(a) Any person otherwise required by this chapter to obtain a business license and who has on the applicable operative date filed an application therefor with the Business Licensing Officer accompanied by the appropriate fee, any other person filing an initial application accompanied by the appropriate fee after fourteen (14) business days following filing, and any person filing a renewal application accompanied by the appropriate fee shall be exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter until an order of the Business Licensing Officer granting or denying the license has become final.
(b) The exemptions provided by this section shall terminate on each annual anniversary of the filing of the application, unless a renewal application accompanied by the appropriate filing fee is filed with the Business Licensing Officer.
(c) The exemptions provided by this section shall terminate upon the issuance of an order for suspension pending a hearing pursuant to Section 12-1.522 of Article 5 of this chapter.
(d) The exemptions granted by this section shall not exempt any person from regulations imposed by law, including those imposed by this Code or this title. (§ 2, Ord. 960, eff. October 6, 1983, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1275, eff. December 6, 2001)