(A) No performer may be employed, hired, engaged or otherwise retained by an adult business to participate in, or give any performance of, adult live entertainment without first having a valid adult business performer license issued by the city.
(B) The Director is responsible for the processing, investigation and issuance of adult business performer licenses in accordance with this chapter.
(C) License applicants must file a license application or renewal application on a form provided by the city. At minimum, this application form must contain the following information:
(1) The applicant's legal name and any other names (including “stage names” and aliases) used by the applicant;
(2) Principal place of residence;
(3) Age, date and place of birth;
(4) Height, weight, hair and eye color, tattoo descriptions and locations;
(5) Each present or proposed business address and telephone number of the establishments at which the applicant intends to work;
(6) Driver's license or identification number and state of issuance;
(7) Social Security number;
(8) Satisfactory written proof that the license applicant is a least 18 years of age;
(9) The license applicant's fingerprints on a form provided by the city, and two passport-size photographs clearly showing the applicant's face.
(a) Any fees for the photographs and fingerprints will be paid by the applicant.
(b) Fingerprints and photographs must be taken within six months of the date of application;
(10) Whether the applicant has pled guilty, nolo contendere or been convicted of an offense classified by this or any other state as a sex-related offense within five years since the date of conviction or the date of release from confinement to the date of application, whichever is the later date.
(11) If the application is made for the purpose of renewing a license, the applicant must attach a copy of the license to be renewed.
(D) The information provided above in division (C) that is personal, private, confidential or the disclosure of which could expose the applicant to the risk of harm, including but not limited to, the applicant's residence address, telephone number, date of birth and age, driver's license and Social Security number, will not be disclosed, provided such nondisclosure is in accordance with the California Public Records Act.
(E) The completed application must be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee and annual license fee. The amount of such fees will be as set forth in the schedule of fees established by City Council resolution.
(F) The Director will determine whether the application is complete within two business days.
(1) If the Director determines that the application is incomplete, the Director must immediately inform the applicant of such fact, and the reasons therefor, including any additional information necessary to render the application complete.
(2) Upon receipt of a completed adult business performer application, the Director will, within two business days, issue a temporary license that will automatically expire 30 business days from the date of issuance, unless extended as provided in § 5.51.040(D). This temporary adult business performer license authorizes a performer to commence performance at an adult business that possesses a valid adult business permit authorized to provide adult live entertainment.
(G) The fact that a license applicant possesses other types of state or city permits or licenses does not exempt the license applicant from the requirement of obtaining an adult business performer license.
(Ord. 4496, passed 5-29-07)