(A) The Sheriff of the county shall submit, in writing, his or her findings and recommendations of approval or disapproval of the application to the county’s Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors shall thereupon fix a time and place for the hearing of the application and shall give the applicant a written notice of the time and place so fixed, which time shall not be less than three days or more than 30 days from the date of service of the notice upon the applicant. The Board of Supervisors shall receive evidence for and against the granting of the application. The findings and recommendations of the Sheriff shall be received in evidence by the Board of Supervisors.
(B) The Board of Supervisors shall deny the application after considering the evidence if it determines that it would be injurious to the public health, safety, welfare or morals to operate the card room or business upon the premises for which the permit is sought. If the Board of Supervisors denies any application, notice of denial of the application shall be given in writing to the applicant within ten days after the denial. The applicant may appeal therefrom by filing a written notice of the appeal with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 20 days after notice of the denial of the application. Upon the filing of the notice of appeal, the Board of Supervisors shall thereupon fix a time and place or a hearing of the appeal within 45 days and shall give applicant ten days written notice of the time and place so fixed.
(1966 Code, § 5A-6) (Ord. 255, § 6)