(a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle repair garage without a license issued under this chapter, which license shall be permanently and conspicuously displayed at the location to which it applies.
(b) Every person desiring to operate a motor vehicle repair garage shall make application to the Commissioner for a license on forms prescribed by the Commissioner. The forms shall include:
(1) The name, address, and social security number of each applicant, each partner in the case of a partnership and each officer and Director in the case of a corporation;
(2) The name and address of the motor vehicle repair garage; and
(3) Other information as the Commissioner of Building and Housing may require to ensure that the applicant meets the requirements of these Codified Ordinances as they relate to motor vehicle repair garages.
(c) A business operating more than one (1) motor vehicle repair garage may file a single license application so long as the application contains all of the information required by division (b) of this section with respect to each separate location, and, in addition, indicates the manager of each location.
(d) On receipt of a completed license application, the Commissioner shall inspect each location for compliance with the provisions of Chapter 657 and shall transmit the application to the Commissioner of Building and Housing, who shall verify the existence of a valid Certificate of Occupancy for each location and inspect each location for compliance with Section 676A.03.
(e) The annual license fee for a motor vehicle repair garage shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for each separate location. On receipt of a completed application, the certifications referred to in division (d) of this section and the annual fee, the Commissioner shall issue an annual license which shall cover the period of June 1 to May 31.
(Ord. No. 2393-02. Passed 2-3-03, eff. 2-3-03)