§ 7-18. Application for and issuance or refusal of license.  


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  • (a)

    Any person desiring a license required by this article shall make application therefore in writing to the director on an application form provided for that purpose. On the application, the applicant shall provide the following information:

    (1)

    The full name of the applicant, the street address where the business is to be located, and the residence address of each owner, manager and operator of the business;

    (2)

    The application form shall be accompanied by an affidavit, sworn to by the applicant, that neither he nor any business partner, nor, in the case of a corporation, any corporate officer, has had a license revoked under this chapter or any preceding city ordinance governing the business described herein;

    (3)

    Whether any owner or operator is an individual, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity; provided, however, that the type of business organization shall include only those organizations recognized by the Texas Business Organizations Code ("BOC"), and if the organization is a foreign entity required to register under Chapter 9 of the BOC, full and complete copies of such organization's current registration;

    (4)

    If any owner or operator is a corporation, all officers of the corporation; and if there are fewer than five shareholders, the names of all shareholders;

    (5)

    If any owner or operator is a partnership, the type of partnership and names and addresses of all general partners;

    (6)

    If any owner or operator is an unincorporated association, the names and addresses of all officers of such association;

    (7)

    The location where the business will be conducted, along with a copy of the certificate of occupancy for the location; and

    (8)

    The time period or periods during which the business will be conducted.

    (b)

    Upon receipt of the application, the director shall investigate the items sworn to by the affidavit. If neither the applicant, his business partners, nor any corporate officers have had a license revoked as described above, the director shall issue a license to the applicant upon payment of the license fee.

    (c)

    If the director rejects the application, he shall give written notice by personal delivery or certified mail, return receipt requested to the applicant at the address stated in the application. The written notice shall specifically set forth the reasons for the rejection.

(Code 1968, § 6½-3; Ord. No. 76-146, § 1(3), 2-3-76; Ord. No. 08-52, § 21, 1-16-08, eff. 1-26-08; Ord. No. 09-410, § 4, 5-13-09; Ord. No. 09-931, § 6, 10-7-09; Ord. No. 2013-111, §§ 10—12, 2-6-2013)