The City Recorder shall have the power to prepare application forms for any licenses required under this subchapter. The application may contain questions on or blanks for any information reasonably deemed necessary by the City Recorder. The City Recorder is expressly authorized to require applicants to have, and to provide evidence of, a valid and existing state business franchise registration certificate. Proper completion of an application is a condition precedent to the City Recorder having any duty to issue a license. Upon proper completion of a license application and payment of the requisite fee, the City Recorder shall issue the requested license to the applicant. The form of the license and information thereon shall be such as the City Recorder may reasonably prescribe. The City Recorder, or his or her designated agent, shall have the power to examine activities and locations of each business to determine compliance with this subchapter.
(1986 Code, § 741.09)