(A) No person shall own or operate an adult use establishment without first having secured an adult use license from the city.
(1) Application. The application for an adult use license shall be submitted on a form provided by the city and shall include:
(a) If the application is an individual, the name, residence, phone number and birth date of the applicant shall be provided. If the applicant is a partnership, the name, residence, phone number and birth date of each general and limited partner shall be provided. If the applicant is a corporation, the name, residence, phone numbers and birth dates of all persons holding more than 5% of the issued outstanding stock of the corporation;
(b) The name, address, phone number and birth date of the operator and manager of such operation, if different from the owner(s);
(c) The address and legal description of the premises where the adult establishment is to be located;
(d) A statement detailing any gross misdemeanor or felony convictions relating to sex offenses, obscenity or the operation of an adult establishment or adult business by the applicant, operator or manager, and whether or not the applicant has ever applied for or held a license to operate a similar type business in any other community(s). In the case of a corporation, a statement detailing any felony convictions by the owners of more than 5% of the issued and outstanding stock of the corporation, and whether or not those property owners have ever applied for or held a license to operate a similar type of business in other community(s);
(e) The activities and types of business to be conducted;
(f) The hours of operation;
(g) Provisions to be utilized to restrict access by minors;
(h) A building plan of the premises detailing all internal operations and activities; and
(i) The permit shall expire on December 31 of the year it is issued.
(2) Responsibility to obtain other permits/license. The granting of any permit or license pursuant to requirements of this chapter, or other applicable city ordinances, shall not relieve applicants of their responsibility to obtain any required state or federal permits.
(B) (1) Submittal of fees. Each application for an adult use license shall be submitted to the city’s Clerk-Treasurer and shall be accompanied by payment in full of the required fee for the adult use license.
(2) Expiration of adult use license. Each license shall be issued for a period of one calendar year. All licenses shall expire on December 31 of each year. Any portion of a year less than 12 months shall be counted as a full year for the purpose of calculation of fees.
(3) Annual fee. The annual fee for an adult use license shall be as detailed in the fee schedule established by the City Council. The fee may be adjusted from time to time by Council resolution.
(4) Refund of fee. If any application for a license is rejected, the license fee shall not be refunded. No part of the fee paid for any license issued under this chapter shall be refunded.
(2001 Code, § 10.03) Penalty, see § 10.99