No business license shall be issued except upon application made on forms prescribed by the City. Each application shall be accompanied by the prescribed license fee. Upon approval of the application, the business license shall be issued by the City and be delivered to the applicant. In event of denial, the fee paid shall be returned to the applicant together with notice that the application has been denied. [Ord. 548 § 1, 2012; Ord. 24 § 1, 1995.]