Upon the filing of the application and the payment of the required fee, it shall be the duty of the health officer to investigate the information contained in the application and the sanitary conditions of, in, and about the establishment, and to determine whether or not such establishment conforms to the requirements of this chapter, the California Restaurant Act, the rules of the board of health and the rules and regulations of the State Board of Health. The health officer shall grant the permit if such establishment is sanitary and does conform with such laws and such rules and regulations; otherwise, he shall deny such application. The health officer shall send, deliver or give written notice of such grant or denial to the applicant within five days following such grant or denial. A permit for which application is made pursuant to this chapter may be granted at any time during the year. (Ord. 855 § 2; prior code § 15.8).