(a) Upon the filing of a completed application for a Sexually Oriented Business employee license, the Building Commissioner shall issue a temporary license to said applicant immediately.
(b) Within five (5) days of receipt of a completed application for a Sexually Oriented Business employee license, the Building Commissioner shall notify the Chief of Police of such application. In making such notification, the Building Commissioner shall request that the Chief of Police promptly investigate the information provided in the application concerning the criminal background of the applicant. The Chief of Police shall begin his investigation promptly upon receipt of notice of an application from the Building Commissioner, and shall provide the results of this investigation to the Building Commissioner, in writing, within ten (10) days of receipt of notice of the application.
(c) Within ten (10) days after completion of the Chief of Police's investigation of the criminal background of the applicant, the Building Commissioner shall approve or deny the issuance of the license. The Building Commissioner shall approve the issuance of a license to an applicant unless he determines that one or more of the following findings is true:
(1) The applicant has failed to provide information reasonably necessary for issuance of the license as requested on the application form, or has falsely answered a question or request for information on the application form.
(2) The applicant is under eighteen (18) years of age.
(3) The applicant has been convicted of a specified criminal activity as defined in Section 777.02 of this chapter.
(4) The Sexually Oriented Business employee license is to be used for employment in a business prohibited by local, state, or federal law, statute, rule or regulation.
(5) The applicant has been denied a Sexually Oriented Business employee license or has had a Sexually Oriented Business employee license revoked within the preceding twelve (12) months by any jurisdiction.
(d) If the Sexually Oriented Business employee license is denied, the temporary license previously issued is immediately deemed null and void. The Building Commissioner shall advise the applicant in writing of the reason(s) for any such denial.
(Ord. 28-01. Passed 7-2-2001.)