(A) All business licenses required under this subchapter or any other ordinance shall be issued by the City Administrator or designee. The application for any license shall contain the following information:
(1) The description of the businesses earned on within the City;
(2) The name of the applicant, with a statement of all persons having an interest in the business, either as proprietors or owners of the business;
(3) The location(s) in which the business is conducted;
(4) Proof of the applicant’s possession of any licenses, certificates, or registrations that are required by state or federal laws to conduct the type of business listed on the application;
(5) The date of the application;
(6) The amount of money tendered with the application; and
(7) Any other information necessary to enable the City to review the application under division (A)(2) above and to determine the appropriate fee as established by resolution of the Council.
(B) The City Administrator or designee shall refer each application to the appropriate departments of the City for review. City review shall take no longer than 30 days. Approval or denial of the applications shall be based on consideration of all available evidence as to whether the proposed business will meet the requirements of the City charter and ordinances. The license may not be granted if:
(1) The activity or device to be licensed would not comply with city ordinances or state or federal laws;
(2) The licensed activity or device would endanger property or the public’s health or safety, or pose a threat, or unduly burden the City’s water or wastewater systems;
(3) The applicant’s violation of law or ordinance represents a reasonable doubt about the applicant’s ability to perform the licensed activity without endangering property or the public’s health or safety;
(4) The applicant fails to supply the information required, or submits misleading or false information, or submitted misleading or false information on a previous application; and
(5) The premises to be used by the business do not fully comply with all City ordinances and requirements, including all applicable local, state, and federal Building, Safety, Electrical, Plumbing, and Safe Building Codes.
(C) Upon a favorable recommendation from each department, the City Administrator or designee shall issue the license. If any department determines that the application should be denied, the City Administrator or designee shall notify the applicant of the denial and the reasons for denial.
(Ord. 510, passed - -1990; Ord. 564, passed - -1999; Ord. 567, passed - -; Ord. O-567, passed 10-10-2000) Penalty, see § 110.99