(A) Character. If the City Council shall determine that the applicant for a license or any person interested in the ownership of any business sought to be licensed are persons of such character that the business to be licensed may be operated in such manner as to be detrimental to the public health, peace, morals, or general welfare of the city, such application shall be denied; otherwise, the application shall be granted.
(B) Premises. If the City Council shall find, after investigation, that the premises or buildings of the business to be operated under license are in unsafe condition, or are constructed or operated in such a way as to be detrimental to the public welfare, the City Council shall deny the application for license.
(C) Public interest. The city may refuse to issue licenses when it may deem it best for the public interest.
(2015 Code, § 2-1-6)