§ 12-55. Application for motel establishment license.

(a)

Every applicant for a license to operate and conduct a motel establishment shall file an application in duplicate under oath with the village clerk and shall pay the initial license fee for the year, or part thereof for which the initial license is issued. The village comptroller shall issue a receipt that shall be attached to the application filed with the clerk.

(b)

The applicant shall state the location for the proposed motel establishment and the other information required by this article.

(c)

The applicant shall provide a certificate of insurance from an insurance company licensed to do business in the state certifying that the applicant has the following coverages in force:

(1)

Bodily injury: $1,000,000.00;

(2)

Property damage: $ 500,000.00;

(3)

Combined single limit: $1,500,000.00; or

(4)

Workers compensation: statutory amount.

(d)

The applicant shall also show the number on his/its certificate of registration required by the "Retailer's Occupation Tax Act, Service Occupation Tax Act and/or Use Tax Act," and his/its number on his/its certificate of registration for "The Hotel Operator's Occupation Tax Act" of the state.

(e)

All applicants for a motel establishment license, including all partners and limited partners of a partnership, all officers, all directors, and those stockholders holding more than ten percent of the stock of a corporate applicant, shall furnish the following information in the application:

(1)

Name, residence, address and date of birth.

(2)

Social security number and driver's license number, if any.

(3)

All residential addresses for the past three years.

(4)

The applicant's height, weight, color of eyes and hair.

(5)

The business, occupation or employment of the applicant for the three years immediately preceding the date of application.

(6)

If the applicant is a corporation, or a partner of a partnership applicant is a corporation, the state of incorporation and the name of the corporation exactly as shown in its Articles of Incorporation.

(f)

The village clerk shall within seven days refer copies of such application to the inspection department, the fire department and the police department. These departments shall within seven days inspect the premises proposed to be operated as a motel establishment and make written reports to the village clerk concerning compliance with various ordinances that they administer the standards set forth in this article.

(g)

Within 30 days of receipt of the reports from the aforementioned departments, the village clerk shall notify the applicant that his application is granted, denied, or held for further investigation. The period of such additional investigation shall not exceed an additional 30 days, unless otherwise agreed to by the applicant. Upon the conclusion of such additional investigation, the village clerk shall advise the applicant in writing whether the application is granted or denied.

(h)

Whenever an application is denied or held for further investigation, the village clerk shall advise the applicant in writing of the reasons for such action.

(i)

The failure or refusal of the applicant to promptly give any information relevant to the investigation of the application or his refusal to submit or to cooperate with any inspection required by this article shall constitute an admission by the applicant that he/it is ineligible for such license and shall be grounds for denial thereof by the village clerk.

(Ord. No. 1179, § 152, 7-14-1987)