(A) Definition. The term RETAIL PAINT STORE, as used in this section, means any building, room, enclosure, premises, place, establishment or part of an establishment in the Village operated or conducted for the sale or offering for sale at retail of any paints, dry colors, wallpaper, varnishes, calcimine, white or red lead, raw or boiled linseed oil, turpentine, dryer, benzine, naphtha or painters’ tools, supplies and equipment. Dealers, establishments or parts of establishments of a similar nature specifically defined and licensed by other provisions of this Code shall be exempt from the provisions of that part of this section dealing with paint store licenses.
(B) License. No person shall engage in the business of a retail paint store without a license therefor. The fee shall be as set forth in § 110.13.
(C) Application; investigation.
(1) The applicant for a retail paint store license shall describe the premises, as well as the location of the same.
(2) Every such application shall be approved by the Chief of the Fire Department before a license shall be issued.
(3) The Building Director shall cause an investigation to be made of the premises named and described in the application for a license to conduct a retail paint store for the purpose of determining the fitness and suitability of such premises for such business from a sanitary standpoint and of determining whether or not the premises comply with all the provisions of this Code and the laws of the state regulating health, safety and sanitation so as to safeguard properly the lives and health of the employees engaged therein. The Chief of the Fire Department shall also cause an investigation to be made of such premises for the purpose of determining whether the same comply with all the fire regulations of this Code applicable thereto.
(1997 Code, § 32.27) (Am. Ord. CO-09-27, passed 10-6-2009; Am. Ord. CO-2021-21, passed 8-17-2021)