(A) All persons desiring to secure a license to operate an adult entertainment business under the provisions of this section shall make a notarized application with the City Clerk. All applications shall be submitted in the name of the person proposing to conduct or operate the adult entertainment business.
(B) All applications shall be submitted on a form supplied by the City Clerk and shall require the following information:
(1) The name, residence address, home telephone number, occupation, date and place of birth of the applicant;
(2) The name of the adult entertainment business, a description of the adult entertainment to be performed on the licensed premises, and the name of the owner of the premises where the adult entertainment business will be located;
(3) The names, residence addresses, and dates of births of all partners, if the applicant is a partnership, and if the applicant is a corporation, the same information for all corporate officers, directors, and stockholders who own more that 10% or greater interest in the corporation;
(4) The addresses of the applicant, or of all partners, or of all corporate officers and directors for the five years immediately prior to the date of application;
(5) A description of the adult entertainment or similar business history of the applicant, or of all partners, or of all corporate officers and director, whether any such person or entity, in previously operating in this or another city, county, or state, has had a business license revoked or suspended, the reason therefor, and the activity or occupation subjected to such action, suspension, or revocation;
(6) A statement of the business, occupation, or employment of the applicant, or of all partners, or of all corporate officers and directors for the three years immediately preceding the date of the application;
(7) A statement from the applicant, or from each partner, or from each corporate officer and director that each such person has not been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, or released from confinement for conviction of, or diverted from prosecution on:
(a) A felony criminal act within five years immediately preceding the application; or
(b) A misdemeanor criminal act within two years immediately preceding the application, where such felony or misdemeanor criminal act involved sexual offenses, prostitution, promotion of prostitution, sexual abuse of a child, pornography of related offenses as defined in the Missouri Criminal Code, or involved controlled substances or illegal drugs or narcotics offenses as defined in the Comprehensive Drug Control Act, RSMo. §§ 195.005 et. seq., or other statutes or ordinances, or involved in alcohol offenses under the statutes or ordinances of any state or any municipal body thereof.
(8) The statement shall also indicate that the applicant, each partner, or each corporate officer and director has not been convicted or pleaded guilty to a municipal ordinance violation or diverted from prosecution on a municipal ordinance violation, within two years immediately preceding the application where such municipal ordinance violation involved sexual offenses, indecent exposure, prostitution, or sale of controlled substances or illegal drugs or narcotics, or involved alcohol offenses under the statutes or ordinances of any state or of any municipal body thereof;
(9) A full set of fingerprints and a photograph, to be taken by the Police Department, of the applicant, of all partners if the applicant is a partnership, or of all corporate officers and directors if the applicant is a corporation;
(10) If the applicant is a corporation, a current certificate of registration issued by the Missouri Secretary of State; and
(11) A statement signed under oath that the applicant has personal knowledge of the information contained in the application and that the information contained therein is true and correct and that the applicant has read the provisions of this section regulating adult entertainment businesses.
(C) Failure to provide the information and documentation required by this section shall constitute an incomplete application which shall not be processed.
(Ord. 93-004, passed 4-20-1993)