(A) Temporary permit.
(1) Upon the filing of a completed application for a sexually oriented business permit, the City Controller shall issue a temporary permit to the applicant.
(2) The temporary permit shall expire upon the final administrative decision of the city to deny or grant a permit.
(3) Within 30 days after the receipt of a completed application, the City Controller shall either issue a permit or issue a written notice of intent to deny a permit.
(B) Reasons for refusal to grant a permit. The City Controller shall approve the application and grant a sexually oriented business permit, unless one or more of the following is true:
(1) An applicant is less than 18 years of age;
(2) An applicant has failed to provide the information required by § 121.05 or has provided false information on the application;
(3) The premises to be used for the sexually oriented business currently are in violation of or are not in compliance with the city's health, fire or building codes, or the locational requirements of § 121.03;
(4) The applicant failed to pay the non-refundable permit application fee; or
(5) The applicant has a permit under this chapter that has been revoked within the previous year.
(C) Permit term and restrictions.
(1) The granting of a permit to a permittee for a sexually oriented business shall be for one year.
(2) The permit is non-transferable to any other person other than the applicant(s) listed on the application and is valid only for the location listed on the application.
(D) Renewal of permit.
(1) The permittee who has been granted a permit to operate a sexually oriented business and who wishes to renew a permit shall:
(a) File a renewal application of its permit 60 days before the expiration of the issuance date when the original permit was granted; and
(b) Follow all conditions of § 121.05.
(2) Upon application for renewal, the permittee shall pay a non-refundable fee of $100 for the investigation the city requires to review the renewal application.
(Ord. G-04-10, passed 3-18-2004)