(A) (1) Applicants for entertainment permits shall file a written, signed and acknowledged application with the Chief of Police showing:
(a) The name and permanent address of the applicant;
(b) A detailed description of the entertainment, including type of entertainment, number of persons engaged in the entertainment, purpose of the entertainment and any further information about the entertainment as the Chief of Police may deem necessary;
(c) The date, hours and location where the entertainment is proposed and the admissions fee, if any, to be charged;
(d) The name or names of the person or persons having a financial interest in, or having the management or supervision of, the applicant’s business or the entertainment venue or restaurant where the entertainment will be conducted;
(e) The length of residence of the applicant and/or the applicant’s business within the city;
(f) A statement of the nature and character of the applicant’s business, if any, to be carried on in conjunction with such entertainment;
(g) Whether or not the person or persons having the management or supervision of the applicant’s business or the entertainment venue or restaurant where the entertainment will be conducted have been convicted of a crime, the nature of such offense and the sentence received therefor;
(h) Such other reasonable information as to the identity or character of the person or persons having the management or supervision of the applicant’s business or the entertainment venue or restaurant where the entertainment will be conducted as the Chief of Police may deem necessary.
(2) As part of the application process, the applicant, each individual having a financial interest in the business or the entertainment venue or restaurant where the entertainment will be conducted, and any person who will be directly engaged in the management or operation of the business or the entertainment venue or restaurant where the entertainment will be conducted, shall, at the applicant’s expense, be fingerprinted at the Police Department.
(B) Applicants applying for a renewed entertainment permit shall file their application no later than 30 calendar days prior to the expiration of their current permit.
(C) The Chief of Police may require a waiver of privilege, authorization for release of information and agreement holding harmless any persons providing information to the Police Department, and all employees and officers reporting on the matter to the Mayor and City Council, from the applicant and any persons named in the application as interested in the business or the entertainment venue or restaurant where the entertainment will be conducted. The Chief of Police may also require a release from liability or damage for the use of the information by city officials in connection with any public hearing conducted for the purpose of appealing a decision of the Chief of Police.
(D) The Chief of Police, upon receipt of a written application for a permit, shall conduct an appropriate investigation to determine whether the permit should be issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Since the investigation will involve coordination with other local or state agencies, the Chief of Police shall have 15 business days from the date of receipt of a completed written application to complete the investigation and issue a decision to approve or deny a permit. The Chief of Police shall consider all factual material submitted relating to such application and shall issue an entertainment permit as required by this chapter only if:
(1) A completed written application form has been submitted;
(2) The required filing fees have been paid;
(`78 Code, § 5.06.040.) (Ord. 2420 § 2, 1999.)