(1) No license shall be granted until there has been an investigation by the appropriate agency upon the application submitted pursuant to the terms and conditions of the ordinance applicable. After the investigation, the application shall be forwarded to the appropriate agency which, if provided by ordinance of the city of Caldwell, shall act upon the license request, or the agency shall submit its recommendations to the city council for appropriate action. If the agency recommends or if it determines the application be denied, the agency shall state in writing:
A. The statutes, ordinances and standards used in evaluating the application;
B. The reasons for the denial; and
C. The actions, if any, that the applicant could take to obtain the license, transfer or renewal thereof.
(2) When a licensee has made timely and sufficient application for the renewal of a license, the existing license does not expire until the application has been finally determined by the agency, and in the case that the application is denied or in the case the terms of the new license are limited, the license does not expire until the last day for seeking review of the agency order.
(3) No agency revocation, suspension, annulment or withdrawal of any license shall be effective until the agency shall have served personally and/or by mail notifying the licensee of the intended action. The notice shall state the facts or conduct upon which the intended action is based. The notice shall also state that the licensee may show cause that the licensee is in compliance with all lawful requirements and why the intended action should not be taken. If good and sufficient evidence is not shown, the intended action becomes effective on the fifteenth day after notice has been personally served or from the date of mailing of the notice; which fact shall also be stated in the notice. If the agency finds that the public health, safety or welfare imperatively requires emergency action, the agency is empowered to order a summary suspension of a license pending proceedings for revocation and/or other intended action. The order and notice shall specify the facts and findings relied upon for summary suspension. (Ord. 1918, 11-4-91)