(A) Adult Use Commissioner. The Chair of the County Board of Lake County is hereby designated as the Adult Use Commissioner pursuant to the terms and conditions of this chapter. The Adult Use Commissioner shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To administer and rule upon the applications for and the issuance, renewal, suspension, and revocation of adult establishment licenses as set forth in this chapter;
(2) To conduct or provide for inspections of adult entertainment establishments as shall be necessary to determine and ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter and other applicable provisions of law;
(3) To periodically review the provisions of this chapter and the conduct and operation of adult entertainment establishments and adult establishment licensees, and to make related reports and recommendations to the County Board as the Adult Use Commissioner shall deem necessary;
(4) To appoint County Board members to serve on the Adult Use Commission as set forth in subsection (B) of this section;
(5) To direct the Adult Use Commission to conduct the hearings, studies, and reports on adult entertainment establishments, and the regulations relating thereto, as the Adult Use Commissioner shall deem necessary; and
(6) To take any further actions as the Adult Use Commissioner shall deem necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter and to exercise such additional powers in furtherance thereof as are implied or incident to those powers and duties expressly set forth in this chapter.
(B) Adult Use Commission.
(1) Creation. A commission entitled “Adult Use Commission” is hereby created and established for the purposes set forth in this chapter.
(2) Composition. The Adult Use Commissioner may appoint one or more current members of the County Board of the county to serve at the will of the Adult Use Commissioner and to advise the Adult Use Commissioner on matters relating to the implementation and enforcement of the regulations set forth in this chapter and to the exercise of the Adult Use Commissioner’s powers and duties under this chapter. The person or persons appointed by the Adult Use Commissioner, along with the Adult Use Commissioner, shall comprise the Adult Use Commission.
(3) Filing of appointments. The Adult Use Commissioner shall file a written appointment of each of the members of the Adult Use Commission in the office of the Lake County Clerk within five days after each appointment.
(4) Duties. The Adult Use Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) At the direction of the Adult Use Commissioner, to recommend to the Adult Use Commissioner any further regulations regarding adult entertainment establishments and adult establishment licenses as the members of the Commission may deem necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare or to otherwise carry out the purposes and objectives of the regulations established pursuant to this chapter;
(b) To conduct and prepare hearings, studies, and reports upon matters referred to the Commission by the Adult Use Commissioner and to make reports and recommendations relating thereto as are requested by the Adult Use Commissioner; and
(c) To conduct hearings on the revocation or suspension of an adult establishment license as required pursuant to § 113.51.
(1977 Code, § 6:1-15) (Ord. 6:1-15, passed 10-9-2001)