Requirements for issuance of license

No property owner or immobilization/booting contractor shall be issued a license under this article unless there is proof of compliance with each of the following requirements:

(1)

Application. All business enterprises desiring to obtain an initial license or renew a previously issued and unrevoked license shall submit an application in writing to the finance department on all prescribed forms. The application and all supporting documents shall be retained by the finance department. All applications shall include:

a.

Name of the business enterprise.

b.

If the business enterprise is a corporation, the name, date, and state under whose laws such corporation was organized, and if a foreign (out-of-state) corporation, whether authorized to do business in the State of Florida, the fictitious name under which the corporation may be doing business, the names of the principal officers, directors, resident agent, and local representatives, and the business address.

c.

If the business enterprise is a partnership, the fictitious name under which the partnership may be doing business and the name and business address of each partner.

d.

If the business enterprise is a sole proprietorship, the fictitious name under which the sole proprietorship may be doing business and the name and business address of the natural person who owns, controls, or directs the sole proprietorship.

e.

The signature of the president or vice-president of the applicant corporation, the signature of a partner of the applicant partnership, or the signature of the natural person who owns, controls, or directs the applicant sole proprietorship, as applicable.

f.

Such other information and data as the chief of police may consider appropriate.

(2)

Standards for issuance of license. The chief of police shall approve the application for issuance or renewal of a license hereunder where the chief of police finds:

a.

That the application has been fully completed and submitted;

b.

That the application has been fully examined and considered by the Miami Police Department ("MPD");

c.

That the applicant business enterprise, if a corporation, does not have as an officer or director a person who is or was an officer, director, partner, or sole proprietor of a business enterprise which has a currently suspended license or has had its license revoked by action of the city manager as of the date of the application;

d.

That the applicant business enterprise, if a partnership, does not have as a partner a person who is or was an officer, director, partner, or sole proprietor of a business enterprise which has a currently suspended license or has had its license revoked by action of the city manager within five years of the date of the application;

e.

That the applicant business enterprise, if a sole proprietorship, does not have as the sole proprietor, a person who is or was an officer, director, partner, or sole proprietor of a business enterprise which has a currently suspended license or has had its license revoked by the city manager within five years of the date of the application; and

f.

That a license of the applicant is not currently under suspension.

(c)

Inspection of real property where immobilization/booting is used to enforce parking restrictions. The property owner shall provide access to the city manager or designee for the city's representative to inspect the required signs on premises where immobilization/booting is used to enforce parking restrictions.

(Ord. No. 13766, § 2, 5-10-18)