§ 11-34. Denial of license.

(a)

The license official shall deny a license to an applicant upon a determination that:

(1)

The application is incomplete, contains a misrepresentation, false or misleading statement, evasion or suppression of a material fact; or

(2)

The activity for which a license is sought is unlawful or constitutes a public nuisance per se or per accidents; or

(3)

The applicant, licensee or prior licensee or the person in control of the business has been convicted of an offense under a law or ordinance regulating business, a crime involving dishonest conduct or moral turpitude, or an unlawful sale of merchandise or prohibited goods; or

(4)

The applicant, licensee or prior licensee or the person in control of the business has engaged in an unlawful activity or nuisance related to the business or to a similar business in the municipality or in another jurisdiction; or

(5)

The applicant, licensee or prior licensee or the person in control of the business is delinquent in the payment to the municipality of any lien or debt resulting from nuisance abatement, note, assessment, tax or fee; or

(6)

The license for the business or for a similar business of the licensee in the municipality or another jurisdiction has been denied, suspended or revoked in the previous license year; or

(7)

The license is sought on behalf of another person who has previously been denied or had a business license revoked because of unlawful activity or nuisance related to the business; or

(8)

The applicant has unpaid liens, taxes, fees and charges due and owing to the municipality.

(b)

Denial of licenses are subject to appeal, as provided herein. Failure to timely appeal waives any right to contest the denial.

(Ord. No. 2014-18, 6-10-14; Ord. No. 2014-49, 8-12-14; Ord. No. 2016-63, 8-9-16)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2014-18, adopted June 10, 2014, repealed the former § 11-34, and enacted a new section as set out herein. The former § 11-34 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 91-24, § 14, adopted June 25, 1991; Ord. No. 2002-9, adopted March 26, 2002; and Ord. No. 2004-32, adopted May 11, 2004.