(A) No city official, board, council, or other city entity may grant a license, permit, or other form of city approval or authorization to any person or entity unless:
(1) The person has complied with all relevant statutory and ordinance requirements;
(2) The person has paid all fees, charges, taxes, special assessments, or other debt or obligation owed by the person to the city regarding any other matter; and
(3) The person is in compliance with all ordinance requirements and previously imposed conditions of approval regarding any other city approval or authorization that was granted to the person.
(B) For the purposes of this section, PERSON shall mean an individual or any entity in which that individual is at least a 20% owner therein.
(C) This section shall not apply if the person has provided sufficient safeguards to assure payment or compliance within a reasonable time or if enforcement of this section would result in a significant hardship to the person through no fault of his or her own.
(Ord. O-16-7, passed 4-13-2016)