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.
