§ 32-94. Issuance or denial.

(a)

Within 30 days of receipt of a license application, the license administrator shall either grant or deny the license permit and give written notice of the decision to the applicant.

(b)

The license administrator shall issue a license to the applicant on a first applied, first issued basis unless one or more of the following conditions exist:

(1)

The applicant failed to supply all of the information requested on the application;

(2)

The applicant gave materially false, fraudulent, or untruthful information on the application;

(3)

The applicant has not fully complied with all state, federal, and local laws or regulations affecting the conduct of its businesses; or

(4)

The application or the applicant does not meet any other requirement of this Code.

(c)

In the event that the license administrator determines that an application should be denied, the applicant shall be given notice in writing of the reasons for the denial. An applicant may appeal the decision of the license administrator regarding such denial by filing a written request for a hearing with the license administrator within ten days after notice of such denial. The license administrator's decision on the application shall be final unless an appeal is timely filed. An appeal shall not stay the decision on the issuance of a license. The applicant's written request for a hearing shall set forth the grounds on which the denial is challenged. The hearing shall be conducted before the unified government board of commissioners. At the hearing, the unified government board of commissioners shall receive oral and written evidence regarding the application.

(Code 1988, § 32-174; Ord. No. O-99-04, § 13, 12-16-2004)