(A) All applications for licenses shall be made to the Clerk-Treasurer on forms prescribed by the Clerk-Treasurer and maintained on file in the Clerk-Treasurer’s office. Upon receipt of an application, the Clerk-Treasurer shall forward such application to the Board of Public Works and Safety for their review in accordance with this chapter. The application for a license required by this chapter shall include the following:
(1) Name and address of the applicant and former addresses for the past three years;
(2) The name and address of the business;
(3) Telephone numbers of the applicant and business;
(4) The state of incorporation (where applicable);
(5) If the applicant is a corporation, a certificate from the Secretary of State of Indiana certifying that the applicant is a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State and is certified to do business in the State of Indiana;
(6) The names of partners or corporate officers and their home addresses (where applicable);
(7) The resident agent and principal office of the corporation (where applicable);
(8) The length of time the business has been in the City of Beech Grove or State of Indiana;
(9) Any previous location or location change of the business within two years;
(10) The names, addresses, citizenship and designations of each person connected with the applicant’s establishment;
(11) Whether or not the applicant or any partner or corporate officer for the applicant business has ever been denied a hotel license by the city or had such license revoked or suspended;
(12) Whether or not the applicant or any partner or corporate officer of the applicant business has been convicted of a felony;
(13) Whether all town, county and state taxes have been paid;
(14) A statement that the applicant agrees to conduct, maintain, and supervise the hotel, motel or any place of lodging and its premises so as to not create a nuisance, or permit conduct or activity at the hotel or on its premises that endangers the public health or welfare;
(15) A statement that the applicant has, or will implement, policies and procedures reasonably calculated to ensure that no illegal conduct or practice will take place at the hotel, motel, or any place of lodging or on its premises;
(16) A statement that any previous applications for a hotel license filed by the applicant with the city are accurate to the applicant’s knowledge, and do not contain any material omissions and/or materially false or misleading information; and
(17) A statement that the applicant certifies the accuracy of all information contained in the license application, and that it does not contain any material omissions and/or materially false or misleading information.
(B) Upon receipt of a completed license application, the payment of the annual fee, and the review of the application by the Clerk-Treasurer as required by this chapter, the Clerk-Treasurer may issue a license.
(Ord. 7, 2014, passed 7-7-14)