Burbank Municipal Code Art. 2 Applications

Applications for licenses shall be filed with the Community Development Department, except that applications for licenses required by Title 9, Chapter 1 of this code shall be filed with the Building Department. Applications for permits shall be filed with the body or official charged with authority to grant the same; provided, however, that when the provisions of this code require a license to be obtained from the Community Development Department as a prerequisite to engaging in the business for which a permit is desired, the application for such permit shall be filed with the Community Development Department in conjunction with the application for a license, and one application shall suffice for both license and permit. [Formerly numbered Section 19-8; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12; 2218, 2194.]

Applications for a license and/or permit shall contain the following information:

A. The name and residence address of the applicant.

B. The fictitious name, if any, under which such applicant does business;

C. The business for which a license and/or permit is requested;

D. The business address of the applicant, and, if the applicant is employed, the name of their employer and the place where they are employed, if material;

E. The period for which the license and/or permit is requested;

F. The name and residence addresses of all managers, directors, officers, trustees and/or other individuals connected or professed to be connected, directly or indirectly, with the business;

G. Such other information as the City may require;

H. Changes of address and ownership shall be promptly reported to the Community Development Department. [Formerly numbered Section 19-9; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12; 2834.]

Whenever the City undertakes to furnish application forms for licenses and/or permits, application must be made upon such forms. [Formerly numbered Section 19-10; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

Whenever application fees are prescribed by this code in connection with any license or permit, such fees shall accompany the application for a license or permit and shall be in addition to any license fees or permit fees required to be paid therefor. The purpose of an application fee shall be to compensate the City for the initial expense of processing and investigating an application for a license or permit, and, unless otherwise provided, shall be retained by the City notwithstanding the refusal to grant or the nonissuance of such license or permit. Application fees are not required to be paid with renewal applications. [Formerly numbered Section 19-11; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

Whenever it is required by the provisions of this code that a certificate of compliance be obtained from an officer, department, bureau, commission or board of the City, or that an application for a license or permit be submitted to an officer, department, bureau, commission or board for approval, as a condition of engaging in any business, activity or act, it shall be unlawful to engage in such business, activity or act without such certificate of compliance or approval, and any license or permit issued without such certificate of compliance or approval shall be void. Any officer, department, bureau, commission or board receiving a request for a certificate of compliance and/or having an application for a license or permit referred to them for approval shall thoroughly investigate the applicant as may be necessary and shall inspect the proposed place of business to determine whether such place of business and the proposed manner of operating the same comply with the statutes of the State and ordinances of the City applicable thereto. If the applicant is found to have complied with the applicable statutes of the State and ordinances of the City, a certificate of compliance shall be issued and/or the application for a license or permit shall constitute a certificate of compliance, and no further writing shall be necessary. If the applicant is found to have neglected, failed or refused to comply with the applicable statutes of the State or ordinances of the City, the request for a certificate of compliance shall be denied and/or the application disapproved. Applications which are disapproved shall be accompanied by a statement of the reasons for such disapproval. Applicants for a license, permit or certificate of compliance shall be promptly notified of any unfavorable action taken under this section, and shall be furnished with a statement of the reasons for such action. The body or official with whom the application is filed shall have the duty of so notifying the applicant. [Formerly numbered Section 19-12; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

The Chief of Police shall, upon the request of the Council or any subordinate body, board, commission, bureau or officer charged with authority to grant a license or permit, investigate and report thereon to the requesting authority, all facts or evidence bearing upon the place where the proposed business is to be located and that of the character, reputation, police record and the moral fitness of the owners and of those who will be in charge thereof. An adverse report of the Chief of Police shall be a separate and independent ground for refusal to issue a license or permit. [Formerly numbered Section 19-13; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]