(A) Formal application required. Every person required to procure a license under the provisions of any ordinance or law of the city shall submit an application for such license to the City Administrative Officer. The application shall:
(1) Form of application. Be a written statement upon forms provided by the City Administrative Officer; such form shall include an affidavit, to be sworn to by the applicant before a Notary Public of this state.
(2) Contents of application. Require the disclosure of all information necessary to compliance which the City Administrative Officer shall find to be reasonably necessary to the fair administration of this chapter.
(3) Payment of fees. Be accompanied by the full amount of the fees chargeable for such license.
(4) Issuance fee. Be accompanied by the payment of an nonrefundable issuance fee in the amount of $25.
(B) Issuance of receipts. Whenever a license cannot be issued at the time the application for the same is made, the City Administrative Officer shall issue a receipt to the applicant for the money paid in advance, subject to the following condition:
Construction. Such receipt shall not be construed as the approval of the City Administrative Officer for the issuance of a license; nor shall it entitle or authorize the applicant to open or maintain any business contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
(C) Renewal license procedure. The applicant for the renewal of a license shall submit an application for such license to the City Administrative Officer. The application shall:
(1) Form of application. Be a written statement upon forms provided by the City Administrative Officer; such form shall include an affidavit, to be sworn to by the applicant before a Notary Public of this state.
(2) Contents. Require the disclosure of such information concerning the applicant's demeanor and the conduct and operation of the applicant's business during the preceding licensing period as is reasonably necessary to the determination by the City Administrative Officer of the applicant's eligibility for a renewal license and to a possible adjustment of the license fee.
(D) Duplicate license procedure. A duplicate license or special permit shall be issued by the City Administrative Officer to replace any license previously issued, which has been lost, stolen, defaced, or destroyed, without any wilful conduct on the part of the licensee, upon the filing by the licensee of an affidavit sworn to before a Notary Public of this state attesting to such fact and the paying to the City Administrative Officer of a fee of $25.
(E) Supplemental license procedure. When a licensee places himself in a new status as provided in this chapter, the City Administrative Officer shall issue a supplemental license and such additional insignia as may be required.
(F) Non-approval of a license. The City Administrative Officer shall, upon disapproving any application submitted under the provisions of this chapter, refund all fees paid in advance to the applicant, provided the applicant is not otherwise indebted to the city.
(G) Compliance pending legal action. When the issuance of a license is denied and an action is instituted by the applicant to compel its issuance, such applicant shall not engage in the business for which the license was refused unless a license is issued to him pursuant to a judgment ordering the same.
(Ord. 1995-4, passed 6-1-95)