§ 4-221. Application.

(a)

Required. The applicant for a license under this division shall make a written application under oath on the form as provided by the city manager or his designee. Such application shall be a public record and open to public inspection by any citizen at a reasonable time.

(b)

Fees. The applicant shall, upon turning in the completed application to the city clerk or his designee, at the same time tender with such application a certified check, cashier's check or money order in the full amount of the applicable license fee and a separate certified check, cashier's check or money order in an amount established from time to time by city council resolution as a nonrefundable application fee. The city shall be authorized to negotiate the check or money order for the nonrefundable application fee immediately upon receipt, but shall not negotiate the check or money order for the license fee until the license is approved by the city council. If the license is subsequently not approved, then the check shall either be returned to the applicant, or if the applicant cannot redeem the check, the city shall negotiate the check and issue a refund to the applicant.

(c)

Corporation—Stockholders. All applicants who are corporations having ten or less stockholders shall list the names and addresses of all stockholders and the percentage of stock owned by each on the application form. If a named stockholder therein is another corporation, the same information shall be given for the stockholding corporation. If during the life of the license the identity of the stockholders or their percentages of ownership should change, that information shall be sent to the city clerk or his designee for processing.

(d)

Same—Agents. All corporate applicants, without regard to the number of stockholders, shall list the names and addresses of the officers of the corporation. In addition thereto, they shall name an agent and address of the agent, who shall be the individual who does in fact have regular, managerial and supervisory authority over the business conducted on the licensed premises. In addition, the manager shall be an agent for service for the corporation in addition to all other methods allowed for serving a corporation by state law. Any person who has been an agent/manager of a corporation whose license has been revoked is ineligible to act as an agent/manager for any corporate licensee thereafter.

(e)

Documents. The following documents shall be attached to each application:

(1)

Evidence of ownership of the premises where the proposed business is to be located or a copy of the lease if the applicant is leasing the building or premises.

(2)

A certified or cashier's check payable to the city for the proper amount of the license fee. If the license is refused, the amount of the check shall be refunded to the applicant.

(3)

A drawing to scale, showing the nearest school, college, church or single family zoned resident or an affidavit of a registered surveyor that the proposed location of the business premises complies with section 4-247.

(4)

A copy of an advertisement to be run in The Hartwell Sun one time stating the purpose of the application, the location of the business and the owner of the business together with an affidavit by the applicant stating the date when this advertisement has or will run in such newspaper.

(Ord. No. 2007-05, § 3-205, 1-7-2008; Ord. No. 2008-01, § 4(3-205), 3-3-2008)