(a) The City Manager shall, upon proper application, issue a license to all applicants within thirty (30) days of their filing of a completed application unless the City Manager can articulate, in writing to the applicant, clear and compelling evidence that the issuance of a license would be detrimental to the health safety and welfare of any person.
(b) Any person denied a license by the City Manager may, within thirty days of the denial, file a written appeal with the City Clerk therein responding to the reasons advanced by the City Manager, and City Council will then decide the matter after a public hearing on both the reasons advanced by the City Manager and the applicant's response thereto.
(c) The hearing scheduled by City Council will be held within fifteen (15) days of the applicant’s appeal and a decision shall be rendered at a public meeting within three (3) days of the conclusion of the public hearing.
(Ord. 05-15. Passed 7-16-15.)