Where proper application is made for a license or permit and such a license or permit is denied by the City Clerk or other issuing person or body, the applicant shall have the right to appeal such a denial. For purposes of this section, denial of a license shall include refusal to issue an original license or refusal to renew or reissue an existing license. Within ten days of notification of denial of a license from the City Clerk, an applicant shall file with the City Clerk a written notice of appeal. The Clerk shall refer a copy of this notice to the City Manager. Upon receipt of a notice of appeal, the City Clerk shall confer with the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to set a hearing time as soon as is practical but not later than ten days after the filing of the notice of appeal with the City Clerk. The hearing provided for may be conducted by the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee and it shall be conducted as provided for in § 7.14, except that the issue to be determined is whether the denial of the license was proper. The person conducting the hearing shall render a written decision stating the reasons for the decision within five days.
(Prior Code, § 7.17) (Ord. effective 1-16-1989)