§ 70-78. Grant or denial of license.

(a)

The department is charged with reviewing all service and operator license applications and granting or denying same. In determining whether or not any application shall be granted and a service or operator license issued under this article, the department shall consider the following information in the public interest and welfare:

(1)

If the proposed licensee has ever violated any federal, state, county or municipal law or regulation regarding vehicle immobilization or has ever been convicted in this or any country in the past ten years of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude;

(2)

The manner in which the proposed licensee has conducted any business within the city as to the necessity for unusual police observation and inspection in order to prevent the violation of any law, regulation or ordinance or as to the necessity for city action to compel the licensee's adherence to any city law, regulation or ordinance;

(3)

Whether the proposed licensee has ever had a vehicle immobilization or related license suspended or revoked by the state or any political subdivision thereof;

(4)

Failure to meet state requirements for state license;

(5)

Failure to pay the city all required fees and taxes;

(6)

Failure to provide valid information, documents and the like required by this article;

(7)

False information in the application or attached documents;

(8)

Failure to meet any other requirements in this article for a license or any other requirement in any other provision of the Riverdale City Code or Charter; or

(9)

The department may but is not required to grant a city license under this article if all of the prerequisites are met.

(b)

The department may require in addition to the licensee, fingerprinting and background investigation of any person interested in the application, including any person with a financial interest, such as stockholders, partners or employees, and any sibling of any person with a financial interest, and the nominated registered agent of any corporate applicant. Should the applicant fail to produce such persons within 30 days of the request, the application may be denied.

(c)

Applicants by filing an application agree to produce for interview any person or persons requested by the city and considered as being important in the ascertainment of the facts relative to such license. The failure to produce those persons within 30 days after being requested to do so may result in a denial of the application.

(d)

The city may require up to 45 days for processing any application for a license required under this article. For investigative purposes and according to the licensee's compliance, the city may extend the processing period up to an additional 45 days.

(Ord. No. 02-2010, § 1(Exh. A), 1-25-10)