(a) Each license issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire one (1) year from the date of issuance and may be renewed by making application as provided in this section. Application for renewal shall be made no more than ninety (90) days and no less than twenty-one (21) days before the expiration date. If application is made less than twenty-one (21) days before the expiration date, the license will not be extended pending a decision on the application, but will expire on its normal expiration date.
(b) An application for renewal of a sexually oriented business license shall be submitted to the City Manager or his designee on a form provided by the City along with a $50.00 non-refundable processing and investigation fee. The completed renewal application shall describe any changes or additions to, or deletions from, the information provided in the applicant’s initial license application pursuant to this chapter. Copies of any document or material submitted in connection with the initial license application shall accompany the completed renewal application that has been revised or such application shall be revised to reflect any change in circumstances or conditions. Sketches or diagrams submitted with an initial sexually oriented business license application may be resubmitted with subsequent renewal applications, provided that the applicant certifies in writing that the sketch or diagram still depicts the premises accurately.
(c) The City Manager or his designee shall make determinations concerning the approval of license renewals based on the same criteria and time mandates used to evaluate applications for new licenses under this chapter.
(d) The City Manager or his designee shall advise the applicant in writing within three (3) days of the reason(s) for any denial of a license renewal.
(e) An application for renewal of an employee license shall be submitted to the City Manager or his designee on a form provided by the City along with a $25.00 non- refundable processing and investigation fee. The completed renewal application shall describe any changes or additions to, or deletions from, the information provided in the applicant’s initial license application pursuant to this chapter. Copies of any document or material submitted in connection with the initial license application shall accompany the completed renewal application that has been revised or requires revision to reflect any change in circumstances or conditions.
(f) When the City denies an application for renewal of a license, the applicant shall not be issued another license for one (1) year from the date of denial. However, if the City Manager or his designee finds, subsequent to denial, that the basis for the denial of the renewal license has been corrected or abated, the applicant may reapply prior to the expiration of the one (1) year period.
(Ord. 44-15. Passed 7-13-15.)