§ 14.152 LICENSE APPLICATION VERIFICATION AND CONSIDERATION.

   (a)   Application. An application for a license pursuant to this Division B shall be submitted to the issuing authority , which shall verify the information on the application form. The issuing authority shall then route the application to the City Traffic Engineer for review and approval. The City Traffic Engineer must approve of each proposed newspaper rack or courtesy bench based upon and consistent with the regulations set forth in this Division B, the Zoning Code, Chapter 19 or 21, Chapter 17 of this city code and applicable county and state laws or regulations relating to the use of the public streets and rights-of-way before the issuing authority shall grant the license in accordance with this Division B. The issuing authority shall either grant or deny the application in accordance with §§ 14.04 through 14.13 of this chapter of city code.

   (b)   Denial. If the application is denied, in whole or in part, the issuing authority shall notify the applicant of the determination in writing, setting out the specific reason therefore. The notice shall be mailed to the applicant at the address provided in the application and it shall inform the applicant of the applicant’s right, within 20 days after the date the notice was mailed, to request an administrative review of the issuing authority’s determination to the City Manager or the City Manager’s designated representative.

   (c)   Administrative review. An applicant has a right to request an administrative review of the issuing authority’s determination to deny a license to the City Manager or the City Manager’s designated representative within 20 days after the date the notice of denial was mailed by serving the issuing authority with a written request for administrative review along with all documents and written arguments serving as a basis for the applicant’s position. If a request for administrative review is timely received by the issuing authority , the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee shall issue a written decision, setting forth the reasons therefore within a reasonable period, in no case later than 30 days from the date of receipt of the request for administrative review by the issuing authority . The decision of the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee must be mailed to the applicant at the address on the license application.

   (d)   Additions or amendments to license. If at any time after the initial issuance of a license under this Division B, a licensee seeks to install an additional courtesy bench or newspaper rack , the licensee shall file an amended license application and pay a fee equal to the difference between the original fee and the fee applicable to the total number of courtesy benches or newspaper racks . If at any time after the initial issuance of a license under this Division B, a licensee seeks to relocate a currently licensed courtesy bench or newspaper rack , the licensee shall file an application for a relocation permit and pay a relocation fee as set forth in City Code Appendix A for each additional or relocated newspaper rack or courtesy bench . The procedures set forth in subsections (a) through (c) above are then to be repeated for each proposed license amendment.

(1958 Code, § 140.03) (Ord. 66-46, passed 8-1-1966; Ord. 74-108, passed 11-18-1974; Ord. 80-55, passed 12-15-1980; Ord. 94-47, passed 8-15-1994; recodified by Ord. 95-13, passed 8-7-1995; Ord. 2004-12, passed 4-5-2004; Ord. 2004-31, passed 7-6-2004; Ord. 2010-1, passed 1-4-2010; Ord. 2021-39, passed 11-29-2021)