(A) Granting. The Council may grant any application for the period of the remainder of the then current calendar year or for the entire ensuing license year. All applications, including proposed license periods, must be consistent with this title.
(B) Issuing. If an application is granted, the Mayor and City Administrator shall forthwith issue a license pursuant thereto in the form adopted by resolution of the Council and upon payment of the appropriate license fee. All licenses shall be on a calendar year basis unless otherwise specified herein as to particular businesses. Unless otherwise herein specified, license fees shall be pro-rated on the basis of 1/12th for each calendar month, or part thereof remaining in the then current license year. Licenses shall be valid only at one location and on the premises therein described.
(C) Transfer. No license shall be transferable between persons. No license shall be transferable to a different location without prior consent of the Council and upon payment of the fee for a duplicate license. It is unlawful to make any transfer in violation of this division.
(D) Termination. Licenses shall terminate only by expiration or revocation.
(E) Refusal and revocation. The Council may, in its sole discretion and for any reasonable cause, refuse to grant any application or revoke any license. No license shall be granted to a person of questionable moral character or business reputation. In all cases of revocation the Council shall give notice to the licensee and grant the licensee opportunity to be heard. Notice to be given and the exact time of hearing shall be stated in the resolution calling for the hearing.
(F) Duplicate license. Duplicates of all original licenses may be issued by the City Administrator, without action by the Council, upon licensee’s affidavit that the original has been lost and upon payment of a fee in an amount adopted by resolution of the Council for issuance of the duplicate. All duplicate licenses shall be clearly marked DUPLICATE.
(1998 Code, § 5.03) Penalty, see § 10.99