Application for the license required by this Chapter shall be delivered to the Development Services Director or his designee in writing on a form provided for that purpose and accompanied by a nonrefundable $275.00 application fee and a nonrefundable background check fee. It shall be the duty of the Development Services Department to investigate and consider the application. For this purpose the Development Services Department may enlist the aid of the Chief of Police and any other Village officials or employees that he deems necessary to complete the investigation. If the applicant is an individual (sole proprietorship), the application shall contain the business owner's name, residence address, personal email and personal telephone number. If the applicant is a partnership, limited liability company or other non-corporate business entity, the application shall contain the name, residential address, personal email and personal telephone number of each partner, principal manager or member thereof. If the applicant is a corporation, the application shall contain the name, residential address and residential telephone number of each principal officer and the registered agent thereof. If the applicant is an unincorporated association, the application shall contain the name, residential address and residential telephone number of the spokesperson, such as an officer or leader. Each application also shall contain 1) a designation of the type or kind of license desired; 2) the location or proposed location of the place of business, occupation or activity; 3) the number of the certificate of registration required under the Retailer's Occupation Tax Act, Service Occupation Tax Act, and/or Use Tax Act, if applicable; and 4) such additional information as may be needed for the proper guidance of Village officials in the evaluation of such application, including a statement of whether the application is for a new license or a license renewal and whether the applicant has ever been subject to suspension or revocation of a tobacco license in the Village. Upon verification of the information contained in the application, the license shall be issued as appropriate.
(Ord. 5598, 3-15-21; Amd. Ord. 5789, 3-6-23; Amd. Ord. 5836, 10-2-23)