Columbia Denial of application; appeal ordinance (§ 11-315)

(a) Denial. When a license under this article is denied, the business services administrator shall send a letter to the applicant stating why the license was denied and how to appeal the denial. The letter may be hand delivered or sent by first class mail. If mailed, the letter shall be presumed received three (3) days after it was mailed, unless returned.

(b) Appeal by applicant. The applicant may appeal the denial to the tobacco retailer license review board by mailing or delivering a written notice of appeal to the director of finance and a copy to the business services administrator. The notice of appeal must be received by the director of finance no later than ten

(10) days after the applicant received the letter of denial. The applicant may submit to the director of finance a position statement explaining why applicant believes the license should be granted. The business services administrator may also submit to the director a position statement explaining why the administrator believes the denial should be upheld.