A. Application: Any organization seeking to obtain a premises permit from the Board shall file with the City Clerk an executed, complete duplicate application, together with all exhibits and documents accompanying the application as they will be filed with the Board. The records and reports shall be due at the same time they are due to the Board. The applicant shall cooperate fully with the City in supplying the information required in this Section.
B. Organizations applying for a state-issued premises permit shall pay the City an investigation fee at the same time the application is submitted to the City. This fee shall be refunded if the application is withdrawn before the investigation is commenced. If approved by the City Council and the Board, a licensed organization will be responsible for an annual investigation fee for conducting lawful gambling within the City.
C. Approval of Premises Permits:
1. Upon receipt of an application for issuance of a premises permit, the City Clerk shall transmit the application to the Director of Public Safety for review and recommendation. The Director of Public Safety shall investigate the matter and shall conduct the review and make a recommendation to the City Council as soon as possible, but in no event later than forty-five (45) days following receipt of the notification by the City.
2. The applicant shall be notified in writing of the date on which the City Council will consider the recommendation.
3. The City Council shall receive the Director of Public Safety’s report and consider the application within forty-five (45) days of the date the application was submitted to the City Clerk.
4. The City Council shall by resolution approve or deny the application within sixty (60) days of receipt of the application.
D. Denial of Premises Permits: The City Council shall deny an application for issuance or renewal of a premises permit for any of the following reasons:
1. Violation by the organization of any State Statute, State rule, or City ordinance relating to gambling, morals or decency within the last three (3) years.
2. Violation by an on-sale establishment or organization leasing its premises for gambling of any State Statute, State rule, or City ordinance relating to the operation of the establishment, including, but not limited to, laws relating to alcoholic beverages, gambling, controlled substances, suppression of vice, and protection of public safety within the last three (3) years.
3. The leased premises does not comply with applicable zoning, building, fire, and health codes of the City or other such regulations in this Section.
4. Failure of the applicant to pay the investigation fee provided under this Section within the prescribed time period.
5. Operation of gambling at the site would be detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of the community.
E. Number of Premises Permits: No more than one (1) premises permit shall be issued for any location in the City.