(a) To receive a license to operate an adult oriented establishment, an applicant must meet the following standards:
(1) If the applicant is an individual:
A. The applicant shall be at least eighteen years of age.
B. The applicant shall not have been found to have previously violated this chapter within five years immediately preceding the date of application.
C. The applicant shall not have been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude, prostitution, obscenity, or other offense of a sexual nature in any jurisdiction within the five years immediately preceding the date of application, unless the person has been duly pardoned.
(2) If the applicant is a corporation:
A. All officers, directors, shareholders, and agents required to be named under this chapter are at least eighteen years of age.
B. Neither the corporate applicant nor any officer, director, or shareholder required to be named under this chapter shall have been found to have previously violated this chapter within five years immediately preceding the date of application.
C. No officer, director, shareholder, or agent required to be named under this chapter, or the corporate applicant, shall have been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude, prostitution, obscenity, or other offense of a sexual nature in any jurisdiction within the five years immediately preceding the date of the application, unless the person or applicant has been duly pardoned.
(3) If the applicant is a partnership, joint venture, or any other type of organization where two or more persons have a financial interest.
A. All persons having a financial interest in the partnership, joint venture, or other type of organization shall be at least eighteen years of age.
B. Neither the applicant nor any person having a financial interest in the organization shall have been found to have violated any provision of this chapter within five years immediately preceding the date of application.
C. No applicant or person having a financial interest in the partnership, joint venture, or other type of organization shall have been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude, prostitution, obscenity, or other offense of a sexual nature in any jurisdiction within the five years immediately preceding the date of application, unless the person or applicant has been duly pardoned.
(b) Prior to granting the license, the Fiscal Officer shall determine whether the applicant complies with all applicable restrictions on location and has substantially complied with all building, zoning, plumbing, electrical, fire, and health codes. The Village may consult with such third parties as may be necessary to determine such compliance.
(Ord. 27-2021. Passed 11-1-21.)