(A) (1) When a receipt of the City Controller is presented showing the payment of the business license fee for any application for a business license which requires an investigation or an inspection by the city, an approval of the character or fitness of any applicant for a business license or an approval of the proper location or condition of the premises in which the business, for which an application is made, managed, conducted, operated, or carried on, the City Controller shall transmit to each department, board, or division charged with the investigation and approval of any such business license application such information as may be necessary in order that the required investigation or inspection may be made.
(2) Each department, bureau, or division head charged with such investigation or inspection shall, immediately upon receipt of such information from the City Controller, or its agent, cause an investigation or inspection to be made, and shall, within a reasonable time period after the receipt of such information from the City Controller, either approve or disapprove the issuance of such business license and shall notify the City Controller accordingly.
(B) If any department, division, or bureau head charged with the enforcement of this code (see § 110.024) shall disapprove such business license application and the applicant for a business license shall be in business or shall engage in the occupation for which the business license is sought, it shall be the duty of such department or bureau head to take such action as may be necessary to compel compliance, within a reasonable time period, with the provisions of this code.
(C) An applicant may be denied a business license at the discretion of the City Controller based on the findings of a criminal background check for any previous felony convictions involving fraud, financial malfeasance, violent crime, or offenses against minors, pursuant to I.C. 35-50-2-4, I.C. 35-50-2-5Cite, I.C. 35-50-2-6Cite, and I.C. 35-50-2-7 Citewith the advice of the Police Department and City Legal Department depending upon the nature of the business and factors including but not limited to type or category of business, method of business, or location, of the applicant’s business for which the license is applied.
(D) An applicant may be denied a business license based on the findings of a criminal background check pursuant to I.C. 35-50-3-2 and I.C. 35-50-3-3 Cite(Class A and B), misdemeanors involving fraud, financial malfeasance, or offenses against minors at the discretion of City Controller, with the advice of the Police Department and City Legal Department depending upon the nature of the business and factors including but not limited to type or category of business, method of business, or location, of the applicant’s business for which the license is applied.
(E) A denial of a business license shall be issued in writing by the City Controller within a reasonable time. Such denial is appealable to the Board of Works as provided by § 110.046 of this code.
(Ord. 11-0040, passed 1-9-2012; Ord. 12-0002, passed 3-1-2012; Ord. 12-0019, passed 6-15-2012)