(A) The Council shall approve the issuance of the permit if it finds that:
(1) All information contained in the application and supporting data is true;
(2) The applicant has not, within the previous six months, been convicted of any violation of this chapter or any law relating to fraud or moral turpitude;
(3) The applicant appeared in person at the hearing; and
(4) The applicant agrees to abide by and comply with all the conditions of the permit and this chapter.
(B) The Council shall deny the permit only if it cannot make each of the findings set forth in division (A) of this section.
(C) If the Council approves the permit, the Finance Director shall thereafter issue the permit when:
(1) The fee required by § 110.69 of this title has been paid; and
(2) The applicant has posted with the City Clerk a surety bond in the principal sum amount of $10,000, executed as surety by a good and sufficient corporate surety authorized to do a surety business in the state and as a principal by the applicant. The form of the bond shall have been approved by the City Attorney and shall have been given to insure good faith and fair dealing on the part of the applicant and as a guarantee of indemnity for any or all loss, damage, theft, or other unfair dealings suffered by any patron of the applicant within the city during the term of the permit.
(D) The term of the permit shall not exceed one year. A renewal application shall be filed no later than 30 days prior to the expiration of the permit and shall be processed in the same manner as a new application. The Council, in its discretion, may grant a permit for a period of less than one year and may impose such reasonable conditions upon the granting of such permit as, in the discretion of the Council, based upon the evidence presented in connection with the application for the permit, are necessary for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare.
('65 Code, § 5-12.06) (Ord. 264-C.S., passed - - )