The following license(s) is in addition to a regular business license required by the city for any person or entity desirous of undertaking business within it corporate limits.
(A) Upon the filing of a completed application for an adult entertainment establishment license or employee license under § 118.41 of this chapter, the Director shall issue a temporary license to the applicant, which temporary license shall expire 15 days after the final decision of the Director to deny or grant the license. Within 20 business days after the receipt of a completed application, the Director shall cause the premises to be inspected for compliance with city zoning, building, safety, health and fire codes. Said inspections shall be performed at the direction of the Director by whichever department(s) he or she deems is appropriate. If inspections are not made within the specified 20 days, unless such failure is due to the applicant’s or the real estates owners’ disallowance of said inspections, the property shall be deemed to comply with the codes specified in the previous sentence. Within 20 business days after the receipt of a completed application, the Director shall direct that a license be issued, or issue a written notice of intent to deny a license, to the applicant. Said physical license shall be created by the city’s Police Department, but issued by the Director. The Director shall approve the issuance of a license unless one or more of the following is found to be true:
(1) An applicant is less than 18 years of age;
(2) An applicant is delinquent in the payment of city of taxes, fees, fines or penalties assessed against or imposed upon the applicant in relation to an adult entertainment establishment;
(3) An applicant has failed to provide information or true and correct information required of the applicant for issuance of the license;
(4) An applicant, including any principal owner of the adult entertainment establishment, has been convicted of a specified criminal activity, as defined in this chapter;
(5) The license fee requirement by § 118.40 of this chapter has not been paid;
(6) The proposed adult entertainment establishment is located in a zoning district other than a district in which adult entertainment businesses are allowed to operate under the applicable zoning regulation of the city or is not in compliance with the location restriction established for adult entertainment establishments under this chapter; and
(7) The applicant’s premises have been found by the Director or his or her designee to not be in compliance with city zoning, building safety, health or fire codes.
(B) An applicant that is ineligible for a license due to division (A)(4) above may qualify for an adult entertainment establishment license only when the time period required by the applicable divisions in § 118.42 of this chapter has elapsed.
(C) The license, if granted, shall state on its face the name of the person or persons to whom it is granted, the number of the license issued to that applicant, the expiration date and the address of the adult entertainment establishment. An adult entertainment establishment employee license shall contain a photograph of the licensee. The adult entertainment establishment license shall be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance to such business so that it may be easily read at any time. An adult entertainment establishment employee shall keep the employee’s license on his or her person or the premises where the licensee is then working or performing, and shall produce such license for inspection upon request by a law enforcement officer or other authorized city enforcement official. Such officer or official, pursuant to this chapter, shall request verification of an employee’s license only when reasonable and necessary to advance the purpose of this chapter.
(Ord. 23-2011, passed 11-21-2011)