Any applicant for a permit pursuant to this chapter shall personally appear at the Police Department and provide proof that the application fee has been paid to the License Collector of the City of Anaheim. The applicant shall present to the Police Department the application containing the information described in this chapter. The Chief of Police shall have a reasonable time in which to investigate the application and the background of the applicant. Based on such investigation, the Chief of Police, or his representative, shall render a recommendation as to the approval or denial of the permit to the License Collector.
The Chief of Police shall not recommend issuance or granting of a permit if, based on the investigation, he finds any one or more of the following:
(1) An applicant fails or refuses to furnish the information, documents, or fees required by this chapter; or
(2) An applicant submits false, misleading or fraudulent information on the application or on any document required by the City in conjunction therefor; or
(3) The Chief of Police receives satisfactory evidence that the applicant if an individual; or any of the stockholders holding more than five percent of the stock of the corporation; or any of the partners, including limited partners, or the holder of any lien of any nature or profit interest holder, manager or other person principally in charge of the operation of the business, or a person employed or contracted with to be an escort or provide escort services; was convicted or pleaded nolo contendere or guilty to a misdemeanor or felony crime of moral turpitude or a misdemeanor or felony crime involving sexual misconduct including, but not limited to, all offenses listed in Penal Code Section 290, Sections 311 through 311.9, Sections 314 through 318, subsections (a), (b), (c), or (d) of Section 647 of the Penal Code or any offenses involving pimping, pandering, prostitution or lewd conduct; or has permitted, through an act of omission or commission, his or her employee or agent to engage in any type of moral turpitude or sexual misconduct offense, misdemeanor or felony. Under such circumstances, the conduct of the employee or agent, if such conduct resulted in a conviction or a plea of nolo contendere or guilty, will be considered imputed to the principal and is grounds for permit denial.
(4) The applicant or manager or other person principally in charge of the operation of the business, is not the age of eighteen years or older.
(5) The City of Anaheim's Police Department, Building Division, Fire Department, or Health Department inspection or investigation of the Escort Bureau or Introductory Service reveals a deficiency, violation, or course of conduct which endangers the peace, health, safety and general welfare of the public.
The License Collector, after receiving the aforementioned and described information, may in his discretion and judgment issue or deny a permit. In the event the permit is denied by the License Collector, written notice of such denial shall be given to the applicant specifying the grounds for such denial. Notice of the denial of the permit shall be deemed to have been served upon personal service of applicant or when deposited in the United States mail with postage prepaid and addressed to the applicant at his last known address. Such refusal to issue a permit may be appealed to the City Council under the procedures as set forth below.
Within thirty days from the date of denial, any person denied a permit pursuant to these provisions by the License Collector may appeal to the City Council in writing stating reasons why the permit should be granted. The City Council may grant or deny the permit and such decision shall be final upon the applicant. Also, the City Council may elect, on its own motion, to review any determination of the License Collector granting or denying a permit.
All permits issued hereunder are nontransferable; provided, however, a change of location of an Escort Bureau or Introductory Service may be permitted pursuant to the provisions herein. (Ord. 3926 § 1 (part); October 17, 1978.)