The procedure for taking action on an application for a business license shall be as follows.
(A) A person may initiate a request for a business license by filing an application with the city using forms prescribed by the city and by paying the necessary filing fee.
(B) Before the City Recorder may act on a business license application, the application shall be reviewed for compliance with the City Development Code, building code, fire code, and Public Works Design Standards, and all other requirements of this chapter.
(C) Within 15 working days after the application is submitted to the city, the City Recorder shall either approve or deny the application.
(D) The decision of the City Recorder may be appealed to the City Council, by filing a written appeal with the city within 15 days of the City Recorder’s decision. The City Council will consider the appeal at the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting. The City Council may uphold the decision, modify the decision and any conditions of approval or reverse the decision of the City Recorder. The decision of the City Council is final.
(E) The City Recorder shall sign all approved business licenses.
(Ord. 726, passed 12-14-2015)