§ 22-158. Investigation for license and issuance.  


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  • (a)

    Under this division, the chief of police shall investigate the background of the owner and persons managing or supervising the business as deemed appropriate. The chief of police shall evaluate each application to determine whether the individual's involvement in the operation of the enterprise involves an unreasonable risk to the health, safety or general welfare of the public. Applicants for special business licenses shall be fingerprinted and photographed, and consideration shall be given to the criminal record, if any, and character of the owner and other persons connected with the business, the business responsibility of the firm and the owner, and the manner in which the owner intends to conduct the business.

    (b)

    The finance director shall issue the special business license not later than 60 days after the date a complete application is filed, unless grounds for denial established in this chapter exist.

(Ord. No. 2008-09, § 3, 5-8-2008)