(A) Upon receipt of the application, the same shall be referred to the Chief of Police who shall investigate to see if the property complies with the provisions of Ch. 150.
(B) If the Chief of Police determines that the premises do not comply with the provisions of Ch. 150, he or she shall so state on the application and the license shall not be issued.
(C) If the Chief of Police determines that the premises do comply with the provisions of Ch. 150, he or she shall so state on the application and return the application to the City Clerk. If the application is for an initial license, then the City Clerk shall issue a license for a period of operation for the ensuing six months, at which time the applicant shall, in order to continue doing business, apply for a renewal license. Renewal licenses shall be for a period of one year.
(D) In the case of a renewal license application before issuance of license, the City Clerk shall ascertain whether or not the business is an active, ongoing business as defined herein. If the business is an active, ongoing business, the license shall be issued. If the business does not meet the definition of an active, ongoing business, the license shall not be issued and the premises shall be cleared of all stored materials within 60 days.
(E) An ACTIVE, ONGOING BUSINESS, for purposes of this chapter, shall mean a business in which there have been an average of four transactions, as set forth in the sworn statement accompanying the renewal application, for each month of the period of the prior or expiring license.
(1979 Code, § 7.123) (Ord. 98, passed 12-1-1987)