Businesses in general are not regulated or licensed by the city, with the exception of the following: Street dancing; large assemblies or shows; liquor sales; tobacco sales; gambling; solicitation; garbage, refuse and recycling haulers; kennels; sauna and massage parlors; stables; tattooing; pawnbrokers, precious metal dealers and secondhand dealers. Businesses requiring licensing shall make application, 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, sworn to, and include such information as the Council deems necessary considering the nature of the business for which license application is made.
(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 failure to state any information called for on the application form, shall, upon discovery of such falsehood result in denial of a license, or if already issued, shall void the license or permit.
(D) Upon receipt of each completed application, the City Administrator or designee shall investigate, as deemed necessary, the statements made in the application and the moral character and business reputation of each applicant. 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.
(Prior Code, § 6.02)