(A) A permit and the rights, privileges, authority, and responsibilities established by the permit shall take effect and be in force only after acceptance by the applicant and approval by the Village Council. A permit shall take effect and be in force for the term established in the permit if, within 30 days after the date of the Village Council's approval of the permit, the applicant files with the Village Clerk the annual fee for the balance of the year in which the permit is issued, application fee, and all required letters of credit, bonds, and certificates of insurance. If the applicant fails to comply with all the requirements of this section, including the 30-day time limit, the permit shall be null and of no effect, and the applicant shall acquire no rights whatsoever from the village. For purposes of this division (A), APPLICANT means a person or entity for whom a permit has been approved by the Village Council.
(B) The term of a permit granted under this chapter shall be for a period not exceeding 2 years and end December 31 following the first 12 months (original term). Upon expiration of the original term, the permit shall automatically renew on a year-to-year basis (renewal periods) until the termination date specified in the permit, provided permittee is in full compliance with the terms of the permit, this chapter, and all sums due village are paid in full.
(C) Applications to extend the term of a permit past the termination date shall be filed in the same manner as original applications in § 158.18 and shall be filed with the village not more than 1 year and not less than 120 days before the termination date stated in the permit. The village expressly reserve all rights to approve, approve with conditions, modify, or deny an application to extend the permit pursuant to this chapter and to impose additional conditions. In deciding whether to deny or to approve with conditions an application for extension, the village may consider the applicant's history of violations of this chapter, including but not limited to the frequency and severity of the violations, the applicant's promptness in acting to remedy violations, and the adequacy of the applicant's remedial actions, whether or not the village has sought revocation of the applicant's permit as a consequence of any of the violations.
(Ord. 236, passed 4-17-2000)