(A) Upon receiving the application and the non-refundable fee, the City Recorder shall promptly review the application for completeness. The applicant shall have 30 days to correct any deficiencies identified by the City Recorder.
(B) Upon determining the application is complete, the City Recorder shall forward the application to the Mayor and Council for review.
(1) For applications that seek a new business that was not licensed in the previous year, the applicant shall personally appear before the Mayor and Council at a scheduled public meeting.
(2) Applications that request renewal of an existing business license are not required to personally appear unless the Mayor and Council place the renewal application on the consent agenda.
(3) On review, the Mayor and Council shall determine whether the application and proposed business comply with this chapter. The Mayor and Council may set reasonable conditions on the licensee to ensure compliance with this chapter. The decision of the Mayor and Council is final.
(C) Upon the Mayor and Council’s determination that the application and proposed business comply with this chapter, with or without conditions, the City Recorder shall issue a business license valid until December 31 of the year for which it is effective. The license shall set forth the name of the licensee, the name of the business if different, the address of the premises, the nature of the business, the date of issuance, and any conditions imposed on the licensee.
(D) The business license must be posted at all times in a conspicuous place upon the business premises, available for inspection by the public, employees, prospective employees, and city agents.
(Ord. 01-2019, passed 8-12-2019)