[Amended 6-13-2006 by L.L. No. 8-2006]
Any applicant who shall have been denied a license under this chapter may apply, upon payment to the Town Clerk of an administrative fee of $300, to the Town Attorney to appeal the action of the Town Clerk as hereinafter provided:
A. 
Such application to the Town Attorney shall be in writing, signed and acknowledged by the applicant and shall state the ground or grounds on which the applicant claims that the determination of the Town Clerk was erroneous. The application for appeal shall be filed by delivery to the Town Attorney by mail or in person.
B. 
Such application shall be filed within 20 days after notice of denial of his application by the Town Clerk has been mailed to him or delivered to him in person.
C. 
Upon the filing of such application, the Town Attorney shall arrange for a hearing thereon pursuant to the provisions of § 52-28. Such hearing shall be held within 90 days after the filing of an application therefor.
D. 
At such hearing the Town Attorney, or his/her designee, who shall be an employee of the Town and an attorney admitted to practice law within the State of New York, shall consider the applicant's application upon the record before the Town Clerk and, in its discretion, may receive new or additional evidence in support thereof or in opposition thereto.
Whenever it shall be provided herein that a hearing shall or may be held by the Town Attorney or his/her designee respect to any matter:
A. 
Such hearing shall be held on a date and at a place and hour designated by the Town Attorney or his/her designee.
B. 
The Town Attorney or his/her designee shall cause notice thereof to be given, stating the name and address of the applicant or license holder concerned, the subject matter of the hearing and the date, place and hour thereof designated therefor by mailing a copy thereof to the applicant or license holder concerned at the address shown upon the most recent application of such applicant or licensee at least 10 days before such hearing.
C. 
The applicant or license holder involved shall be entitled to be represented by legal counsel and to present such competent and material testimony or other evidence in his own behalf as may be relevant to the subject matter of the hearing.
D. 
All witnesses shall be sworn and examined under oath.
The Town Attorney, or his/her designee, after such hearing, may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or modify the action of the Town Clerk appealed from and shall make such decision or determination as, in its opinion, ought to be made and, to that end, shall have all the powers of the Town Clerk.