Following receipt by the Health Officer of the application required by §§ 5.68.020 and 5.68.030, he or she shall make or cause to be made an inspection of the premises, and if the provisions of this chapter have been complied with, he or she shall so certify the fact to the applicant and issue a permit to operate. No permit to operate such public eating place shall be issued to any person until all of the provisions of this code, as well as all ordinances of the city pertaining to public eating places, have been complied with. Any permit issued under the provisions of this chapter, may be, upon request, transferred by the Health Officer from one person to another to operate the business at the same location under the rules and regulations of this chapter but not otherwise.
(`83 Code, § 5.68.040)