(a) General Requirements. To receive a license to operate an adult establishment, an applicant must meet the following standards:
(1) If the applicant is an individual:
a. The applicant shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age;
b. Subject to Chapter 111, Wis. Stats., the applicant shall not have been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, prostitution or other crime of a sexual nature in any jurisdiction within five (5) years immediately preceding the date of the application; and
c. The applicant shall not have been found to have previously violated this Article within five (5) years immediately preceding the date of the application.
(2) If the applicant is a corporation:
a. All officers, directors, and others required to be named under Section ll-7-43(b) shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age;
b. Subject to Chapter 11I, Wis. Stats., no officer, director, or other person required to be named under Section ll-7-43(b) shall have been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, prostitution or other crime of a sexual nature in any jurisdiction within five (5) years immediately preceding the date of the application; and
c. No officer, director or other person required to be named under Section ll-7- 43(b) shall have been found to have previously violated this Article within five (5) years immediately preceding the date of the application.
(3) If the applicant is a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or any other type of organization where two (2) or more persons have a financial interest:
a. All persons having a financial interest in the partnership, joint venture or other type of organization shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age;
b. Subject to Chapter 111, Wis. Stats., no person having a financial interest in the partnership, joint venture, or other type of organization shall have been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, prostitution or other crime of a sexual nature in any jurisdiction within five (5) years immediately preceding the date of the application; and
c. No person having a financial interest in the partnership, joint venture or other type of organization shall have been found to have violated any provision of this Article within five (5) years immediately preceding the date of the application.
(b) Investigation. No license shall be issued unless law enforcement authorities have investigated the applicant's qualifications to be licensed. The results of that investigation shall be filed in writing with the Village Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer no later than fourteen (14) days after the application.
(c) Inspection. The Building Inspector, Fire Inspector, and/or law enforcement authorities shall inspect the premises proposed to be licensed to verify compliance with their respective Codes, and shall report compliance findings to the Village Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer within fourteen (14) days of the date of application.
(d) Proof. No license shall be issued unless the applicant provides proof of one (1) of the following:
(1) Ownership of a properly zoned building or parcel of real property upon which a building can be constructed. Proper zoning includes permissible non-conforming use status.
(2) A lease on a building which is properly zoned to house a venture. Proper zoning includes permissible non-conforming use status.
(3) An option to purchase property which is properly zoned for the venture.
(4) An option to lease property which is properly zoned for the venture. Proper zoning includes permissible non-conforming use status.