Sec. 7-2.05. Issuance of a license.
a.Upon the receipt of a complete application for a license and the license fee required by this Article, the Department shall issue a license unless one (1) or more of the following grounds exists:
1.The application is incomplete or inaccurate;
2.The application seeks authorization for tobacco retailing at a location for which a suspension is in effect pursuant to this Article, for which a license has been revoked pursuant to this Article, or for which this Article otherwise prohibits issuance of licenses;
3.The application seeks authorization for tobacco retailing for a prospective proprietor for whom a suspension is in effect pursuant to this Article for the subject location or another location, whose license has been revoked pursuant to this Article for the subject location or another location, or to whom this Article otherwise prohibits a license to be issued;
4.The Department has information that the prospective proprietor or his or her agent or employee has violated any local, state or federal tobacco control law, including this Article, within the preceding twelve (12) months; or
5.The application seeks authorization for tobacco retailing that is prohibited pursuant to this Article, that is otherwise unlawful pursuant to this code, or that is unlawful pursuant to any other law.
b.Any denial of an application for a license shall be in writing, setting forth the reasons for the denial and notifying the applicant for a license that the decision to deny an application for a license shall become final unless the applicant seeks an appeal pursuant to Section 7-2.13 within fourteen (14) calendar days of the date of service of the Department’s decision. Service of the decision shall be provided in accordance with the service requirements set forth in Section 7-2.12(a).
c.All information required to be submitted pursuant to Section 7-2.04 in order to apply for a license shall be updated whenever the information changes. A tobacco retailer shall provide the Department with any updates within ten (10) business days of a change. (Ord. 3674 § 6, 2023; Ord. 3508 § 2, 2014. Formerly 19-110)