(A) Within 45 days of receipt of the application for a permit, the Mayor shall grant or deny the permit. If the Mayor affirmatively determines, upon inquiry and examination that the requirements of this article have been met, he shall grant the permit. If the Mayor determines, upon inquiry and examination, that any of the requirements of this article have not been met, the Mayor shall notify the applicant that the application for the permit has been denied and shall state the findings of fact upon which the denial is based. The denial shall not become effective for 20 days during which time the applicant may within 15 days from receipt of the denial, petition for reconsideration to the City Clerk and shall be entitled to a hearing by the City Hearing Officer, as defined by the IHO Ordinance, ROA 1994, Chapter 2, Article 7, Part 8. The state shall be notified of any such hearing.
(B) The Mayor shall notify the state as to all applications for methadone center permits.
('74 Code, §10-12-8) (Ord. 70-1984; Am. Ord. 31-2007; Am. Ord. 2023-015)