Any person desiring to own or operate a brothel within the City (individually or collectively referred to as the "applicant" or "applicants") shall first apply to the Board for a brothel license. The license application shall satisfy the following requirements and contain the following information about the owner, the operator and any person who will act on behalf of the owner or operator as a manager or other agent with management authority, together with all other information identified in each subsection pertaining to the brothel and the house of prostitution:
A. Names, ages and addresses of all persons who have or will have any financial interest in the brothel or house of prostitution, including the owner of the real property if the real property is leased to the owner or operator of the brothel; provided, in the event the person having the financial interest in the brothel or house of prostitution is a corporation, limited liability company or other business association, only persons having an ownership interest of one-third (1/3) or more in the corporation, limited liability company or other business association shall be identified on the application;
B. Names, ages and addresses of persons who are or will be personally responsible for the conduct and management of the brothel;
C. A recent photograph and complete set of fingerprints of all persons listed in subsections A and B of this section;
D. Names and addresses of all other businesses in which the applicant has any financial interest, including the type of such business and the nature of the applicant's interest;
E. Names and addresses of all employers of the applicant for the preceding ten (10) years;
F. All of the applicant's addresses for the preceding ten (10) years;
G. A list of all prior convictions of the applicant for any crime, excluding minor traffic violations, which list shall include a statement of the offense, the place of its occurrence, the date of its occurrence, and the disposition of the case;
H. A complete and accurate financial statement of the applicant, together with an audit of the applicant's finances conducted by a licensed certified public accountant;
I. The street address of the property upon which the proposed brothel is to be operated, together with copies of all deeds, mortgages, deeds of trusts, liens or other encumbrances, leasehold interests, or other interests in or relating to the house of prostitution;
J. Names, ages and addresses of all persons with leasehold interests in the house of prostitution;
K. The business history of the applicant with respect to brothels and houses of prostitution, to include prior or concurrent ownership, management, employment or any other legal relationship the applicant has or has had with a brothel or house of prostitution;
L. Whether the applicant, in previously operating any business at any location in the United States, has had a business license or privilege license revoked or suspended and, if so, the reason(s) therefor and a description of the business activity or occupation that was subject to the suspension or revocation;
M. Any information needed to update or correct any information required by this chapter that is already on file with the City;
N. Any other information reasonably deemed necessary or useful by the Board.
All information required under this section shall, upon enactment of this chapter and thereafter, be promptly updated and corrected by the applicant whenever necessary to ensure that all such information on file with the City is current and accurate. (Ord. 837, 1-8-2019)