Application for a pawnshop license or a dealer’s license shall be in writing, filed with the clerk on forms furnished by the city and shall be accompanied by the required license fee. The application shall then be referred to the police department for investigation as to the truth of the information contained therein. Upon approval of the application by the clerk, the license may then be issued. The clerk shall develop and adopt written procedures to determine licensing priority in the event the number of pawnshop licenses outstanding would otherwise exceed the maximum permitted by BCC 5.32.020. (Ord. 4891 § 4, 1996; Ord. 2001 § 2, 1974; 1961 code § 5.37.030.)