§ 10-61. Application.

(a)

Application for a license required by this division shall be in writing and on forms supplied by the county at the county's permit office. Such application shall state the name and address of the applicant; the place where the proposed business is to be located; the nature and character of the business to be carried on; if a partnership, the names of the partners; if a corporation, the names of the officers and shareholders; if other business entity, then the names of all holding any ownership or managerial interest therein; and such other reasonable information as may be required by the supervisor of the business license article of the county permit office and be sworn to by the applicant or agent thereof.

(b)

All applicants shall furnish all data, information and records required of them by the county; and failure to furnish such data, information and records within 30 days from the date of such request shall automatically serve to dismiss, with prejudice, the application. Applicants by filing an application agree to produce for oral interrogation any persons requested by the county or the county attorney and who is considered as being important in the ascertainment of the facts relative to such license. The failure to produce such persons within 30 days after being requested to do so shall result in the automatic dismissal of such application.

(c)

For the purpose of this article, the term applicant shall include a person or persons and, in the case of a partnership or corporation, all partners, officers, directors, principals, and shareholders of such partnership or corporation.

(d)

Each application must be complete in its entirety before being accepted by the county for filing and processing.

(e)

All applicants for licenses shall furnish plans and renderings of the proposed premises. Such premises shall be constructed, renovated or built so as to be equal to and compatible with the surrounding neighborhood or better. The exterior shall be of finished building material such as brick, stone, steel or wood, but not concrete block. The applicant shall comply with all zoning, building, health and similar codes. Applicant shall obtain and file with the application, a certification of zoning compliance, certifying that the property where the applicant shall operate the business is zoned for the appropriate category as provided in this article.

(Ord. of 7-8-1997, § 10(5)—(9))