers including their names, city and state of their residential and work addresses and corporate titles.
  • Be prepared to list Operating Hours – [for restaurants, see 6-142(b)(2)].
  • REVIEW OF ALCOHOL ORDINANCE and the following notes:
    • It is advisable that applicants of any business, liquor, beer and/or wine licenses make no expenditures, sign no contracts or obligate themselves in any manner without first making themselves aware of all requirements for State and City Code compliance.
    • Handling permit requirement.  A Handling Permit is required for:
      • Any employee of a package licensee whose primary business is the sale of alcoholic beverages.
      • Any employee of a package licensee who sells alcoholic beverages in a convenience store or service station.
      • Any employee of a consumption on the premises licensee who serves or works in the serving area, including bar or lounge area of the licensed premises, and sells, serves, takes orders for, or handles alcoholic beverages.

         
  • Front Facing Color Photo – A recent Front Facing Photo is required from each applicant listed.
  • PERSONNEL STATEMENTS – Required of the primary applicant and of each additional applicant listed in the application. (defined in City Code Sec. 6-1). If multiple applicants are listed, please have each person complete the personnel statement form to collect information from each applicant.
  • S.A.V.E. AFFIDAVIT – Required to be completed by each person listed as an applicant. Must be notarized and a copy of the front and back of an approved document must be included (Driver’s License, Passport, etc.)
  • PRIVATE EMPLOYER AFFIDAVIT – Must be notarized – please make sure to complete parts that apply to your business – 10 or fewer employees OR 11 or more employees.
  • REGISTERED AGENT INFORMATION– Registered agent must reside in DeKalb County, have known the primary applicant for at least one year, and be 18 years of age or older.
  • AFFIDAVIT OF PERSON HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF REGISTERED AGENT RESIDENCE – Must be notarized. The person who is listed as the person having knowledge must be the individual who signs this document as the affiant.
  • LEGAL SURVEY – Scale drawing showing business location and completion of a SURVEYOR’S CERTIFICATE on the form provided by the City of Chamblee. (Sec 6-46(d)).
  • FLOOR PLAN DRAWING – Restaurants seeking to be licensed for consumption on premises must provide a diagram in accordance with 6-142(b)(1). Retail package sales of wine and malt beverages must meet the requirements stated in City Code Sec 6-121.
  • STATEMENT OF FLOOR AREA – Restaurants must meet requirements stated in City Code Sec 6-142(a)(2).
  • PAYMENT – Prorated on number of remaining months in calendar year; any portion of a month is counted as a full month. The balance due will be provided once a complete application has been submitted.
  • OCCUPATIONAL TAX CERTIFICATE APPLICATION – Submitted to the Finance Department via the HdL Licensing Portal with required documents.
  • FINGERPRINTS – Instructions will be provided once a complete application has been submitted. Once instructed. register with G.A.P.S. Wait for approval, via email, from G.A.P.S. to go to the fingerprinting location.
  • STATE ALCOHOL LICENSE – Applicant to provide the Finance Department with a copy of the State Alcohol License upon receipt.  Licenses may be emailed to alcoholbusiness@chambleega.gov or dropped off at City Hall.

 

Renewal Requirements for Existing Alcoholic Beverage Licensees

 

To streamline the renewal application process and prevent delays, please make sure that you collect the following required information and documents before beginning the renewal process online. If you do not have all of the information when submitting the application online, you will have to start the process over.

All the required documents can be found in the mailed and emailed renewal packet or on the City of Chamblee Website Licensing page in the section for Alcohol Licenses. Please click here to access the forms.  If you need assistance or have questions regarding the renewal process, please contact the Revenue & Licensing Officer via email at alcoholbusiness@chambleega.gov.

LIST OF APPLICANTS - List those who have an influential interest in the establishment. - Influential interest means the actual power to control or influence the operation, management, or policies of an establishment or legal entity which operates the establishment. An individual is deemed to have an “influential interest” if he or she:

  • is the on-site general manager of the establishment,
  • owns a financial interest of ten percent or more of a legal entity operating the establishment, or
  • holds an office (e.g., president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, managing member, managing director, etc.) in a legal entity which operates the establishment. (City Code Sec. 6-1, see “Influential interest”)

Additional applicant means any other individual with an influential interest in the establishment who lives or has an office in any of the following Georgia counties: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Dekalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, and Rockdale. (City Code Sec. 6-1, see “Additional Applicant”)

LIST OF OWNERS – For businesses not publicly traded: A list of business owners including their names, city, and state of their residential and work addresses, and ownership percentages for every owner. For publicly traded businesses: A list of corporate officers including their names, city, and state of their residential and work addresses and corporate titles.

HOURS –Operating hours information [for restaurants, see 6-142(b)(2)].  * Consumption on Premises Establishments Operating after 12:30 AM must satisfy the requirements listed at the bottom of this section.

REVIEW OF ALCOHOL ORDINANCE – Review the Chamblee Alcohol Ordinance to keep current with any changes to the regulations pertaining to Alcohol License Establishments.

PERSONNEL STATEMENTS – Required of the primary applicant and of each additional applicant listed in the application. (defined in City Code Sec. 6-1). If multiple applicants are listed, please have each person complete the personnel statement to collect information from each applicant.

PRIVATE EMPLOYER AFFIDAVIT – Must be notarized – please make sure you complete the parts that apply to your business – 10 or fewer employees OR 11 or more employees.

STATEMENT OF FLOOR AREA – Restaurants must meet requirements stated in City Code Sec 6-142(a)(2). 

OCCUPATIONAL TAX CERTIFICATE – Submit a copy of your current Occupational Tax Certificate.

BACKGROUND CHECKS – An applicant (primary or additional) who has previously provided fingerprints for a Chamblee alcohol license should EITHER complete and sign a Criminal History Consent Form. Or sign up to submit their fingerprints through GAPS. Any applicant (primary or additional) who has not provided fingerprints for a Chamblee alcohol license must follow the instructions to provide fingerprints through GAPS. The instructions for the GAPS process can be found in the renewal packet or online on the City of Chamblee Website Licensing page in the section for Alcohol Licenses. Please click here to access the forms.

STATE ALCOHOL LICENSE – Applicant to provide the Finance Department with a copy of their current State Alcohol License.

PAYMENT – Payment for the Alcohol License will be accepted at the end of the application process once the application has been approved. 

Consumption On Premises Establishments Operating after 12:30 AM MUST PROVIDE:

  •  Safety plan as set forth in Sec. 6‐155
  •  Copy of any print advertisement during the past 12 months or verified statement that the establishment did not use print media during the time, see Sec. 6‐142(b)(3)(b)
  • List of social media platforms the establishment uses for promotions, see Sec. 6‐142(b)(3)(c) or a statement that social media is not used.
  • Sworn statement from a Certified Public Accountant on the Alcohol & Food Sales Affidavit, stating the information required in Section 6‐4(c)(1) for each of the last 12 months is correct. See Sec. 6‐142(b)(3)(d).
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Renewal Applications:

Please upload the required forms and documents listed on the checklist that was included in your renewal packet.

Initial Applications:

Please upload the required forms listed below in the section that pertains to your license type to complete your application. To access the required forms on the City of Chamblee Licensing Page, please click here.
The forms will be listed on the left side of the page under Documents and Forms.

For consumption on Premises Include:

  • Front and Back Copy of driver's license.
  • Personnel Statement
  • Notatrized S.A.V.E Affidavit and Front and Back Copy of a Secure & Verifiable Document (if applicable).
  • Notatrized Private Employer Affidavit.
  • Recent Front Facing Color Photo.
  • Registered Agent Form.
  • Notatrized Affidavit of Person Having Knowledge of Registered Agent Residence.
  • Legal Survey (Scale Drawing and Completed Surveyors Certificate).
  • Floor Plan.
  • Statement of Floor Area.
  • If a restaurant a diagram as required by Sec.6-142(b)(1).
  • Copy of menu.
  • Alcohol & Food Sales Affidavit.

For Consumption on Premises Establishments Operating After 12:30 am Include:

  • Front and Back Copy of driver's license.
  • Personnel Statement
  • Notatrized S.A.V.E Affidavit and Front and Back Copy of a Secure & Verifiable Document (if applicable).
  • Notatrized Private Employer Affidavit.
  • Recent Front Facing Color Photo.
  • Registered Agent Form.
  • Notatrized Affidavit of Person Having Knowledge of Registered Agent Residence.
  • Legal Survey (Scale Drawing and Completed Surveyors Certificate).
  • Floor Plan.
  • Statement of Floor Area.
  • If a restaurant a diagram as required by Sec.6-142(b)(1).
  • Copy of menu.
  • Copy of any Print Advertisements during the past 12 months or verified statement that the establishment did not use print media during the time, see Sec.6-142(b)(3)(b).
  • List of Social Media Platforms that the establishment used for promotions, see Sec6-142(b)(3)(c).
  • Safety Plan that meets requirements set by 6-155.
  • Alcohol and Food Sales Affidavit Completed by a licensed CPA.

For Retail Sale Include:

  • Front and Back Copy of driver's license.
  • Personnel Statement
  • Notatrized S.A.V.E Affidavit and Front and Back Copy of a Secure & Verifiable Document (if applicable).
  • Notatrized Private Employer Affidavit.
  • Recent Front Facing Color Photo.
  • Registered Agent Form.
  • Notatrized Affidavit of Person Having Knowledge of Registered Agent Residence.
  • Legal Survey (Scale Drawing and Completed Surveyors Certificate).
  • Floor Plan.
  • Statement of Floor Area.
  • Retail Package Sales of distilled spirits only - Tasting Events Schedule: Code section 6-101 requires a retail package (liquor store), if it intends to conduct any tasting events during the upcoming calendar year, to submit a tasting events schedule to the finance director by December 20. This form may be submitted with your renewal application.

For Manufacturer or Wholsaler License Include:

  • If you have a manufacturer's tasting room: a statement of floor area and a diagram (or adoption of a prior diagram) showing the configuration of the premises and showing the location of the tasting room.
  • Front and Back Copy of driver's license.
  • Personnel Statement
  • Notatrized S.A.V.E Affidavit and Front and Back Copy of a Secure & Verifiable Document (if applicable).
  • Notatrized Private Employer Affidavit.
  • Recent Front Facing Color Photo.
  • Registered Agent Form.
  • Notatrized Affidavit of Person Having Knowledge of Registered Agent Residence.
  • Legal Survey (Scale Drawing and Completed Surveyors Certificate).

 

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PLEASE NOTE

 Before signing this application, check all answers and explanations to see that you have answered all questions fully and correctly. This application is to be executed under oath and subject to the penalties of false swearing and it includes all attached sheets submitted herewith. Licensee understands that any license issued pursuant to this application is conditioned upon the truth of the answers and statements made herein and that any false answers and statements herein shall constitute cause for the suspension or revocation of any license issued pursuant to this application.

I,do solemnly swear, subject to the penalties of false swearing that the statements and answers made by me as the applicant in the foregoing application are true and correct. Furthermore, I affirm that the City of Chamblee may request an audit, at any time at the licensee’s expense to verify the above figures that I provided. I affirm I have read the city alcohol code online. In making the above representation under oath, I understand that any person who knowingly and willfully makes a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation in an affidavit shall be guilty of a violation of O.C.G.A. § 16-10-20, and face criminal penalties as allowed by such criminal statute.

**Sunday Sales Permits are Issued Only to Consumption on Premises Establishment**

Category Annual Fee Monthly Fee
Liquor/Beer/Wine $5,000 $416.67
Beer/Wine $2,500 $208.34
Beer Only $1,250 $104.17
Wine Only $1,250 $104.17
**Sunday Sales $1,700 $141.67
Art Shop $500 $41.67
Performing Arts Facility $1000 $83.33
Manufacturer $500 $41.67
Wholesaler $750 $62.50

**Sunday Sales Permits are Issued Only to Consumption on Premises Establishment

Please Note that the Administrative Fee is NON REFUNDABLE, once your Application is Approved you will be informed to pay the remaining amount.
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