Section 4.44.040 License - Processing of application.

    1. Upon receipt of a completed application for license, one copy thereof shall be forwarded to each of the following city officials:  the chief of the fire prevention bureau and the director of building inspection.  

    2. Upon receipt of said copy the chief of the fire prevention bureau shall cause an inspection to be made of the premises described in the application where the activities of salvage dealer are proposed to be conducted to determine whether or not said premises meet the requirements of all city  and state fire regulations and whether or not any conditions exist thereon that would constitute a fire hazard or public nuisance.
    3. Upon receipt of a copy of said application the director of building inspection shall cause an inspection to be made of the premises described in the application to determine whether or not the premises meet the requirements of the building code then in effect in the city, and whether or not the activities of salvage dealer are permitted by and are proposed to be conducted in compliance with all zoning ordinances then in effect and whether or not said premises meet all other requirements of this chapter.
    4. Each inspector after examination of the premises shall submit a report of his inspection to the city clerk indicating therein whether or not the premises inspected are approved.  In the event the premises are not approved the inspector shall set forth in the report his reasons for disapproval.  In the event the premises are disapproved and the unlawful conditions reported can be corrected, the inspector shall so state in his report and grant the applicant a reasonable but specific time to correct the condition.  Final action on the application shall then be postponed until receipt of a supplementary report from the inspector after the specified date.  (Ord. 98/U-6342; 84/T-2557)