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East Palestine, OH Code of Ordinances
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF EAST PALESTINE, OHIO
CERTIFICATION
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS
PRELIMINARY UNIT
CHARTER OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF EAST PALESTINE
PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
TITLE TWO - Business Regulation
CHAPTER 804 Auctions
CHAPTER 808 Billiard and Pool Rooms
CHAPTER 812 Bowling Alleys
CHAPTER 816 Fortunetelling
CHAPTER 818 Garage and Street Sales
CHAPTER 820 Junk Yards
CHAPTER 824 Mechanical Amusement Devices
CHAPTER 828 Milk Distributors
CHAPTER 832 Solicitors, Peddlers and Door to Door Sales Persons
CHAPTER 836 Roller Skating Rinks
CHAPTER 840 Shows and Exhibitions
CHAPTER 842 Solid Waste Collection
CHAPTER 844 Taxicabs
CHAPTER 848 Temporary Stores
CHAPTER 849 Sexually-Oriented Businesses
CHAPTER 850 Video Service Provider Fee
TITLE FOUR - Taxation
PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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   849.08   FEES FOR SEXUALLY-ORIENTED BUSINESS LICENSE.
   (a)   Every application for a new sexually-oriented business license shall be accompanied by a five hundred dollar ($500.00) nonrefundable application and investigation fee.
   (b)   Every application for a renewal sexually-oriented business license shall be accompanied by a two hundred dollar ($200.00) nonrefundable application and investigation fee.
   (c)   All fees for sexually-oriented business licenses shall be submitted to the Chief of Police.
(Ord. 14-02. Passed 7-8-02.)
   849.09   FEES FOR SEXUALLY-ORIENTED BUSINESS EMPLOYEE LICENSE.
   (a)   Every application for a sexually-oriented business employee license, whether for a new license or for renewal of an existing license, shall be accompanied by a fifty dollar ($50.00) nonrefundable application and investigation fee.
   (b)   All fees for sexually-oriented business employee licenses shall be submitted to the Chief of Police.
(Ord. 14-02. Passed 7-8-02.)
   849.10   EXPIRATION OF SEXUALLY-ORIENTED BUSINESS LICENSE.
   (a)   Each sexually-oriented business license shall expire one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed only by making application provided for in Section 849.04 of this chapter.
   (b)   Applications for renewal should be made at least 30 days before the expiration date, and when made less than 30 days before the expiration date, the expiration of the sexually-oriented business license will not be affected.
   (c)   It is the responsibility of the sexually-oriented business license holder to apply for renewal.
(Ord. 14-02. Passed 7-8-02.)
   849.11   EXPIRATION OF SEXUALLY-ORIENTED BUSINESS EMPLOYEE LICENSE.
   (a)   Each sexually-oriented business employee license shall expire one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed only by making application as provided for in Section 849.05 of this chapter.
   (b)   Applications for renewal should be made at least 30 days before the expiration date, and when made less than 30 days before the expiration date, the expiration of the sexually-oriented business employee license will not be affected.
   (c)   It is the responsibility of the sexually-oriented business employee license holder to apply for renewal.
(Ord. 14-02. Passed 7-8-02.)
   849.12   SUSPENSION OF SEXUALLY-ORIENTED BUSINESS LICENSE.
   The Chief of Police shall suspend a sexually-oriented business license for a period not to exceed 30 days if he determines that a sexually-oriented business licensee has:
   (a)   Violated or is not in compliance with this chapter;
   (b)   Recklessly permitted gambling by any person on the sexually-oriented business premises.
   (c)   Demonstrated inability to operate or manage a sexually-oriented business in a peaceful and law abiding manner thus necessitating action by law enforcement officers.
(Ord. 14-02. Passed 7-8-02.)
   849.13   SUSPENSION OF SEXUALLY-ORIENTED BUSINESS EMPLOYEE LICENSE.
   The Chief of Police shall suspend a sexually-oriented business employee license for a period not to exceed 30 days if he determines that a sexually-oriented business employee licensee has:
   (a)   Violated or is not in compliance with this chapter;
   (b)   Recklessly permitted gambling by any person on the sexually-oriented business premises;.
   (c)   Demonstrated inability to operate or manage a sexually-oriented business in a peaceful and law abiding manner thus necessitating action by law enforcement officers.
(Ord. 14-02. Passed 7-8-02.)
   849.14   REVOCATION OF SEXUALLY-ORIENTED BUSINESS LICENSE.
   (a)   The Chief of Police shall revoke a sexually-oriented business license if a cause of suspension in Section 849.12 of this chapter occurs and the sexually-oriented business license has been suspended within the preceding 12 months.
   (b)   The Chief of Police shall revoke a sexually-oriented business license if he determines that the sexually-oriented business licensee:
      (1)   Gave false or misleading information in the material submitted to the Chief of Police during the application process;
      (2)   Recklessly allowed possession, use, or sale of controlled substances on the premises;
      (3)   Recklessly allowed prostitution on the premises;
      (4)   Recklessly operated the sexually-oriented business during a period of time when the sexually-oriented business licensee's license was suspended;
      (5)   Has been convicted of an offense listed in Section 849.06(a)(8) of this chapter.
      (6)   Recklessly allowed any act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation, or sexual contact to occur in or. on the sexually-oriented business licensed premises; or
      (7)   Is delinquent in payment more than 90 days to the Municipality for income taxes, or any other taxes or assessments which the Municipality imposes, or sales taxes related to the sexually-oriented business.
   (c)   The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall have no effect on the revocation of the sexually-oriented business license.
   (d)   Division (b)(6) of this section does not apply to adult motels as grounds for revoking the sexually-oriented business license unless the sexually-oriented business licensee recklessly allowed the act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation, or sexual contact to occur in a public place or within public view.
   (e)   A sexually-oriented business license revocation shall continue for one year and the sexually-oriented business licensee shall not be issued a sexually-oriented business license or a sexually-oriented business employee license for one year from the date the revocation became effective.
(Ord. 14-02. Passed 7-8-02.)
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