(A) When an application is filed, the Director of the Department of Public Safety shall review the application.
(B) The Director of the Department of Public Safety shall approve the application and issue the permit unless any of the following apply, in which case the permit shall be denied:
(1) The application fails to comply with a provision of this chapter;
(2) A previous permit issued under this chapter was revoked within the past 12 months;
(3) The Director of the Department of the Public Safety determines that the applicant has been convicted of a felony within the last five years;
(4) The Director of the Department of Public Safety determines that the applicant has furnished false information or identification;
(5) The applicant has a warrant out for their arrest; or
(6) A court of law has issued an emergency protective order against the applicant.
(C) The Department of Public Safety shall notify the applicant of their decision to approve or deny a permit application within ten business days of the receipt of the application. Notification of the decision shall be given in writing and either sent via U.S. mail to the application address as listed on the permit application or delivered to the applicant in person.
(D) If the application was turned in as incomplete, the Department of Public Safety shall not grant or deny the application but shall return the application with an explanation of what additional information/documentation is needed to process the application. The incomplete application and explanation shall be sent within ten business days of the receipt of the application to the applicant’s address as listed on the permit application or it shall be delivered to the applicant in person.
(E) The city shall prescribe the form of the permit. The permit may contain a photo of the applicant. The following shall be printed prominently on each permit: “The issuance of this permit is not an endorsement by the city or any of its officers or employee.” Each permit shall bear a permit number that corresponds with the city’s files containing the application filed by the applicant.
(Ord. 150526F, passed 5-26-2015)