(A) Except as provided in § 122.10(B), from and after the effective date of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to engage in, conduct or carry on, or permit to be engaged in, conducted or carried on, in or upon any premises in the city, the operation of a sexually oriented business without first obtaining a license to operate from the city.
(B) A license may be issued for only one sexually oriented business located at a fixed and certain place. Any person who desires to operate more than one sexually oriented business must have a license for each such business.
(C) It shall be a violation of this chapter for any owner, operator, entertainer or employee to knowingly work in or about, or to knowingly perform any service directly related to, the operation of any unlicensed sexually oriented business.
(D) Each license shall be specific to a licensee and to a location and may not be sold, assigned or transferred to any other person or location in any way, including, but not limited to:
(1) The sale, lease or sublease of the business;
(2) The transfer of shares, securities or interests that constitute a controlling interest in the business, whether by sale, exchange or similar means; or
(3) The establishment of a trust, gift or other similar legal devise that transfers ownership or control of the business, except for a transfer by bequest or other operation of law upon the death of the licensee or a person possessing the ownership or control of the licensee.
(Ord. 8183-2018, passed 4-2-2018)