Upon the filing of an application for license which requires approval by the City Council, the City Clerk shall submit the application, together with any papers required to be filed therewith, to the Council at its next meeting, and the Council shall have authority to conduct any investigation or hearing as may be appropriate to enable it to determine whether or not the application should be approved, approved with conditions, limitations or other amendments, or disapproved. If the application is approved, or approved with amendments, the City Clerk shall, upon payment of the proper license fee, issue the license according to the order of the Council. If the application is disapproved, the City Clerk shall notify the applicant of the action of the City Council and shall return to him or her any papers which may have been filed with the application for license.
(1973 Code, § 15-6)