(A) Upon receipt of a completed application and payment of the application and permit fees, the Community Development Director/City Engineer shall immediately stamp the application as received and promptly distribute the application for review and comment by other departments and agencies, and schedule the matter for consideration by the Planning Commission to determine whether the applicant shall be issued an adult-oriented business use permit.
(B) Within 30 days of receipt of the completed application, the Community Development Department shall complete its review, including a background investigation conducted by the Police Department, and shall schedule the application for consideration by the Planning Commission which shall either grant or deny the application in accordance with the provisions of this section, and so notify the applicant as follows:
(1) The Community Development Director/City Engineer shall write or stamp "Granted" or "Denied" on the application and date and sign such notation.
(2) If the application is denied, the Community Development Director City Engineer shall attach to the application a statement of the reasons for denial.
(3) If the application is granted, the Community Development Director City Engineer shall attach to the application an adult-oriented business use permit.
(4) The application as granted or denied and the use permit, if any, shall be placed in the United States mail, first class postage prepaid, addressed to the applicant at the address stated in the application.
(C) The Planning Commission shall grant the application and issue the adult-oriented business use permit upon findings that the proposed business meets the locational criteria of § 10-7.03; and that the applicant has met all of the development and performance standards and requirements of § 10-7.16, unless the application is denied for one or more of the reasons set forth in § 10-7.10. The permittee shall post the use permit conspicuously in the adult-oriented business premises.
(D) If the Planning Commission grants the application or if the Planning Commission neither grants nor denies the application within 30 days from the date of receipt of the application from the Community Development Director/City Engineer (except as provided in § 10-7.08 (j), the applicant may begin operating the adult-oriented business for which the permit was sought, subject to strict compliance with the development and performance standards and requirements of § 10-7.16.
(Ord. 697 C.S., passed 3-17-99)