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The general standards herein as to the qualifications of every applicant for a city license shall be considered and applied by the City License Officer. In making such a determination, the City License Officer shall consider the following.
(A) History/relevant facts.
(1) Any criminal convictions and reasons therefore, of the applicant.
(2) The license history of the applicant; whether the person, in previously operating in this or another state, has ever had a license revoked or suspended, the reasons therefor, and the demeanor of the applicant subsequent to that action.
(3) Any other facts relevant to the general personal history of the applicant as the City Licensing Officer shall find necessary to a fair determination of the eligibility of the applicant.
(4) Applicant shall be in compliance with all county and state regulations relevant to the business in which the applicant is engaged and furnish proof of same.
(B) Non-default. The applicant shall not be in default under the provisions of this chapter or indebted or obligated in any manner to the city except for current taxes. Such debt includes the late payment of city property taxes, personal property taxes, water bills, code enforcement tickets, Building Department permits, and other such debts.
(C) Building/zoning compliance. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, to hereafter occupy or reoccupy, or for any owner or agent to permit the occupation or reoccupation of any building or addition thereto, for commercial and industrial purposes, until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Department. The certificate of occupancy shall state that the occupancy complies with all the provisions of the within chapter, as amended, and all other applicable codes and ordinances of the city. This section shall not apply to any occupancy in existence at the time of the adoption of this section.
(‘83 Code, § 110.05) (Ord. 81-024, passed 9-8-81; Am. Ord. 94-001, passed 4-11-94; Am. Ord. 21-002, passed 2-8-21)
(A) Formal application required. Every person required to procure a license under the provisions of any ordinance or law of the city shall submit an application for a license to the City License Officer. The application shall:
(1) Be a written statement upon forms provided by the City License Officer; the form shall include an affidavit, to be sworn to by the applicant before a notary public of this state;
(2) Require the disclosure of all information necessary for compliance with § 110.05, and of any other information which the City License Officer shall find to be reasonably necessary to the fair administration of this chapter.
(B) Issuance of receipts. Once the License Officer has determined that there has been compliance with § 110.05 and all other criteria contained within this chapter, the fees shall be paid and the license shall be issued.
(C) Renewal license procedure. The applicant for the renewal of a license shall submit an application for a license to the City License Officer. Any inspections subsequent to the initial licensing shall be in accordance with the ordinances, policies and procedures of the fire, police departments of the city. The applicant shall furnish proof that compliance with all county and state regulations relevant to the business have been met. All outstanding debts such as the late payment of city property taxes, personal property taxes, water bills, code enforcement tickets, Building Department permits, and other such debts must be fully paid before a renewal license can be issued.
(D) Duplicate license procedure. A duplicate license or special permit shall be issued by the License Officer to replace any license previously issued which has been lost, stolen, defaced, or destroyed without any willful conduct on the part of the licensee, and paying to the License Officer of a fee charged in accordance with the Comprehensive Fee Schedule in Chapter 12 of this Code.
(E) Supplemental license procedure. When a licensee places himself in a new status as provided in § 110.10(B), the License Officer shall issue a supplemental license and additional insignia as may be required.
(F) Nonapproval of license.
(1) Refund. The License Officer shall, upon disapproving any application submitted under the provisions of this chapter, refund all fees paid in advance to the applicant, provided that the applicant is not otherwise indebted to the city.
(2) Compliance pending legal action. When the issuance of a license is denied, and any action is instituted by the applicant to compel its issuance, the applicant shall not engage in the business for which the license was refused unless a license be issued to him pursuant to a judgment ordering the same.
(‘83 Code, § 110.06) (Ord. 94-001, passed 4-11-94; Am. Ord. 21-002, passed 5-8-21)
Penalty, see § 10.99
License fees shall be in the amounts established in § 110.12. No rebate or refund of any license fee or part thereof shall be made by reason of the non-use of a license, or by reason of a change of location or business rendering the use of the license ineffective.
(‘83 Code, § 110.07) (Ord. 94-001, passed 4-11-94)
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