§ 7-83. Application for license.

(a)

Any person desiring a license required by this article shall make application therefor 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)

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 authorized to engage in the type of business covered by this article, and if the organization is a foreign entity required to register under Chapter 9 of the BOC, full and complete copies of the organization's current registration;

(3)

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;

(4)

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

(5)

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

(6)

If any applicant does business under an assumed name as that term is defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code section 71.002, all assumed names used;

(7)

The person responsible for the on-site day-to-day operation of the applicant's permanent registered location and a person responsible for each temporary location;

(8)

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

(9)

The time period or periods during which the business will be conducted, including hours of operation;

(10)

A copy of the certification of registration issued by the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) of the State of Texas; and

(11)

Any other information reasonably required by the director for the purpose of processing the application under the requirements of this article.

(b)

The application form shall be accompanied by an affidavit, sworn to by the applicant, (or declaration pursuant to Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 132.001) acknowledging that the applicant:

(1)

Including his business partners, and, in the case of a corporation, all corporate officers, have not had a license revoked under this chapter or any preceding city ordinance governing the business described herein;

(2)

Has read the application and agrees to all of its terms and provisions;

(3)

Affirms the correctness and accuracy of the information given on the application; and

(4)

Affirms that he has the authority to bind the applicant to all of the terms, provisions and requirements of the application.

(Ord. No. 2013-111, § 18, 2-6-2013)