(a) The Greenville County zoning administrator shall approve the issuance of a permit to an applicant within 30 days after receipt of an application unless he finds 1 or more of the following to be true:
(1) An applicant is under 18 years of age.
(2) An applicant or an applicant’s spouse is overdue in his payment to the county of taxes, fees, fines, or penalties assessed against him or imposed upon him in relation to a sexually oriented business.
(3) An applicant has failed to provide information reasonably necessary for issuance of the permit or has falsely answered a question or request for information on the applicant form.
(4) An applicant is residing with a person who has been denied a permit by the county to operate a sexually oriented business within the preceding 12 months, or residing with a person whose permit to operate a sexually oriented business has been revoked within the preceding 12 months.
(5) The premises to be used for the sexually oriented business have not been approved by the health department, fire department, and the building official as being in compliance with applicable laws and ordinances.
(6) The permit fee required by this article has not been paid.
(7) An applicant of the proposed establishment is in violation of or is not in compliance with any of the provisions of this article.
(b) The permit, if granted, shall state on its face the name of the person or persons to whom it is granted, the expiration date, and the address of the sexually oriented business. The permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance to the sexually oriented business so that it may be easily read at any time.
(1976 Code, § 2.5-75) (Ord. 2673, § 5, passed 2-7-1995)
Editor’s note:
Provisions modified by judicial decision.