§ 22-111. Grounds for denial.

(a)

The finance director shall deny an initial application or application for renewal of a general business license if the finance director finds in writing:

(1)

The applicant failed to provide sufficient or adequate plans or information necessary to permit determination as to whether the business complies with all city, state, federal, or otherwise applicable codes, rules, regulations or laws;

(2)

The finance director determines the business, or the property or building in which the business is housed, violates city, state, federal, or otherwise applicable codes, rules, regulations or laws;

(3)

With respect to a business required to obtain a special business license, the special business license has not or will not be issued;

(4)

Pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 16000(c), the applicant or business fails to hold a valid, unexpired, unsuspended, unrevoked contractor's license issued by the State of California, Contractor's State License Board; or

(5)

That, based on specific facts identified by the chief of police, the chief of police reasonably concludes that the operation of the proposed business would pose a risk to the public, that the applicant would not conduct the business in a law abiding manner, and/or that the operation of the proposed business would subject patrons of the business to a risk of harm or criminal, deceitful or otherwise unethical practices.

(b)

The finance director shall also deny an application for renewal of a business license if he/she determines that one or more conditions applicable to the previous license have been violated and, pursuant to section 22-77, it is determined that such conditions are also applicable to the renewed license.

(Ord. No. 2008-09, § 3, 5-8-2008; Ord. No. 2016-010, § 1, 9-22-2016)