§ 46-52. Denial of license.

An application for a local business tax receipt under this article may be denied on the following grounds:

(1)

That the applicant has failed to disclose or misrepresented information required in the application;

(2)

That the applicant currently has a license under suspension or revocation. Whenever any business license has been suspended or revoked by the City of Hialeah Gardens for any cause whatsoever, no subsequent business license for a similar business shall be issued by the city to the person, firm or corporation whose business license has been revoked or suspended;

(3)

That the applicant desiring to engage in the business as described in the application has selected a proposed site or type of business activity which conflicts with the land use or other laws of the City of Hialeah Gardens;

(4)

No local business tax receipt under the same classification, will be issued for a period of one year in a location where a business of the same classification was closed by revocation of license by state, county or city, unless the new owners are approved by the city council, after a background investigation of the applicant by the police department;

(5)

Any person whose application for a license is denied by the local business tax receipt department may initiate a special exception process with the city. Requirements for special exceptions are outlined in the land development regulations;

(6)

Any person, firm or corporation whom is found to have issued a payment via a check yet whose check is categorized by the banking authority as to not have sufficient funds shall have the city's local business tax receipt revoked and in addition shall be assessed a delinquency fee of $25.00.

(Ord. No. 98-35, § 1(113.21), 1-5-99; Ord. No. 2008-06, § 3, 9-16-08)