(A) Applications required. Every person required to procure a license under any ordinance or law of the city shall submit an application for the license to the City License Officer. The application shall:
(1) Form. Be a written statement upon forms provided by the License Officer. The forms shall include an affidavit, to be sworn to by the applicant before a notary public of the state;
(2) Contents. Require the disclosure of all information necessary to comply with § 801.06 and any other information the City License Officer finds to be reasonably necessary to the fair administration of this chapter; and
(3) Payment of fees. Be accompanied by the full amount of the fees chargeable for the license.
(B) Issuance of receipts. Whenever a license cannot be issued at the time the application therefor is made, the City License Officer shall issue a receipt to the applicant for the money paid in advance. However, the receipt shall not be construed as the approval of the License Officer for the issuance of a license, nor shall it entitle or authorize the applicant to open or maintain any business contrary to this chapter.
(C) Renewal licenses. A person who wishes to renew a license shall submit an application the license to the City License Officer. The application shall:
(1) Form. Be a written statement upon forms provided by the License Officer. The forms shall include an affidavit, to be sworn to by the applicant before a notary public of the state; and
(2) Contents. Require the disclosure of all information concerning the applicant’s demeanor and the conduct and operation of the applicant’s business during the preceding licensing period as is reasonably necessary to the determination by the City License Officer of the applicant’s eligibility for a renewal license and to a possible adjustment of the license fee.
(D) Duplicate licenses. A duplicate license or special permit shall be issued by the City License Officer to replace any license previously issued, which license has been lost, stolen, defaced or destroyed, without any willful conduct on the part of the licensee, upon the filing by the licensee of an affidavit sworn to before a notary public of the state attesting to the fact and upon paying to the City License Officer a fee of $25.
(E) Supplemental licenses. When a licensee places himself or herself in a new status, as provided in § 801.08(C)(1), the City License Officer shall issue a supplemental license and the additional insignia as may be required.
(F) Disapproval of licenses. The City License Officer shall, upon disapproving any application submitted under this chapter, refund all fees paid in advance to the applicant, provided that the applicant is not otherwise indebted to the city.
(G) Compliance pending legal action. When the issuance of a license is denied and any action is instituted by the applicant to compel its issuance, the applicant shall not engage in the business for which the license was refused, unless a license is issued to him or her pursuant to a judgment ordering the same.
(Ord. 85-31, passed 10-15-1985)