(a) Application for an original or renewal permit shall be in writing on forms prescribed by the City and shall be filed with the Safety-Service Director.
(b) An application for a renewal permit shall be filed not later than thirty days prior to expiration of the permit to be renewed.
(c) All applications shall be filed with the Safety-Service Director.
(d) A non-refundable filing fee shall be paid at the time of filing the application as follows:
(1) Two hundred dollars ($200.00) for an initial permit to operate an adult entertainment business and in addition thereto, ten dollars ($10.00) for each background check of the applicant and the employees, conducted by the City Police Department.
(2) One hundred dollars ($100.00) for a renewal permit to operate an adult entertainment business.
(e) An application for an initial permit to operate an adult entertainment business establishment shall contain the following:
(1) The address where the adult entertainment business establishment is operated or is to be operated;
(2) The status of the applicant as an individual, partnership or limited partnership, domestic or foreign corporation, or other entity;
(3) The full name, residence address, date of birth and social security number of the applicant or the person applying on behalf of a partnership, corporation or other entity;
(4) The full name, residence address, date of birth and social security number of the applicant or any employees applying on behalf of the adult entertainment business;
(5) If the applicant is a partnership or limited partnership, the name of the partnership; the status of the partnership as a general or limited partnership; the state of other jurisdiction under which it is organized; the address of its principal office in Ohio; its federal identification number; the name and address, date of birth and social security number of each partner; and the status of each partner as a general or limited partner;
(6) If the applicant is a corporation, the name of the corporation; the state or other jurisdiction under which it is organized; the address of its principal office; the address of its principal office in Ohio; its federal identification number; the name and address of its statutory agent in Ohio; and the full name, residence address, date of birth, and social security number of each shareholder holding more than two percent of the applicant's stock. If any shareholder is a corporation or a general or limited partnership, the same information shall be included for such shareholder as is required for an applicant that is a corporation or general or limited partnership;
(7) Authorization for an investigation into the background, including any criminal record of the applicant and any person or entity named in the application, including authorization to conduct subsequent investigations to supplement or update the information; and
(8) The applicant's agreement to abide by these regulations and the laws of Ohio, and any amendments, additions, or re-enactment thereof.
(f) Applicants for a permit under this section shall have a continuing duty to promptly supplement application information required by this section in the event that such information changes in any way from what is stated on the application. The failure to comply with such continuing duty within thirty days from the date of such change, by supplementing the application on file with the City shall be grounds for suspension of a permit.
(Ord. 45-97. Passed 8-11-97.)