(A) (1) The Mayor, upon receipt of the application from the City Clerk, shall immediately cause an investigation to be made into the character of the applicant, and of the premises named and described in the application for the purpose of determining the fitness and suitability of the premises for the conduct of the business from a public health, public safety and fire protection standpoint.
(2) The Mayor may designate any officer or employee of the city to make investigation. The officer or employee making the investigation shall make a report to the Mayor within five days giving the result of the investigation, favorable or unfavorable. If the investigation discloses satisfactory evidence that the applicant or applicants or its chief officer, if the applicant is a corporation, is or are of good character, that the premises where the business is to be carried on are proper and suitable from a public health, public safety and fire protection standpoint, and that all the provisions of this chapter have been complied with, the Mayor shall endorse his or her approval thereon.
(3) The Mayor shall immediately notify the applicant of his or her approval and the application for a license hereunder, endorsed as approved by the Mayor, shall be, by him or her, returned to the office of the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall thereupon issue a license to the applicant for the purpose and time specified.
(B) It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to make regular inspections, or cause the same to be made, to ensure compliance with the provisions of this section, and of all ordinances of the city relative to fire protection and to public health and safety. He or she shall make immediate report of all violations thereof to the Mayor.
(Ord. 694, passed 5-17-1955; Am. Ord. 1612, passed 5-6-2003) Penalty, see § 116.99