No later than 10 calendar days after the completion of the license application verification and investigation by the Issuing Authority or its agents and employees, as prescribed in § 114.12, the Issuing Authority shall accept or deny the license application in accordance with this chapter. If the application is denied, the Issuing Authority shall notify the applicant of the determination in writing. The notice shall be mailed by certified and regular mail to the applicant at the address provided in the application form and it shall inform the applicant of the applicant’s right within 20 calendar days of receipt of the notice by the appellant to request an appeal of the determination for reconsideration by the City Council or to immediately challenge the determination in a court of law. If an appeal to the City Council is timely received, the hearing before the City Council shall take place within 20 calendar days of the receipt of the appeal. If an application is granted for a location where a building is under construction or is not ready for occupancy, the license shall not be delivered to the licensee until a certificate of occupancy has been issued for the licensed premises by the City Building Inspector. During the application consideration process prescribed herein, an applicant operating a business not previously subject to the license provisions of this chapter may remain operating pending the outcome of the application consideration by the Issuing Authority.
(Ord. 2002-08, passed 8-13-02)