(A) The safety-service director may refuse to issue a license for any of the following reasons:
(2) The revocation of a prior license under §§ 110.70 through 110.78 within 2 years immediately preceding the filing of the application; or the revocation of any other license issued by the United States, the State of Ohio, any other state, or any other municipality within the United States, based upon or involving fraud, misrepresentation, or embezzlement, and within 2 years immediately preceding the filing of the application;
(4) The conviction of the applicant of a violation under any statute of the United States, the State of Ohio, or any other state, or under any ordinance of the city or any other municipality within the United States, which violation involved fraud, misrepresentation, or embezzlement, and which conviction occurred within 2 years immediately preceding the filing of the application;
(5) The failure or refusal of the applicant to complete any part or all of the application form, or for submitting false or inaccurate information on the application form;
(6) The activities proposed to be conducted by the applicant are unlawful under the ordinances of the city or the laws of the United States or the State of Ohio;
(7) Conviction within 2 years of the application of a crime involving force and violence.
(8) The firm, company, or organization is not bona fide.
(B) The safety-service director shall give notice of the refusal to issue the license to the applicant. The applicant may appeal the refusal to grant a license to the city council by filing a written notice of appeal with the clerk of council within 10 days after the refusal to issue the license. The appeal shall state briefly the ground of appeal. The applicant may appeal before council in person or by attorney. The decision of council shall be final.
(Ord. 966, passed 12-10-74)