(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
No license issued by the city may be transferred from one person to another without permission from the Council. When the Council permits the transfer of a license, it may waive any residency requirement, but only for the required term of the license.
(’77 Code, § 501.02) Penalty, see § 10.99
Any person who has made application which has been denied or not acted upon within 30 days after the application may apply directly to the Council for a license. The application to the Council shall contain the same information required in the original application, plus any additional information that the Council may require or that the applicant may feel is pertinent. The Council may grant the license, after hearing if the requirements of this code are substantially complied with, and in the opinion of the Council, granting the license would be in the best interests of the public.
(’77 Code, § 501.04)