(a) The chief shall issue a license to an applicant within 30 days after receipt of an application unless it is determined that one or more of the following is true:
(1) An applicant is under 18 years of age.
(2) An applicant or an applicant’s spouse is overdue in payment to the city of taxes, fees, fines, or penalties assessed against or imposed upon the applicant or the applicant’s spouse.
(3) An applicant failed to answer or falsely answered a question or request for information on the application form provided.
(4) An applicant or an applicant’s spouse has been convicted of two or more offenses under this chapter, other than the offense of conducting business as a secondary metals recycler without a license, within two years immediately preceding the application. The fact that a conviction is being appealed has no effect.
(5) An applicant has not obtained a certificate of occupancy for the premises in which the applicant intends to do business, or the business or its location would otherwise be in violation of the Dallas Development Code or any other applicable city ordinance or state or federal law.
(6) The license fee required by this chapter has not been paid.
(7) An applicant has been convicted of a felony or a Class A misdemeanor involving theft or fraud, including but not limited to theft, robbery, burglary, forgery, criminal simulation, deceptive business practices, securing execution of document by deception, or any other similar state or federal criminal offense, and three years have not elapsed since the termination of any sentence, parole, or probation; the fact that a conviction is being appealed has no effect. If three years have elapsed, the chief shall, in accordance with Section 53.023 of the Texas Occupations Code, as amended, determine the present fitness of the applicant to be licensed from the information and evidence presented with the application.
(8) An applicant has been convicted of an offense under any federal or state law providing recordkeeping or licensing requirements for persons purchasing or selling regulated metal property, and three years have not elapsed since the termination of any sentence, parole, or probation. The fact that a conviction is being appealed has no effect.
(b) The license, if granted, must state on its face the name of the person or persons to whom it is granted, the expiration date, and the address of the premises for which the license is granted. A license issued pursuant to this chapter is valid only for the location stated in the application. Should any licensee move a place of business from the place stated on the license to a new location, the licensee shall give the chief prior written notice and present the license to the chief to have the change of location noted on the license.
(c) A license must be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance to the licensed premises so that it may be easily read at any time.
(d) If the chief determines that issuance or renewal of a license should be denied, the chief shall send to the applicant or licensee by certified mail, return receipt requested, a written statement of the reasons for the denial and of the applicant or licensee’s right to appeal. (Ord. Nos. 22958; 27202; 27249)