§ 122-83. Investigation, granting or denial.  


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  • (a)

    Investigation. All applicants shall be investigated by the department of police, and its findings shall be presented to the license review board at a public hearing on the application as provided in this division.

    (1)

    Upon receiving an application for a pawnshop license, the permits division of the department of police, shall forward a copy of said application to the chairperson(s) of the affected neighborhood planning unit(s) for review.

    (2)

    Said NPU(s) shall subsequently forward its recommendation to the permits division. The recommendation shall become a part of the permits division's report to the license review board.

    (b)

    Granting or denial. The license review board shall conduct the hearing and report its conclusions and recommendations to the mayor. The mayor, upon receiving the recommendation of the license review board, may, within 60 calendar days of receipt of said recommendation, deny or grant an application for a new permit. In addition, within said 60-day period, if the mayor determines there is a need to correct a clear error or prevent a manifest injustice, the mayor may remand the application or matter back to the license review board for further hearing. If the mayor fails to take action within the 60-day period, the recommendation of the license review board shall become the final decision of the mayor.

    (c)

    Fees. The fee for an annual pawnshop license shall be $750.00.

(Code 1977, § 14-6303; Ord. No. 1999-11, § 2, 2-9-99; Ord. No. 1999-36, § 1, 3-9-99; Ord. No. 2004-44, § 1, 7-22-04; Ord. No. 2008-79(08-O-1677), § 24, 11-6-08)