All applications shall be made as follows.
(A) All applications shall be made at the office of the City Administrator upon forms that have been furnished by the city for such purposes.
(B) Unless otherwise provided for in this title, all such applications must be subscribed and sworn to and include such information as the Council deems necessary.
(C) It is unlawful for any applicant to intentionally make a false statement or omission upon any application form. Any false statement in the application, or any willful omission to state any information called for on the application form, shall, upon discovery of the falsehood work an automatic refusal of license, or if already issued, shall render any license or permit issued pursuant thereto, void, and of no effect to protect the applicant from prosecution for violation of this title, or any part hereof.
(D) The City Administrator shall, upon receipt of each application completed in accordance herewith, forthwith investigate the truth of statements made therein and the moral character and business reputation of each applicant for license to the extent he or she deems necessary. For the investigation the City Administrator may enlist the aid of the Chief of Police. The Council shall not consider an application before the investigation has been completed.
(E) Applications for renewal licenses may be made in such abbreviated form as the Council may by resolution adopt.
(1998 Code, § 5.02) Penalty, see § 10.99