The purpose of this chapter is to provide a uniform set of procedures for administering the issuance, renewal and revocation of all licenses issued by the City, except alcoholic beverage licenses, dog licenses and taxicab licenses.
A. 
Application for license shall be made to the City Clerk on forms provided by him and shall contain the following information:
(1) 
Name and permanent and local address of the applicant; if the applicant is a corporation, the name and address of its registered agent.
(2) 
If the licensed activity is to be carried on at a fixed location, the address and description of the premises.
(3) 
If a vehicle is to be used, its description, including the license number.
(4) 
If the applicant is employed by another, the name and address of the employer, together with credentials establishing the exact relationship.
(5) 
The days of the week and the hours of the day during which the licensed activity will be conducted.
(6) 
A description of the nature of the business and the goods, property or services to be sold or supplied.
(7) 
A statement as to whether the applicant has been convicted of any crime or the violation of any municipal ordinance other than traffic offenses and, if so, the date and place of conviction, the nature of the offense and the punishment or penalty imposed.
(8) 
Appropriate evidence of the good character and business responsibility of the applicant so that an investigator may properly evaluate his character and responsibility.
B. 
The applicant shall be fingerprinted if the Chief of Police determines that fingerprints are necessary for proper identification. Fingerprint records shall be immediately processed for classification and identification.
C. 
Applications by partnerships shall be signed by all partners, with the information required by this section supplied in detail as to each partner, and applications of corporations shall have attached individual statements containing all the information required by this section relating to each employee or agent who shall engage in the licensed activity and shall be signed by each employee or agent.
A. 
Each application shall be referred to the Chief of Police or a police officer designated by him, who shall immediately institute whatever investigation of the applicant's business responsibility, moral character and ability to properly conduct the licensed activity he considers necessary for the protection of the public. He shall communicate his findings in writing to the Clerk within a reasonable time after the application has been filed. If the investigator decides that the applicant's character, ability or business responsibility is unsatisfactory or that the products, services or activity are not free from fraud, he shall disapprove the application, and the Clerk shall refuse to issue the license and so notify the applicant. Otherwise, the Clerk shall issue the license immediately, provided the required license fees have been paid, except in cases where approval of the Council is required. In the case of an application for a solicitor's, peddler's or canvasser's license, the license may be issued immediately, subject to investigation.
B. 
All licenses shall be issued upon the condition that the applicant, whether it be an individual or corporation, must appear before the governing body no later than 30 days after the request for a license is submitted to the Clerk.
A license shall be in a form which the Council shall prescribe by resolution, and shall contain the following information:
A. 
The name and address of the licensee.
B. 
The number and type of the license and the nature of the licensed activity.
C. 
The address at which the licensed activity is conducted if the activity is carried on at a fixed location.
D. 
If the licensed activity is conducted from a vehicle, the make, model and license number of the vehicle.
E. 
The expiration date of the license.
F. 
Any other appropriate information which the Council may require by resolution.
The Clerk shall keep a record of all licenses issued under this chapter. The record shall be in a form prescribed by resolution of the Council and shall contain the same information as is required by Section 88-4 to be contained in the license. It shall also indicate the amount of the fee paid for the license, the date upon which payment was received, the date of the issuance of the license, whether the license is a new license or a renewal, and any other information which the Council may require by resolution.
When the licensed activity is conducted at a fixed location or from a vehicle, the license shall be prominently displayed at the location or on the vehicle. In all other cases the licensee shall have the license in his possession at all times and shall display it upon the request of a police officer or any person with whom he is doing business.
A license shall apply only to the person to whom it was issued and shall not be transferable to another person. Licenses may be transferred from place to place in cases where the licensed activity is conducted at a fixed location, but only with the approval by resolution of the Council.
A. 
Application forms for all licenses shall be obtained from, filed with and kept on file by the City Clerk. The term of the license shall be for a period of one year with all licenses commencing on January 1 and expiring on December 31. If the applicant certifies, at the time of the renewal of the license, that the information contained on the original application is unchanged, he or she need not fill out a new application. If any of the information contained on the original application is changed, the applicant must advise the City Clerk in writing of the change in information. Licenses are not transferable to another location or another person not contained in the original application. (Ord. No. 25-2019)
B. 
When an application for a license is made during the course of any calendar year, the fee shall be prorated to the nearest month. Any period of time greater than one-half (1/2) a month shall be considered a full month for this purpose.
The Council may by resolution make rules and regulations which interpret or amplify any provision of this chapter or for administering or making more effective the provisions of this chapter. No regulation shall be inconsistent with, alter or amend any provision of this chapter, and no regulation shall impose any requirement which is in addition to or greater than the requirements that are expressly or by implication imposed by any provision of this chapter.