§ 111.07 APPLICATION INVESTIGATION PROCESS.
   (A)   Upon receipt of a completed application the city shall send photocopies of the application to all city agencies responsible for the enforcement of health, fire, building and zoning codes and laws. Each agency shall investigate the application for compliance with its respective code and approve or disapprove the application within 20 days of the receipt of the application by the city. An agency shall disapprove an application if it finds that the establishment would be in violation of a specific provision of a statute, code, ordinance, regulation or other law in effect in the city and the reason(s) for disapproval must be stated.
   (B)   An application shall be disapproved if a criminal background check reveals that any promoter, owner, operator, licensee or employee has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the following:
      (1)   A violation of R.C. § 2919.22 (endangering children); R.C. § 2919.24 (contributing to the delinquency or unruliness of a minor); any crime of violence as defined in the Ohio Revised Code; any violation of R.C. Chapter 2907 (sex offenses); any violation of R.C. Chapter 2923 (firearms); any violation of R.C. Chapter 2925 (drug offenses); or any violation of R.C. Chapter 2927 or the Forest Park Code of Ordinances Chapter 131 (offenses against public peace).
      (2)   A violation of an existing or former law of this state, any political subdivision of this state, any other state, or the United States that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses or violations described in division (B)(1) of this section.
(Ord. 11-2009, passed 7-20-09)