A. The chief of police shall approve or deny the application for a letter within ninety (90) days of receiving a completed application, unless additional information is requested of the applicant, in which case the chief of police shall approve or deny the application within ninety (90) days of receiving any additional information. The chief of police may either deny the application and specify the grounds upon which the denial is based; or the chief of police may approve the application, subject to such reasonable and appropriate conditions as may be imposed, including the conditions specified in Section 5.08.100 of this chapter. A copy of the decision of the chief of police to approve or deny the issuance of a letter of public convenience or necessity shall be sent to the applicant, property owners and residents identified in Section 5.08.050(C) of this chapter within three working days of issuance of the decision.
B. A letter of public convenience or necessity is only valid for one year from the date it is issued and shall so state in the body of the letter. If no license to sell alcoholic beverages has been issued to the applicant for the proposed premises, within one year of the issuance of the letter, the city's finding of public convenience or necessity shall be deemed withdrawn without the need for further action by the chief of police or the applicant, and the applicant must reapply if he or she seeks another letter. The letter of public convenience or necessity is not transferable to any other proposed licensee. Any new proposed licensee for the same premises must submit a new application and follow the procedures for issuance of a letter in this chapter. (Prior code § 30.05.130)