(a) No person shall operate an adult entertainment business without a valid adult business license issued by the Village pursuant to this section.
(b) An application for an adult business license shall be submitted to the Northfield Village Building Commissioner on a form provided by the Building Department. The application may request and the applicant shall provide such information as is reasonably necessary (including fingerprints) to enable the Village to determine whether the applicant meets the qualifications established in this chapter.
(c) An application for an adult business license shall include the following:
(1) The application shall be signed by the owner of the business.
(2) Those individuals who are to be personally responsible for the operation of the proposed adult business must be designated.
(3) If the applicant intends to operate the adult entertainment business under a name other than that of the applicant, the fictitious name to be used shall be submitted with copies of documentation evidencing the registration of the business name under Ohio law.
(4) The applicant shall include whether he or she has been convicted of any felony within the last five years and, if so, the specified criminal activity involved and the date, place and jurisdiction of each conviction.
(5) The location of the proposed adult entertainment business, including a legal description of the property, street address, and telephone number, if any.
(6) The mailing address and residential address of each applicant and each person signing the application.
(7) The driver's license number and Social Security number of each applicant and each person signing the application, or, for an entity, the applicant's Federally issued tax identification number.
(8) Proof that each applicant is a natural person at least eighteen years of age.
(9) The application must be accompanied by a current certificate and straight line drawing prepared within thirty days prior to the application by a registered land surveyor depicting the property lines in the structure containing the proposed adult entertainment business as being in compliance with Section 802.03 regarding location requirements.
(Ord. 1999-18. Passed 3-10-99; Approved by voters 11-2-99.)