(a) Denial or Granting of Application. An application shall be granted or denied within sixty days from the date of the City's receipt of a completed application except as provided under subsection (d) hereof.
(b) Grant of Application for Permit:
(1) An application shall be granted unless one of the criteria of subsection (c) hereof is met.
(2) The permit shall state on its face the name of the person or persons to whom it is granted and the address of the internet sweepstakes cafe and the permit expiration date. The permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance to the internet sweepstakes cafe so it can be read at any time.
(c) Denial of Application for Permit. An application may be denied for any of the following reasons:
(1) An applicant is under eighteen years of age;
(2) An applicant is overdue on the payment of taxes, fees, fines, or penalties assessed by the City in relation to a permitted business.
(3) An applicant's permit to operate an internet sweepstakes café has been denied or revoked within the preceding twelve months.
(4) The premises to be used are not in compliance with City Health, Fire, and/or Building Codes as determined by the City agency responsible for determining such compliance.
(5) An applicant has failed to provide information as requested in the application or has supplied false information.
(6) The five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) application fee or renewal fee has not been paid.
(7) To grant the application would violate a statute, ordinance or court order.
(8) The applicant has a permit under this Chapter which has been suspended or revoked.
(9) Any owner, operator, or permittee fails to pass the criminal background check as set forth in Section 761.04.
(10) The business for which a permit is sought, or for which renewal of a permit is sought, has been declared a nuisance as defined the Codified Ordinances.
(d) Applicants shall be promptly notified of an application denial and the reasons for denial. (Ord. 18-12. Passed 8-21-12.)