A. Time Limit; Conditions For Nonissuance: Under no circumstances shall the total time for the city to issue a license or issue a written intent to deny an application for a license exceed thirty (30) days from the receipt of a completed application. The business license official shall issue a license to the applicant unless the official finds one or more of the following to be true by a preponderance of the evidence:
1. The applicant is under eighteen (18) years of age or any higher age, if the license sought requires a higher age.
2. The applicant is overdue in payment to the city of taxes, fees, fines or penalties assessed against the applicant or imposed on the applicant in relation to a sexually oriented business.
3. The applicant has falsely answered a material question or request for information specifically authorized by this chapter.
4. The license fees required by this chapter have not been paid.
5. All applicable sales and use taxes have not been paid.
6. Each applicant must provide a statement of whether the applicant has been convicted of or has pled guilty or nolo contendere to a "specified criminal activity", as defined in this chapter, and if so, the specified criminal activity involved, the date, place, and jurisdiction of each. The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall have no effect on the disqualification pursuant to this section.
B. Content Of License: The license, if granted, shall state on its face the name of the person or persons to whom it is granted, the number of the license issued to the licensee, the expiration date, and, if the license is for a sexually oriented business, the address of the sexually oriented business. The sexually oriented business license 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. (Ord. 02-21, 9-5-2002)