(A) Upon receipt of an application, an investigation of the applicant’s business reputation, qualification and suitability shall be made, both with the ordinance codified herein and any and all applicable Louisville Metro ordinances, regulations, the Metro Louisville Land Development Code and any binding elements, or development plan restriction or condition. No application may proceed until the applicant provides written documentation that they are fully in compliance with any and all applicable Louisville Metro ordinance and regulation, the Metro Louisville Land Development Code and any binding element, or development plan restriction or condition.
(B) The application shall be approved unless such investigation discloses tangible evidence that the conduct of the applicant’s business would pose a substantial threat to the public health, safety, morals, or general welfare. In particular, tangible evidence that the applicant has done or possesses any of the following will constitute valid reasons for disapproval of an application:
(1) Has been convicted of a crime of moral turpitude; or
(2) Has made willful misstatements in the application; or
(3) Has committed prior violations of ordinances pertaining to itinerant merchants, peddlers, solicitors, and the like; or
(4) Has committed prior fraudulent acts; or
(5) Has a record of continual breaches of solicited contracts; or
(6) Has an unsatisfactory moral character.
(`91 Code, § 111.04) (Am. Ord. 2-25-13, passed 3-25-13)