All applications shall be made as follows.
Subd. 1. All applications shall be made at the office of the City Administrator upon forms that have been furnished by the city for such purposes.
Subd. 2. All such applications must be subscribed, sworn to, and include the applicant's name and purpose or activity governed by the license, date, fee and signature of a duly-authorized city representative. It may also include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. Applicant's citizenship;
B. Applicant's present address and length of time he or she has lived at that address;
C. Applicant's occupation and length of time so engaged;
D. Applicant's addresses and occupations for the three years last preceding the date of application;
E. Names and addresses of applicant's employers, if any, for the three years next preceding the date of application;
F. Whether or not applicant has ever been convicted of a felony, gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor, including violation of a municipal ordinance, but excluding traffic violations, and, if so, the date and place of conviction and the nature of the offense;
G. Type of license and location of premises for which application is made; and
H. Such other information, including references, as the Council shall deem necessary considering the nature of the business for which license application is made.
Subd. 3. It is unlawful for any applicant to intentionally make a false statement or omission upon any application form. Any false statement in the application, or any willful omission to state any information called for on the application form, shall, upon discovery of the falsehood work an automatic refusal of license or, if already issued, shall render any license or permit issued pursuant thereto, void and of no effect to protect the applicant from prosecution for violation of this chapter or any part hereof.
Subd. 4. The City Administrator shall, upon receipt of each application completed in accordance herewith, forthwith investigate the truth of statements made therein and the moral character and business reputation of each applicant for license to such extent as he or she deems necessary. For such investigation, the City Administrator may enlist the aid of the City Attorney. The Council shall not consider an application before the investigation has been completed.
Subd. 5. Applications for renewal licenses may be made in such abbreviated form as the Council may, by resolution, adopt.
(Am. Ord. 27, Fourth Series, passed 10-2-2012)