(a) Definitions. For purposes of this section:
(1) The term "25 percent or greater interest in the applicant or property owner" shall mean 25 percent or more of the combined voting power or fair market value of all stock, partnership interests or other ownership interests in the applicant or property owner, or the right to receive at any time the distribution of 25 percent or greater income or profits of the applicant or property owner. Provided, however, that with respect to those licenses or permits for which disclosure of a lesser percentage of ownership interest is required under this Code, including, but not limited to, licenses issued under Chapter 4-60, the percentage of ownership set forth in the specific ordinance establishing such license or permit shall be substituted for the term "25 percent" in the above definition.
(2) The term "responsible party" shall mean (i) the applicant for such license or permit or (ii) the property owner identified in the applicable application or (iii) any person owning, directly or indirectly, a 25 percent or greater interest in the applicant or property owner.
(b) License and permit issuance prohibited.
(1) No person shall be eligible to obtain any license or permit of any type issued under this Code, and no such license or permit shall be issued by the applicable department, if a responsible party, or any entity in which a responsible party has a 25 percent or greater interest, has any debt, as defined in Section 2-32-094(a), unless and until each applicable person owing such debt satisfies or otherwise resolves the debt within the meaning of Section 2-32-094(a).
(2) No person shall be eligible to obtain any license issued under Title 4 or Title 9 of this Code or any permit issued under Title 14A of this Code, and no such license or permit shall be issued by the applicable department, if the applicant for such license or permit or any person owning, directly or indirectly, 25 percent or greater interest in the applicant or property owner, at the time of application for such license or permit, has been identified as a building code scofflaw pursuant to Section 2-92-416 of this Code. Except as otherwise specified by rule, the prohibition in this subparagraph (2) shall apply at all times such applicant or person remains a building code scofflaw.
(3) Any applicant for any license issued under Title 4 or Title 9 of this Code or any permit issued under Title 14A of this Code shall certify to the City with his application whether or not such applicant or any person owning, directly or indirectly, 25 percent or greater interest in the applicant or property owner is, at the time of application for such license or permit, identified as a building code scofflaw pursuant to Section 2-92-416 of this Code.
(c) Exceptions. This section shall not apply to any permit or license sought by any local, state, or federal government agency. Nor shall this section apply to (1) any permit issued by the Department of Buildings for a permit for a type of work described in Table 14A-12-1204.2 or emergency repairs as determined by the Building Commissioner, or (2) any license or permit issued by any department if the applicable department head determines that immediate issuance of the applicable license or permit is necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare, or otherwise necessary to comply with mandatory state or federal laws that preempt the City's home rule authority, and all other applicable requirements for issuance of such license or permit have been met.
(Added Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. XI, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 1-21-15, p. 102428, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 4-21-21, p. 29948, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 10-27-21, p. 39543, Art. IV, § 1)