(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