(A) A person commits a misdemeanor, subject to punishment in accordance with § 1.08.025 of this code, if he or she operates an adult business within the city without obtaining all applicable adult business licenses and permits required by the city pursuant to this code.
(B) An application for a license must be made on a form provided by the city. The application shall, at a minimum, require the submittal of the following information:
(1) If the applicant is:
(a) an individual, the individual shall state his/her legal name and any aliases and submit proof of age;
(b) a partnership, the partnership shall state its complete name, and the names of all partners, whether the partnership is general or limited, and a copy of the partnership agreement, if any;
(c) a corporation, the corporation shall state its complete name, the date of its incorporation, evidence that the corporation is in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation and the State of California, the names and capacity of all officers, directors and controlling stockholders, and the name of the registered corporate agent and the address of the registered office for service of process;
(2) If the applicant intends to operate the adult business under a name other than that of the applicant; he or she must state (a) the adult business’s fictitious name; and (b) submit the required registration documents.
(3) Whether the applicant, or any person with management responsibilities for the adult business, has been convicted of a specified criminal activity as defined in this chapter, and if so, the specified criminal activity involved, the date, place, and jurisdiction of each.
(4) Whether the applicant, or any person with management responsibilities for the adult business, has had a previous license under this chapter or other similar adult business ordinance or regulation from another city or county, denied, suspended or revoked, including the name and location of the adult business for which the license or permit was denied, suspended or revoked, as well as the date of the denial, suspension or revocation. In addition, whether the applicant or any person with management responsibilities for the adult business has been a partner in a partnership or an officer, director or principal stockholder of a corporation that is licensed under this chapter whose license or permit in another city or county has previously been denied, suspended or revoked, including the name and location of the adult business for which the permit was denied, suspended or revoked as well as the date of denial, suspension or revocation.
(5) Whether the applicant or any person with management responsibilities for the adult business holds any other licenses under this chapter or other similar adult business from another city or county and, if so, the names and locations of such other licensed businesses.
(6) The type of classification of the license for which the applicant is filing.
(7) The location of the proposed adult business, including a legal description of the property, street address, and telephone number(s), if any. In addition, the application 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 marked dimensions of the interior of the premises. The application shall include at a minimum the street address of the principal place of business where business records are kept and any location current or proposed for the adult business in the city. Post office boxes or postal annex addresses shall not be sufficient to meet this requirement.
(8) A recent photograph of the applicant and all persons with management responsibilities for the adult business.
(9) The driver’s license numbers for the applicant and all persons with management responsibilities for the adult business.
(10) A set of fingerprints for the applicant and one set for each person with management responsibilities for the adult business.
(11) A signed and notarized authorization and waiver authorizing the chief of police, the Corona Police Department, or any law enforcement body or authorized law enforcement contractor to verify all of the information on the application.
(12) A statement in writing, signed and dated by the applicant, that he or she certifies under penalty of perjury that all information contained in the application is true and correct.
Notwithstanding the fact that an application filed hereunder may be a "public record" under Government Code Section 6250 et seq., certain portions of such application contain information vital to the effective administration and enforcement of the licensing and/or permit scheme established herein which information is personal, private, confidential or the disclosure of which could expose the applicant to a risk of harm. Such information includes, but is not limited to, the applicant's residence address and telephone number, the applicant's date of birth and/or age, the applicant's driver's license and/or Social Security Number, and/or personal financial data. The City Council in adopting the application and licensing and/or permit system set forth herein has determined in accordance with Government Code Section 6255 that the public interest in disclosure of the information set forth above is outweighed by the public interest in achieving compliance with this chapter by ensuring that the applicant's privacy, confidentiality or security interests are protected. The City Clerk shall cause to be obliterated from any copy of a license application made available to any member of the public, the information set forth above.
(C) An adult use planning permit application must also be concurrently filed with the license application. The license application shall contain the same information required of the adult use planning permit. The adult use planning permit application will be processed in accordance with the time limits of §§ 17.41.050, 17.41.060, and 17.41.080 of this code. Before a business regulated by this chapter may commence operation, the applicant must have been issued a valid adult use planning permit or interim adult use planning permit pursuant to Chapter 17.41 of this code.
(D) 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 city and by the Corona Fire Department.
(E) Any person who wishes to operate an adult business must sign the application for the license as the applicant. If the applicant consists of multiple persons, a firm, corporation, partnership, association or other form of business ownership, then the president or other officer authorized by the incorporation documents or bylaws shall sign the application.
(F) The fact that a person possesses any other valid license issued by the city or the county does not exempt the person from the requirement of obtaining all licenses required by this code for an adult business. A person who operates an adult business and possesses any other city or county license shall comply with the requirements and provisions of this chapter and all city codes as well as the requirements and provisions of such other license.
(Ord. 2708 § 1, 2004.)