(A) Except as otherwise provided in this code, all licenses and permits granted by the city shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter.
(B) No person shall conduct any activity or use any property for which a license or permit is required by law or this code without a currently valid license or permit for the activity or use.
(C) Every application for a license shall be made to the Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator on a form he or she provides. It shall be accompanied by payment to the Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator of the prescribed fee. If, after investigation, the Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator is satisfied that all requirements of law and this code have been met, he or she shall present the application to the Council for action or, if the license or permit does not require Council approval, the Clerk/Treasurer/ Administrator shall issue the license or permit.
(’77 Code, § 501.01) Penalty, see § 10.99