(A) The Area Plan Commission shall either issue a permit or a written denial to the applicant within 30 days of the receipt of the application.
(B) After the investigation, the Area Plan Commission shall issue a sexually-oriented business permit, unless it is determined that one or more of the following is true:
(1) The applicant is under the age of 18 years;
(2) The applicant has failed to provide the information reasonably necessary for issuance of the license or has falsely answered a question or request for information on the application form;
(3) The premises to be used for the sexually-oriented business are not in compliance with the location requirements of § 154.144;
(4) The applicant failed to pay the non-refundable permit application fee; and/or
(5) The applicant has had a sexually-oriented business permit revoked within the previous year.
(C) The granting of a sexually-oriented business permit to a permitee shall be for a period of one year and non-transferable to any other person other than the applicant listed on the application and is valid only for the location listed on the application.
(Ord. passed 9-1-2006)