Upon receipt of an application for a business license under §§ 110.12 through 110.23, the City Clerk shall determine whether the proposed operation may be carried on without conflict with any city ordinance and may cause such investigation of the applicant as may be necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare. The City Clerk may investigate the nature of the proposed business to determine the degree that such business will affect the public health, safety and general welfare; the level of supervision such business may require; the degree to which such business may attract crowds or children; the accessibility of the proprietors of such business when complaints made to the city must be investigated; and the possibility of illegal activity transpiring at the proposed place of business. If, as a result of such investigation, the City Clerk determines that the issuance of a business license is in conflict with any ordinance or is not in the interest of the health, safety and general welfare of the public, the application shall be denied.
(Ord. 2010-016, passed 11-18-2010)