No person shall engage in any business or activity enumerated in Article I without a license or permit therefor as provided by this chapter. The words "license" and "permit" as used throughout this chapter shall be interchangeable.
[Amended 11-22-2004 by Ord. No. 467]
Application for a license under this chapter
shall be made to the Village Clerk on a form furnished by the Village.
Such application shall contain such information as may be required
by the provisions of this chapter or as may be otherwise required
by the Village Board.
[Amended 11-22-2004 by Ord. No. 467; 12-12-2016 by Ord. No. 641]
Unless otherwise provided in this Code or by statute, license fees imposed under Article I shall accompany the license application. If a license is granted, the Village Clerk shall issue the applicant a receipt for his license fee.
[Amended 12-12-2016 by Ord. No. 641]
Unless otherwise provided in this Code or by
statute, no fee paid shall be refunded unless the license is denied.
The terms of all licenses issued hereunder shall
commence on or after July 1 and shall expire on the following June
30, unless issued for a specified shorter term, when they shall expire
at 12:00 midnight of the last effective day of the license, unless
otherwise provided by these ordinances or state laws.
[Amended 11-22-2004 by Ord. No. 467]
All licenses issued hereunder shall show the
date of issue, the activity licensed and the term of the license and
shall be signed by the Village Clerk.
[Amended 11-22-2004 by Ord. No. 467]
The Village Clerk shall keep a record of all
licenses issued.
All licenses issued hereunder shall be displayed
upon the premises or vehicle for which issued or, if carried on the
person, shall be displayed to any officer of the Village upon request.
It shall be a condition of holding a license
under this chapter that the licensee comply with all ordinances of
the Village. Failure to do so shall be cause for suspension or revocation
of the license.
Except as otherwise provided, all licenses issued
hereunder shall be personal to whom issued and shall not be transferred
except with the consent of the Board.
No license, other than a liquor or beer license,
shall be required under this article for any nonprofit educational,
charitable, civic, military or religious organization where the activity
which would otherwise be licensed is conducted for the benefit of
the members or for the benefit of the public generally.
[Amended 11-22-2004 by Ord. No. 467]
All applications for renewal of licenses hereunder
shall be made to the Village Clerk by April 15, unless otherwise specified.
An applicant for a license under this chapter
thereby consents to the entry of police or authorized representatives
of the Village upon the licensed premises at all reasonable hours
for the purposes of inspection and search and consents to removal
from the premises and introduction into evidence in prosecutions for
violations of this chapter of all things found therein in violation
of this chapter or state law.
A.
Except as otherwise provided, any license issued under
this chapter may be revoked for cause by the Village Board. No license
shall be revoked except upon written verified complaint filed with
the Village Board by the Village President, a member of the Village
Board, the Village Administrator, a law enforcement officer or a resident
of the Village. The licensee shall be served with a copy of the written
charges and shall be given an opportunity to be heard before the Village
Board. The licensee shall be given notice of the hearing before the
Village Board, which shall be not more than 20 nor fewer than five
days after notice, except as otherwise agreed between the parties.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489]
B.
At such hearing, the licensee shall be entitled to
be represented by counsel, shall have the right to present and cross-examine
witnesses and, upon request, may have subpoenas issued by the Village
President or presiding officer of the Village Board to compel the
attendance of witnesses.
C.
After hearing the evidence, the Village Board may
revoke such license or impose a limited period of suspension. The
determination of the Board shall be final, subject to review under
Wis. Stat. ch. 68, provided the licensee shall not be entitled to
an additional hearing.
D.
The Village President or Village Board may suspend
the license of a licensee hereunder without hearing for not to exceed
ten days.
E.
The Police Department shall repossess any license
revoked hereunder.
F.
If the licensee does not apply for a hearing within
the time provided, the license may be revoked by the Village Board.
