(a) The Chief of Police shall approve the issuance or renewal of a sexually oriented business license to an applicant within 30 days after receipt of an application unless the Chief of Police finds one or more of the following to be true:
(1) An applicant is under 18 years of age;
(2) An applicant, applicant’s spouse or person residing with the applicant, is overdue in payment to the municipality of taxes, fees, fines, or penalties assessed against or imposed upon the applicant, applicant’s spouse or person residing with the applicant;
(3) An applicant, applicant’s spouse or person residing with the applicant has been convicted of any violation of a provision of this chapter. The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall have no effect;
(4) The sexually oriented business license fee required by this chapter has not been paid;
(5) An applicant has been employed in a sexually oriented business within the preceding 12 months and has demonstrated an inability to operate or manage a sexually oriented business premises in a peaceful and law abiding manner, thus necessitating action by law enforcement officers;
(6) An applicant has been convicted of:
A. Any felony;
B. Any offense listed in Ohio R.C. 2907;
C. Any offense listed in Ohio R.C. 2950.01, including all subsections of such offenses regardless of whether or not such offenses are classified by the State of Ohio as “sexually oriented offenses,” and regardless of the ages of the persons involved in such cases, a violation of Ohio R.C. 2919.22, 2919.23, 2919.24, or of an offense defined by existing or former laws of this state, present or former ordinances of any municipality of any state, former or present law of any state or of the United States, or a violation under the law applicable in military courts that is or was substantially equivalent to any of the listed offenses, or of an attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or complicity to commit any such offenses; or
(7) An applicant proposes a site which does not comply with the location regulations as set forth in § 868.19 hereof.
(b) The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall have no effect on the disqualification of the applicant.
(c) The sexually oriented business license shall state on its face the name of the person to which it is granted, the expiration date, and the address of the sexually oriented business.
(d) All sexually oriented business licenses shall be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance of the sexually oriented business so that they may be easily read at any time.
(Ord. 01-O-1888, passed 5-15-2001; Ord. 02-O-1941, passed 3-19-2002)