Title 5 - Business Licenses and Regulations

5.20 Private Clubs, Drinking Establishments, and Caterers1

  1. 1.
    For statutory provisions authorizing the levying of a maximum $250 annual occupational tax on Class B Private Clubs, see K.S.A. 41-2627.

5.20.090 Examination of Application - Issuance of License - Disqualifications.

  1. A.
    If the application is in proper form and accompanied by the license tax, the City Clerk shall examine the application; and after such examination, the City Clerk shall issue the license, if the applicant is qualified as provided by law, provided that no license shall be approved to any Person who is not otherwise qualified and eligible to receive a license pursuant to Section 5.20.085, or to an applicant or Licensee that is indebted to the City.
  2. B.
    The City Clerk shall keep, as a public record, a list of all licenses issued under this Chapter, together with the class and expiration date of each. Among other things, the license shall state that it is not transferable to other Persons and the term for which it is issued. The license shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place in the place of business licensed.
  3. C.
    Renewal licenses may be issued by the City Clerk upon payment of the necessary tax if the Licensee has not been suspended or revoked pursuant to Section 5.20.115 or 5.20.120 during the license term and the Licensee continues to meet the qualifications for issuance of the license.
  4. D.
    If an application for a license is denied, the license tax accompanying the same shall be immediately returned to the Person who has made such application. If the City Clerk denies an application for a license, the applicant shall be immediately notified by certified mail, return receipt requested, mailed to the last known mailing address of the applicant, and the notice shall state the basis for the denial. Any applicant aggrieved by the denial may seek review by the Governing Body by filing a written notice of appeal from the denial with the City Clerk within ten business days after the date of the notice of denial. The Governing Body shall determine the matter de novo, and if it determines the applicant is qualified as provided by law, shall direct the Clerk to issue the applicant a license; provided that no license shall be issued to an applicant who does not meet the license qualifications set forth in Chapter 41 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated and amendments thereto, or to an applicant or Licensee that is indebted to the City.

(History: Ord. CDC-3369 §10, 2022; Ord. CDC-2875 §8, 2010; CDC-2178 §9, 99; CDC-2102 §2, 98; CDC-1653A §1, 91; CDC-1653 §1, 90)

Effective on: 1/1/1901