The permit mentioned in Section 701.01 may be secured in the following manner: any person or firm desiring to secure a permit shall make application to the Service-Safety Director. Any such applicant is prohibited from making application with respect to the same proposed business location more often than once in any twelve-month period. Such application shall be in writing, shall state specifically the kind of business or commercial facility proposed to be operated, the size and location of such facility or installation, the anticipated volume of waste liquids, etc., to be disposed of through existing sewer facilities, the type of product storage facilities proposed, the contemplated traffic pattern for patrons, the proposed illumination plan, type of building construction, type of outside wall, including a list of building materials to be used in connection with the construction of both the interior and the exterior thereof and such other information as may be required by the Service-Safety Director, the Fire Prevention Bureau and the Engineering Department. Following receipt of the application signed by the person or firm making same, the Council Clerk shall be charged with the responsibility for the mailing, to all eligible record property owners within a distance of 200 feet from the outside boundaries of the parcel of land to be used for such business or commercial enterprise, of an inquiry as to their approval on the one hand, or disapproval on the other, of the business or commercial operation upon the proposed site, together with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to facilitate the return of same. If at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the responses are favorable, then the processing of the applicant’s application shall continue in accordance with the following procedure; if, on the other hand the favorable response does not meet the aforesaid criterion, then the applicant’s application shall receive no further processing and shall be considered to have been denied. At the time of filing the application there shall be deposited with the Service-Safety Director one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), which shall be a guarantee deposit that the curbing, sidewalks, etc. shall be properly taken care of after the erection of the proposed facility or other installation, and that all conditions of this chapter shall be complied with, before payment of the usual fee charged for all building permits by the City is accepted.
If the Service-Safety Director, the Fire Prevention Bureau and the Engineering Department are satisfied that all conditions regarding the facility have been fulfilled, or if the permit is finally refused, then the deposit of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) shall be returned to the applicant.
The merits of the application shall be considered by the Mayor, the Service-Safety Director, the Fire Prevention Bureau and the Engineering Department, and each shall note his approval or disapproval in writing, and if disapproved, the reason therefor. The application shall then be deposited with Council for its action and shall be referred to the Planning Commission, and after being passed upon the Planning Commission shall be considered by Council. If Council approves, such approval shall be by resolution granting the Service-Safety Director authority to issue a building permit, for which the Director shall receive the usual fee.
(Ord. 57-80. Passed 11-19-80; Ord. 16-87. Passed 5-5-87.)