(A) No teen club business shall be permitted to operate without a valid teen club business permit by the city. Operation of such a business without a permit is prohibited and shall result in a fine of $500 for a first offense, and fines of $1,000 for every offense thereafter.
(B) The Safety-Service Director, or his or her designee, shall be responsible for granting, denying, revoking, renewing, suspending, and canceling permits for proposed or existing teen club businesses. To be approved, applications must comply with all requirements of this subchapter.
(C) Applications must be made on a form provided by the city. Applicants must provide an original and two copies of a sworn application which must contain the following information and documents:
(1) If the applicant is:
(a) An individual, the individual's legal name, aliases, Social Security number, and proof of age over 18;
(b) A partnership, the complete name and tax identification number for the partnership, the partners' names, and a copy of the partnership agreement; and
(c) A corporation, its complete name, date and place of incorporation, tax identification number, the names of all officers, directors, and stockholders owning 5% or more of all outstanding stock, the name and address of its registered agent, and evidence of good standing under Ohio law.
(2) The name of the teen club business if different from the applicant's name, and any required registration documents.
(3) Whether the applicant or any other listed individual has had a teen club business permit revoked, suspended, or denied, and the name of the business, the city or county of occurrence, and the date on which the permit was suspended, revoked, or denied within the last five years.
(4) Whether the applicant or other listed individuals hold any other teen club business permits and the names and locations of all other such businesses.
(5) The proposed event or teen club location, including a legal description of the property, street address, and telephone number.
(6) The applicant's business and residential addresses and telephone numbers. If the applicant has been at his current address for less than five years, then all business and residential addresses of the applicant for five years prior to the date of the application must be included.
(7) The applicant's tax identification number and written proof of age in the form of a picture identification card issued by a governmental agency.
(8) A sketch or diagram showing the configuration and total floor space of the premises, drawn to scale.
(9) A lighting plan for all parking areas and all entrances and exits of the teen club designed to provide a safe and secure environment.
(10) A maximum occupancy statement.
(11) A security plan demonstrating that the teen club has met all city and state building and fire code requirements, and including the number and location of all access doors, including emergency exits.
(12) A sound-proofing plan that demonstrates that noise or vibrations shall not be heard or felt beyond the property line of any teen club.
(13) The application, along with a $500 non-refundable application fee, must be signed by the individual applicant, and each person who has at least a 5% interest in the business. All applicants are under a continuing duty to promptly update their application information. Failure to do so within 30 days of the date of a change in the application information shall be grounds for a permit suspension or revocation. If the Safety-Service Director learns that an applicant improperly completed the permit application, the Safety-Service Director shall promptly notify the applicant and allow ten days for corrections.
(D) Prior to obtaining a permit to operate a teen club business, the applicant shall certify that the proposed location complies with the location requirements of this subchapter.
(E) By filing an application, the applicant shall be deemed to have consented to the provisions of the city's teen club laws and to the investigation of the application by the Safety-Service Director and his or her designees. Such investigation shall include, but not be limited to, a criminal background check of all owners and operators listed on the application.
(F) The applicant is required to provide to the city the names of all employees required to be licensed under § 110.90. This obligation continues even after a permit is granted or renewed. Any new employee required to obtain a license under the city's teen club laws must be reported to the city no later than 14 days after the employee is hired.
(G) A teen club business permit may be renewed annually upon written application, subject to the payment of a $300 renewal fee, and a finding that the permit holder is still in conformance with the permit requirements.
(Ord. 09-17, passed 8-4-09)