R81-4D-2. Application

  (1) No license application will be included on the agenda of a monthly commission meeting for consideration for issuance of an on-premise banquet license until:

  (a) The applicant has first met all requirements of Sections 32B-1-304 (qualifications to hold the license), and 32B-5-201, -204 and 32B-6-604 (submission of a completed application, payment of application and licensing fees, written consent of local authority, copy of current local business license(s) necessary for operation of an on-premise banquet catering license, evidence of proximity to certain community locations, a bond, a floor plan, and public liability and liquor liability insurance); and

  (b) the department has inspected the on-premise banquet premise.

  (2) The application shall include a floor plan showing the locations of function space in or on the applicant's business premises that may be reserved for private banquet functions where alcoholic beverages may be stored, sold or served, and consumed. Hotels shall also indicate the number of sleeping rooms where room service will be provided and include a sample floor plan of a guest room level. No application will be accepted that merely designates the entire hotel, resort, sports center or convention center facility as the proposed licensed premises.

  (3)(a) All application requirements of Subsection (1)(a) and (2) must be filed with the department no later than the 10th day of the month in order for the application to be included on that month's commission meeting agenda unless the 10th day of the month is a Saturday, Sunday, or state or federal holiday, in which case all application requirements of Subsection (1)(a) must be filed on the next business day after the 10th day of the month.

  (b) An incomplete application will be returned to the applicant.

  (c) A completed application filed after the deadline in Subsection (3)(a) will not be considered by the commission that month, but will be included on the agenda of the commission meeting the following month.

  (4) Pursuant to 32B-6-604(6)after an on-premise banquet license has been issued, the licensee may apply to the department for approval of additional locations in or on the premises of the hotel, resort, sports center or convention center that were not included in the licensee's original application. The additional locations must:

  (i) be clearly defined;

  (ii) be configured to ensure separation between any private banquet function and other areas of the facility that are open to the general public; and

  (iii) be configured to ensure compliance with all operational restrictions with respect to the sale, storage, and consumption of alcoholic beverages required by 32B-5-301 to -308 and 32B-6-605.