[G.O. No. 570, § 1]
No person shall conduct, maintain or operate a riding academy
within the Town unless they shall have first obtained from the Town
Council a license to do so.
[G.O. No. 570, § 2; G.O. No. 943, § 1]
(a)
Application for a license required by the preceding section shall
be made in writing on forms supplied by the Town Clerk. The application
shall state the place where the riding academy is to be conducted
and shall be signed by the applicant.
(b)
Upon the expiration date of the license initially issued by the Town
Council, the license may be renewed by filing a renewal application
form with the Town Clerk. The Town Clerk will request inspection of
the licensed premises, operation or device by the affected departments
in accordance with inspection schedules approved by the Town Council
to assure compliance with all Town codes on the part of the applicant.
Violation of any section of any Town code will constitute a basis
of denial of the application for renewal. The Town Clerk shall also
request a statement from the Tax Collector as to the tax records of
the applicant. Delinquent taxes shall be noted on the application,
and shall constitute a basis of denial of the application for renewal.
Delinquent taxes are hereby defined as taxes due from previous years.
Upon receipt of departmental reports certifying that the premises,
operation or device conforms with all Town codes, the Town Clerk shall
issue a renewal of the license for the term as specified. The Town
Clerk shall file a monthly report with the Town Council, listing the
renewal licenses issued during the month. The report shall specify
the following:
(c)
The Town Clerk shall also file a monthly report with the Town Council,
listing the applications for renewal licenses which have been denied
and the basis for the denial.
[G.O. No. 570, § 3]
The license fee for a license required by this article shall
be $25 for one year or part thereof, which fee shall be paid when
the application is filed. Every license shall expire on the thirty-first
day of December of the year in which it is granted and shall not be
transferable either as to the licensee or the place of business.
[G.O. No. 570, § 4]
Upon the filing of an application for a license under this article,
the Town Council shall fix a time for the hearing of all persons interested,
and shall cause notice of the filing of the application, specifying
the location for which the license is sought, and of the time and
place of such hearing to be published in the official newspaper of
the Town at least 10 days prior to the time appointed for the hearing.
The applicant shall, at least 10 days prior to the date of hearing,
give like notice to all property owners within 500 feet of the property
for which the license is sought. Such notice shall be given either
by handing a copy thereof to the property owners or by leaving a copy
thereof at the usual place of abode of each with a member of the family
above the age of 14 years, if the owners are the occupants of the
property or are residents of the Town. Whenever the owners are nonresidents
of the Town, such notice must be given by mailing the same, by registered
mail, to the last-known address of such owner as listed in the office
of the collector of taxes. After the hearing, the Council may grant
or deny the application.
