(A) The City Clerk shall, within five days of submission of an application determine whether the application is complete. If the City Clerk determines that the application is incomplete or that the applicant has completed the application improperly, the City Clerk shall promptly notify the applicant of such fact and grant the applicant an extension of time to complete the application properly. In addition, the applicant may request an extension of the time for the City Clerk to act on the application. The time period for granting or denying a permit shall be stayed during the period in which the applicant is granted an extension of time.
(B) Within five days after receipt of the properly completed application, the City Clerk shall grant or deny the application and so notify the applicant as follows:
(1) The City Clerk shall write or stamp “Granted” or “Denied” on the application and date and sign such notation.
(2) If the application is denied, the City Clerk shall attach to the application a statement of the reasons for denial.
(3) If the application is granted, the City Clerk shall attach to the application an adult-oriented business performer permit.
(4) The application as granted or denied and the permit, if any, shall be placed in the United States mail, first class postage prepaid, addressed to the applicant at the residence address stated in the application.
(C) The City Clerk shall grant the application and issue the permit unless the application is denied for one or more of the reasons set forth in division (E) of this section.
(D) If the City Clerk grants the application or if the City Clerk neither grants nor denies the application within five days after it is stamped as complete (except as provided in § 124.090(A), the applicant may begin performing in the capacity for which the license was sought.
(E) The City Clerk shall deny the application for any of the following reasons:
(1) The applicant has knowingly made any false, misleading, or fraudulent statement of a material fact in the application for a permit or in any report or document required to be filed with the application;
(2) The applicant, his or her partner, or any director, officer, or 25% or greater shareholder of an applicant corporation is under 18 years of age;
(3) The adult-oriented business performer permit is to be used for performing in a business prohibited by state or city law;
(4) The applicant has been registered in any state as a prostitute;
(5) The applicant has been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendre to any of the offenses enumerated in § 124.080(D)(5) or convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendre to an offense outside the state that would have constituted any of the described offenses if committed within the state, provided, however, that a permit shall be issued, if the applicant otherwise qualifies, to any person convicted of or who pled guilty or nolo contendre to the described crimes if the conviction of plea occurred more than five years prior to the date of the application.
(6) The applicant has had an adult oriented business performer permit (or equivalent permit in another jurisdiction) or adult business permit (or equivalent permit in another jurisdiction) revoked, provided, however, that a permit shall be issued, if the applicant otherwise qualifies, if the revocation was more than three years prior to the date of the application.
(Ord. 1117, passed 9-4-96; Am. Ord. 1301, passed 4-4-07) Penalty, see § 10.99