(A) Upon receipt of such application for a business license, accompanied by the proper fee, if approval by another officer or department is not required, the City Clerk/Treasurer shall forthwith deposit the fee in the general fund of the city and issue to the applicant a proper business license certificate signed by the City Clerk/Treasurer and any other appropriate city official. If for any reason the business license is not issued, the business license fee shall be returned to the applicant.
(B) Business licenses shall be issued unless there is tangible evidence that the conduct of the applicant's business would pose a substantial threat to the public health, safety, morals, or general welfare. In particular, tangible evidence that the applicant:
(1) Has been convicted of a crime or moral turpitude; or
(2) Has made willful misstatements in the application; or
(3) Has committed prior violations of ordinances pertaining to itinerant merchants, peddlers, solicitors, and the like; or
(4) Has committed prior fraudulent acts; or
(5) Has a record of continual breaches of solicited contracts; or
(6) Has an unsatisfactory moral character. Will constitute valid reasons for disapproval of an application.
(Ord. 04-41, passed 12-13-04)