(A) Upon the filing of a completed application for an adult entertainment establishment license or employee license under § 111.42, the Director shall issue a temporary license to the applicant, which temporary license shall expire 15 days after the final decision of the Director to deny or grant the license. Within 20 business days after the receipt of a completed application, the Director shall cause the premises to be inspected for compliance with Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government zoning, building, safety, health and fire codes. If inspections are not made within the specified 20 days, unless such failure is due to the applicant's or the real estate owner's disallowance of said inspections, the property shall be deemed to comply with the codes specified in the previous sentence. Within 20 business days after the receipt of a completed application, the Director shall either issue a license, or issue a written notice of intent to deny a license, to the applicant. The Director shall approve the issuance of a license unless one or more of the following is found to be true:
(1) An applicant is less than 18 years of age.
(2) An applicant is delinquent in the payment to Metro Government of taxes, fees, fines or penalties assessed against or imposed upon the applicant in relation to an adult entertainment establishment.
(3) An applicant has failed to provide information or true and correct information required of the applicant for issuance of the license.
(4) An applicant, including any principal owner of the adult entertainment establishment, has been convicted of a specified criminal activity, as defined in this chapter.
(5) The license fee required by § 111.41 has not been paid.
(6) The proposed adult entertainment establishment is located in a zoning district other than a district in which adult entertainment businesses are allowed to operate under the applicable zoning regulations of Metro Government or is not in compliance with the location restrictions established for adult entertainment establishments under this chapter.
(7) The applicant's premises have been found by the Director or his designees to not be in compliance with Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government zoning, building, safety, health or fire codes.
(B) An applicant that is ineligible for a license due to subsection (A)(4) of this section, may qualify for an adult entertainment establishment license only when the time period required by the applicable subsection in § 111.43 has elapsed.
(C) The license, if granted, shall state on its face the name of the persons or persons to whom it is granted, the number of the license issued to that applicant, the expiration date, and the address of the adult entertainment establishment. An adult entertainment establishment employee license shall contain a photograph of the licensee. The adult entertainment establishment license shall be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance to such business so that it may be easily read at any time. An adult entertainment establishment employee shall keep the employee's license on his or her person or on the premises where the licensee is then working or performing, and shall produce such license for inspection upon request by a law enforcement officer or other authorized Metro Government enforcement official. Such officer or official, pursuant to this chapter, shall request verification of an employee's license only when reasonable and necessary to advance the purposes of this chapter.
(1994 Jeff. Code, § 111.38) (Jeff. Ord. 24-1987, adopted and effective 9-22-1987; Jeff. Am. Ord. 7-1998, adopted and effective 4-1-1998; Lou. Metro Ord. No. 50-2003, approved 4-1-2003; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 21-2004, approved 3-1-2004) Penalty, see § 111.99