§ 114.04 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.
   (A)   Any person, partnership, or corporation, or other legal entity desiring to secure a license under this chapter, shall make application to the City Administrator.
   (B)   The application for a license shall be upon a form provided by the city.
   (C)   (1)   An application shall be considered complete if it includes the information required in this section. The applicant shall be qualified according to the provisions of this chapter. The application shall be notarized. The application shall include the information called for in divisions (C)(1)(a) through (C)(1)(f) below, and, where applicable, division (C)(1)(g) below, as follows:
         (a)   The full true name, and any other names used in the preceding five years;
         (b)   The current business address;
         (c)   Either a set of fingerprints suitable for conducting necessary background checks pursuant to this chapter, or the applicant’s Social Security number, to be used for the same purpose;
         (d)   The name, business location, legal description, business mailing address, and phone number of the proposed adult use business;
         (e)   Written proof of age, in the form of either a copy of a birth certificate and current photo, a current driver’s license with picture, or other picture identification document issued by a governmental agency;
         (f)   The issuing jurisdiction, and the effective dates, of any license or permit held by the applicant relating to an adult use business, and whether any license or permit has been denied, revoked, or suspended, and, if so, the reason or reasons therefor; and
         (g)   The name and address of the statutory agent, or other agent, authorized to receive service of process.
      (2)   The information provided pursuant to divisions (C)(1)(a) through (C)(1)(g) above shall be supplemented, in writing, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the City Administrator within ten working days of a change of circumstances which would render the information originally submitted false or incomplete.
   (D)   The application for an adult use business license must be accompanied by a sketch or diagram showing the configuration of the premises, including a statement of total floor space occupied by the business. The sketch or diagram need not be professionally prepared, but must be drawn to a designated scale, or drawn with market dimensions of the interior of the premises to an accuracy of plus or minus six inches. Applicants who must comply with § 114.18 of this chapter shall submit a diagram meeting the requirements of that section.
   (E)   The applicant must be qualified according to the provisions of this chapter, and the premises must be inspected and found to be in compliance with the law by the Fire Department and Building Official.
   (F)   If a person who wishes to operate an adult use business is an individual, the individual must sign the application for a license as applicant. If a person who wishes to operate an adult use business is other than an individual, each individual who has a 10% or greater interest in the business, and each officer, director, general partner, or other person who will participate directly in decisions relating to management of the business, must sign the application for a license as applicant. Each applicant must be qualified under § 114.05, and each applicant shall be considered a licensee if a license is granted.
   (G)   A person who possesses a valid business license is not exempt from the requirement of obtaining any required adult use business license. A person who operates an adult use business and possesses a business license shall comply with the requirements and provisions of this chapter, where applicable.
(Ord. 229, passed 4-6-2004)