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(1) No license or permit required by this title shall be issued unless written application has been made with the licensing authority. The licensing authority shall provide application forms for each license/permit under this chapter, which shall require such information as the licensing authority deems appropriate, in addition to the information required by the various licensing/permit provisions of this title, as now existing or hereafter amended.

(2) The applicant must complete and sign the application. If the application is for a partnership, a partner must sign and the names of the partners in full shall be given with their current residences. If the application is for a corporation, an authorized officer thereof must sign and the names of the 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.

(3) For those licenses or permits which require an investigation, such investigation shall be conducted by the sheriff in accordance with the criteria outlined in SCC 6.01.047. The investigation shall include fingerprinting the applicant and, to the extent practicable, a full investigation of the truth of the statements in the application and all other matters which might tend to aid in the determination of whether to grant the license/ permit. The sheriff shall inform the licensing authority in writing within 30 days of receipt of the application as to the results in his investigation and his recommendation as to the disposition of the application. The sheriff may request an extension to complete his investigation of no more than 30 days, which request shall be granted upon a showing of reasonable cause.

(4) For those licenses or permits which require additional reviews or inspections for compliance with appropriate codes for building, zoning, fire and health or any other statute or regulation, each appropriate department director will, within 30 days after receipt of a copy of the application from the licensing authority, inform the licensing authority in writing of the results of their respective inspections and their recommendations as to the disposition of the application. A department director may request an extension not to exceed 30 days for the purpose of completing the review or inspection, which request shall be granted upon a showing of reasonable cause.

(5) The licensing authority, acting on behalf of the county shall approve or deny all applications for licenses or permits required hereunder.

(6) No license/permit shall be issued pursuant to the provisions of this title to the following persons:

(a) Any person who is under 18 years of age at the time of application except as may specifically otherwise be provided in this title.

(b) Any person who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, excluding minor traffic violations, if the felony or misdemeanor for which he was convicted directly relates to the license sought or any activity to be conducted hereunder, and

(i) the time elapsed from the felony is less than five years from date of application; or

(ii) the time elapsed since the misdemeanor is less than three years from date of application.

This subsection shall not preclude the consideration of any prior conviction of a felony or misdemeanor as a factor in determining whether or not a license or permit should be issued.

(c) Any person who is not qualified under any specific provision of this title for any particular license/permit for which application is made.

(d) 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, any one of whom does not meet the qualifications of this section.

(e) Any person whose license/permit is under suspension at the time of application for a license/permit.

(f) Any person who has had a license/ permit revoked within a period of six months prior to the date of making application for a license/ permit hereunder.

(g) Any person who at the time of application is in default in the payment of any sum due Snohomish County for any license/permit.

(h) Any person who has any outstanding penalties or fines related to any license/permit issued by Snohomish County.

(7) The licensing authority shall have discretionary authority to issue or deny a license/permit to any person who has been convicted of a felony if the felony for which convicted directly relates to the license sought or any activity to be conducted hereunder, and the time elapsed from the felony is greater than five years but less than 10 years. This subsection shall not preclude the consideration of any prior conviction of a felony or misdemeanor as a factor in determining whether or not a license or permit should be issued.

(8) No license/permit 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 laws or ordinances 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. Issuance of a license/permit shall not be deemed to constitute approval or waiver of non-compliance by the applicant.

(9) The filing of an application for a license/ permit shall not give the applicant any right to engage in the activity covered prior to the issuance of a license or permit.

(10) All license applicants must present one of the following pieces of identification to the licensing authority:

(a) Driver’s license of any state or "identi-card" issued by the Washington state department of licensing pursuant to RCW 46.20.117;

(b) United States military identification;

(c) Passport. (Added by Ord. 83-156 § 2, Dec. 29, 1983, Eff date Jan. 1, 1984; Amended by Amended Ord. 86-099 § 6, Nov. 12, 1986; Amended by Amended Ord. 86-119 § 3, Jan. 7, 1987; Amended by Ord. 87-038 § 5, June 3, 1987; Amended by Amended Ord. 94-047 § 2, June 20, 1994, Eff date July 9, 1994).