5.02.030 Requirements for Issuance or Renewal of License.
No license required hereunder shall be issued except upon application therefor made in writing to the Auditor by filing the same with the Auditor. The Auditor shall provide application forms for each license under this Title, which shall require such information as the Auditor deems appropriate, in addition to the information required by the various licensing provisions of this Title, as now existing or hereafter amended. The applicant himself must prepare and sign the application. If the application is a partnership, a partner must sign and the names of the partners in full shall be given with their current residences. If the applicant is a corporation, an authorized officer thereof must sign and the names and current residences of all of the officers and directors or trustees of the corporation shall be given together with the location of the principal office or place of business of such corporation. All corporations must have a designated manager who meets the requirements of this Section. All corporations must designate an agent, who resides in Pierce County, to receive service for said corporation. The Auditor shall approve or deny all applications for license required hereunder.
No license shall be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Title to the following persons:
A. Any person who is not 18 years of age at the time of the application (except as may specifically otherwise be provided herein).
B. Any person who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, excluding minor traffic violations, if:
1. the felony or misdemeanor for which he was convicted directly relates to the license sought, and
2. the time elapsed since the felony is less than ten years, or
3. the time elapsed since the misdemeanor is less than three years.
This Section shall not preclude the fact of any prior conviction of a felony or misdemeanor from being considered.
C. Any person who has had a license revoked within a period of one year prior to the date of making application for a license hereunder.
D. Any person who is not qualified under any specific provision of this Title for any particular license for which application is made.
E. Any person who at the time of application is in default in the payment of any sum due Pierce County for any license.
F. Any person whose license is under suspension or revocation at the time of application for a license.
G. Any partnership or corporation having as a partner, member of the board of directors, corporate officer or stockholder holding over 20 percent of the stock, anyone who does not meet the qualifications of this Section.
H. Any person who has made a materially false statement in the application for a license.
No license shall be issued unless the premises where the activity is to be conducted complies with the requirements of all governmental agencies, including, but not limited to, Federal, State, City and County resolutions relating to buildings, fire, health, sanitation, zoning, taxation, public safety, and all other requirements and conditions specifically set forth in other Sections of this Title.
The mere filing of an application for a license shall not give the applicant any right to engage in the activity covered thereby.