§ 14-149. Denial.

(a)

Registration; permit. The city clerk shall refuse to register any person or issue a permit to any organization defined in section 14-146 for any of the following reasons:

(1)

The conviction of the applicant for a violation under this division within three years immediately preceding the filing of the application.

(2)

The prior revocation of a registration or permit under this article for cause within three years immediately preceding the filing of the application; or the revocation of any other license, permit or registration issued by the United States, the state, any other state, or any other municipality within the United States based upon or involving fraud or misrepresentation and within three years immediately preceding the filing of the application.

(3)

The applicant is under suspension under this article.

(4)

Subject to the provisions of Minn. Stat. § 364.03, the conviction of the applicant of a violation under any statute of the United States, this state or any other state, or under any city ordinance or any other municipality within the United States, which violation involved acts which if they occurred in the state would constitute fraud, misrepresentation, embezzlement, burglary, possession of burglary or theft tools, criminal sexual conduct, robbery, kidnapping, false imprisonment or assault and which conviction occurred within five years immediately preceding the filing of the application.

(5)

The failure or refusal of the applicant to complete any part or all of the appropriate application form, or for submitting false or inaccurate information on the application form.

(6)

The activities proposed to be conducted by the applicant are unlawful under city ordinances or the laws of the United States or this state.

(b)

Notice; appeal. If registration or permitting is refused, the city clerk shall notify the applicant in writing setting forth the grounds for such refusal. The applicant may appeal from the city clerk's decision by filing a written notice of appeal with the city clerk within ten days after receipt of notice from the city clerk.

(Code 1999, § 8.5.7)