A. The city council shall conduct a hearing on the license application within thirty (30) days following receipt of the police department's report and recommendation regarding the application. At least ten (10) days in advance of the city council hearing on an application, the issuing authority shall cause notice of the hearing to be published in the official newspaper of the city, setting forth the day, time, and place of the hearing; the name of the applicant; the premises where the business is to be conducted; and the type of license which is sought. The hearing shall also be preceded by ten (10) days' mailed notice to all owners of property located within five hundred feet (500') of the boundaries of the property where the business is to be conducted. At the hearing, opportunity shall be given to any person to be heard for or against the granting of the license. Additional hearings on the application may be held if the city council deems additional hearings necessary. After the hearing or hearings on the application, the city council may, in its discretion, grant or deny the application within thirty (30) days after the close of the hearing.
B. If an application is granted for a location where a building is under construction or not ready for occupancy, the license shall not be delivered to the licensee until a certificate of occupancy has been issued for the licensed premises. (Ord. 716, sec. 1, 7-1-2002)