(A) Form. Every application for a license issued under this chapter shall be on a form provided by the city. The form shall be verified and filed with the city. No person shall make a false statement in an application. The following information shall be provided on the application form:
(1) The name, street address (and mailing address if different) of the applicant(s);
(2) The applicant’s state or federally issued tax identification number;
(3) The name under which the establishment is to be operated and a general description of the services to be provided;
(4) If the applicant intends to operate the adult use-primary under a name other than that of the applicant; he or she must state the adult use-primary’s fictitious name and submit any required registration documents;
(5) Whether the applicant has been convicted, or is awaiting trial on pending charges, of a specified criminal activity and, if so, the specified criminal activity involved, the date, place, and jurisdiction of each;
(6) Whether the applicant has had a previous license under this chapter or other similar adult use ordinance from another city or county denied, suspended, or revoked, including the name and location of the adult use for which the business license was denied, suspended, or revoked, as well as the date of the denial, suspension, or revocation, and whether the applicant is or has been a partner in a partnership or an officer, director, or principal stockholder of a corporation that is or was licensed under an adult use ordinance whose business license has previously been denied, suspended, or revoked, including the name and location of the adult use for which the business license was denied, suspended, or revoked as well as the date of denial, suspension, or revocation;
(7) Whether the applicant holds any other licenses under this chapter or other similar adult use ordinance from another city or county and, if so, the names and locations of the other licensed businesses;
(8) The telephone number of the establishment;
(9) The address, and legal description of the tract of land on which the establishment is to be located;
(10) If the establishment is in operation, the date on which the owner(s) acquired the establishment for which the business license is sought, and the date on which the establishment began operations as an adult use-primary at the location for which the business license is sought;
(11) If the establishment is not in operation, the expected startup date (which shall be expressed in number of days from the date of issuance of the business license). If the expected startup date is to be more than 10 days following the date of issuance of the business license, then a detailed explanation of the construction, repair, or remodeling work or other cause of the expected delay and a statement of the owner’s time schedule and plan for accomplishing the same.
(B) Each application for a business license shall be accompanied by the following:
(1) Payment of the application fee in full;
(2) If the establishment is a corporation formed under the laws of the State of Minnesota, a certified copy of the articles of incorporation, together with all amendments thereto;
(3) If the establishment is a foreign corporation, a certified copy of the certificate of authority to transact business in this state, together with all amendments thereto;
(4) If the establishment is a limited partnership formed under the laws of the State of Minnesota, a certified copy of the certificate of limited partnership, together with all amendments thereto;
(5) If the establishment is a foreign limited partnership, a certified copy of the certificate of limited partnership and the qualification documents, together with all amendments thereto;
(6) Proof of the current fee ownership of the tract of land on which the establishment is to be situated in the form of a copy of the recorded deed;
(7) If the person(s) identified as the fee owner(s) of the tract of land in division (B)(6) above is not also the owner of the establishment, then the lease, purchase contract, purchase option contract, lease option contract or other document(s) evidencing the legally enforceable right of the owner or proposed owner of the establishment to have or obtain the use and possession of the tract or portion thereof that is to be used for the establishment for the purpose of the operation of the establishment;
(8) A current straight-line drawing or blueprint prepared within 30 days depicting the interior of the premises, clearly indicating the specific locations of manager’s station(s), public areas and non-public areas; and
(9) Any of divisions (B)(2) through (B)(3) above, shall not be required for a renewal application if the applicant states that the documents previously furnished the City Clerk-Treasurer with the original application or previous renewals thereof remain correct and current.
(C) Attached to the application form for a license shall be the following:
(1) A color photograph of the applicant clearly showing the applicant’s face. Any fees for the photograph(s) shall be paid by the applicant;
(2) A statement detailing the license history of the applicant for the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application, including whether the applicant, in this or any other city, county, state, or country, has ever had any similar adult use license, permit, or authorization denied, revoked, or suspended. In the event of any such denial, revocation, or suspension, state the name(s) under which the license was sought and/or issued, the name(s) of the issuing or denying jurisdiction, and describe in full the reason(s) for the denial, revocation, or suspension. A copy of any order of denial, revocation, or suspension shall be attached to the application;
(3) A statement whether the applicant has been convicted, or is awaiting trial on pending charges, of a specified criminal activity and, if so, the specified criminal activity involved, the date, place, and jurisdiction of each.
(D) Every application for a license shall contain a statement under oath that:
(1) The applicant has personal knowledge of the information contained in the application, and that the information contained therein and furnished therewith is true and correct; and
(2) The applicant has personal knowledge of the provisions of this chapter, the Adult Use Zoning Ordinance, and the Madison Lake City Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. 223, passed 1-21-2003)