The town council of the town of New Shoreham may, without prior notice, deny any application for a license within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the application, by written notice to the applicants stating grounds for the denial. On request by the applicant who has been denied a license, the town council of the town of New Shoreham shall set the time and place of a hearing upon the denial, and it shall hear the denial with reasonable promptness.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-19.3-7