(A) Application for a license must be made prior to obtaining license to do business. The application must be made upon a form provided by the City Clerk and must be completed before a license can be issued. Upon receiving a completed application, the City Clerk may conduct an investigation to determine the suitability of the applicant to conduct business in the City of Grayson.
(B) The City Clerk may issue a license at any time within thirty (30) days of submission of the application to the clerk. If the City Clerk decides that a license application will be denied, the Clerk must give written notice to the applicant and said notice must be mailed by certified mail to the applicant no later than five (5) days after the expiration of the aforementioned thirty (30) day period.
(C) The denial of a license to an applicant may be appealed by the applicant to City Council. Said appeal must be in writing and filed with the City Clerk no later than ten (10) days after the applicant’s receipt of the denial letter from the City Clerk. The appeal must contain the name of the applicant, and the date of the denial of the license.
(D) Any appeal filed with the City Clerk will be scheduled for hearing before the City Council at the next regular meeting of the City Council following the filing of the appeal. At said meeting, the applicant will be provided a full opportunity to state the reasons for his or her appeal, including the right to be represented by an attorney and to call witnesses on his or her behalf. If, after hearing the appeal, a majority of the City Council votes to issue the license, the City Clerk will forthwith issue the license. If however, a majority of the City Council votes to deny the license, the applicant will be notified by written notice mailed by certified mail to the applicant no later than five (5) days following the City Council meeting. Said notice must be signed by the Mayor and must state the reasons for denying the license.
(E) Any decision by the City Council which upholds the denial of a license to an applicant may be appealed by the applicant to the Carter Circuit Court. Said appeal must be in writing and must be filed no later than thirty (30) days after the receipt of the written notice from the City Council.
(Ord. 3-2009, passed 7-21-09)