(A) The County Administrator shall issue a written notice of intent to revoke a sexually oriented business license or a sexually oriented business employee license, as applicable, if the licensee knowingly or recklessly violates this chapter or has knowingly or recklessly allowed an employee or any other person to violate this chapter and a suspension of the licensee's license has become effective within the previous 12 month period.
(B) The County Administrator shall issue a written intent to revoke a sexually oriented business license or a sexually oriented employee license, as applicable, if:
(1) The licensee has knowingly given false information in the application for the sexually oriented business license or the sexually oriented business employee license;
(2) The licensee has knowingly or recklessly engaged in or allowed possession, use, or sale of controlled substances on the premises of the sexually oriented business;
(3) The licensee has knowingly or recklessly engaged in or allowed prostitution on the premises of the sexually oriented business;
(4) The licensee knowingly or recklessly operated the sexually oriented business during a period of time when the license was finally suspended or revoked;
(5) The licensee has knowingly or recklessly engaged in or allowed any specific sexual activity or specified criminal activity to occur in or on the premises of the sexually oriented business;
(6) The licensee has knowingly or recklessly allowed a person under the age of 21 years to consume alcohol on the premises of the sexually oriented business;
(7) The licensee has knowingly or recklessly allowed the sale, dispensation, service, or consumption of an alcoholic beverage on the premises of a sexually oriented business, or in violation of any other section concerning alcoholic beverages in this chapter or any subsequent amendment; or,
(8) The licensee has knowingly or recklessly allowed a person under the age of 18 years to appear in a state of semi-nudity or nudity on the premises of the sexually oriented business.
(C) The fact that any relevant conviction is being appealed shall have no effect on the revocation of the license, provided that, if any conviction which serves as a basis of a license revocation is overturned or reversed on appeal, that conviction shall be treated as null and of no effect for revocation purposes.
(D) When, after the notice and hearing procedure described in this chapter, the county revokes a license, the revocation shall continue for one year and the licensee shall not be issued a sexually oriented business license or sexually oriented business employee license for one year from the date the revocation becomes effective.
(E) A sexually oriented business license or a sexually oriented business employee license, as applicable, shall not be revoked except for a reason set forth in division (A) or (B) of this section. The county shall not enforce a revocation of a sexually oriented business license or a sexually oriented business employee license, as applicable, unless the revocation is accomplished in accordance with this section and § 113.13.
(F) No person shall sell, dispense, serve, or consume alcoholic beverages on the premises of a sexually oriented business. In the case of a preexisting sexually oriented business lawfully operating in the county which holds a license to sell alcoholic beverages on the effective date of this chapter and subsequent amendments, this division (F) shall apply only upon the expiration, revocation, or other termination of the annual liquor license that is in effect at the preexisting sexually oriented business. In no case shall any person possess, use, or consume alcoholic beverages on the premises of a sexually oriented business at any time after the first anniversary of the effective date of this chapter or its subsequent amendment.
(Ord. 2012-09, passed 11-20-12; Am. Ord. 2014- 04, passed 6-18-14)