(A) Except as provided in division (E) below, from and after the effective date of this chapter, no adult oriented establishment shall be operated or maintained in the city without first obtaining a license to operate issued by the city.
(B) A license may be issued only for one adult oriented establishment located at a fixed and certain place. Any person, partnership or corporation which desires to operate more than one adult oriented establishment must have a license for it.
(C) No license or interest in a license may be transferred to any person, partnership or corporation.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any entertainer, employee or operator to knowingly work in or about, or to knowingly perform any service directly related to the operation of any unlicensed adult oriented establishment.
(E) All existing adult oriented establishments at the time of the passage of this chapter must submit an application for a license within 120 days of the passage of this chapter on second and final reading. If a license is not issued within the 120-day period, then the existing adult oriented establishment shall cease operations.
(F) No license may be issued for any location unless the premises is lawfully zoned for adult oriented establishments and unless all requirements of the zoning ordinance are complied with.
(1989 Code, § 9-903) (Ord. 1097, passed 7-18-2006)