(a) Upon receipt of an application for a sexually oriented business license, the
Safety-Service Director
or his/her designee shall promptly request that the Galion Police Department review the information provided in the application concerning the criminal background of the applicant(s) and that the Galion Police Department shall transmit the results of its investigation in writing to the
Safety-Service Director
or his/her designee within five (5) days of the completion of its investigation.
(b) Within five (5) days of receipt of an application for a sexually oriented business, the
Safety-Service Director
or his/her designee shall notify the City Fire Chief and the Galion City Health Commissioner of such application. In making such notification, the
Safety-Service Director
or his/her designee shall request that the City Fire Chief and Galion City Health Commissioner promptly inspect the premises for which the sexually oriented business license is sought to assure compliance with the regulations under their respective jurisdictions.
(c) The City Fire Chief shall provide to the
Safety-Service Director
or his/her designee a written certification of whether the premises are in compliance with the City and State Fire Regulations within ten (10) days of receipt of notice of the application.
(d) The
Safety-Service Director
or his/her designee shall commence the inspection of the premises for which a sexually oriented business license is sought promptly upon receipt of the application, and shall complete, within ten (10) days after receipt of the application, a written certification of whether the premises are in compliance with the City's Zoning Ordinance, the City's Property Maintenance Code, and the provisions of this chapter related to physical characteristics of the premises, and whether the City has received notice from any state or county agency of the premises being in violation of any applicable state building or property codes.
(e) Within thirty (30) days after receipt of a completed sexually oriented business license application, the
Safety-Service Director
or his/her designee shall approve or deny the issuance of a license. The
Safety-Service Director
or his/her designee shall approve the issuance of a license to an applicant unless he/she determines that one or more of the following findings is true:
(1) An applicant who is a natural person is under eighteen (18) years of age.
(2) An applicant has failed to provide all information and documents required for issuance of the license as requested on the application form, or has provided information or documents as requested on the application that are insufficient on their face; provided, however, that no license shall be denied solely on the ground that an applicant has refused to disclose its social security number in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, Pub. L. No. 93-579, § 7(a)(1).
(3) An applicant has, within the preceding twelve (12) months, been denied a sexually oriented business license by any jurisdiction or has had a license to operate a sexually oriented business revoked by any jurisdiction, unless the reason(s) for such previous denial or revocation has been adequately addressed in its current application.
(4) An applicant has been convicted of a specified criminal activity as defined in this chapter.
(5) The proposed sexually oriented business would violate or fail to be in compliance with any provisions of this chapter, the Galion Zoning Resolution, the Galion Property Maintenance Code, or state statute or regulation.
(6) The application and investigation fee required by this chapter has not been paid.
(7) An applicant is in violation of or not in compliance with any provision of this chapter, except as provided in Section 741.05(f).
(f) If the
Safety-Service Director
or his/her designee determines that one or both of the following findings are true, the license issued pursuant to this section shall contain a requirement that the licensee correct all deficiencies specified within 120 days of the date the license is issued:
(1) The results of inspections of the premises by the Galion Fire Chief or its designee or the Galion City Health Commissioner or its designee indicate that the premises are not in compliance with applicable laws and regulations under their respective jurisdictions.
(2) An applicant is overdue in payment to the City of taxes, fees, fines, or penalties assessed against or imposed upon him/her in relation to any business, which are not the subject of a pending appeal or other legal challenge.
(g) A sexually oriented business license shall state on its face the name of the applicant, the expiration date, and the address of the licensed sexually oriented business. All sexually oriented business licenses shall be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance to the business so that they may be easily read at any time.
(h) The
Safety-Service Director
or his/her designee shall advise the applicant in writing within three (3) days of the
Safety-Service Director
's decision of the reasons for any license denial. If the City finds, subsequent to denial, that the basis for the denial of the license has been corrected or abated, the applicant may reapply. (Ord. 2010-50. Passed 10-26-10.)