(A) Application for an adult use license shall be made in writing and shall state the following:
(1) The name and address, telephone number and age of the applicant and the registered agent of the applicant if the applicant is a corporation.
(2) The location of the adult use.
(3) The exact nature of the adult use to be conducted and of the proposed place of business and the facilities related thereto.
(4) A statement by the applicant that he or she is familiar with the provisions of this chapter and is in compliance with them.
(5) A statement of whether the business will be conducted by a manager and, if so, the name, telephone number and age of each such manager.
(6) A statement that no manager or principal operating the business has been convicted of any offense of prostitution, soliciting for prostitution, or obscenity or public indecency as defined in §§ 133.01 and 133.02 of this Code, within the last two years, and that the applicant has not had any license for an adult use in any other community revoked within the last two years.
(B) Within 15 days after receipt of any application, the city shall investigate the information contained in the application and shall determine the following:
(1) That the premises designated by the applicant as the location of the business are in full compliance with all applicable ordinances of the city, including the city’s Zoning Code.
(2) That the premises and each manager and employee comply with the provisions of § 122.05, as such provisions apply to them.
(3) That the applicant, each manager and each employee are 21 years of age or over.
(4) That no manager or principal operator of the business has been convicted of any offense of prostitution, solicitation for prostitution, or obscenity or public indecency as defined in §§ 133.01 and 133.02 of this Code, within the last two years, and that the applicant has not had any license for an adult use revoked within the last two years.
(C) If the investigation shows the compliance of the applicant, the premises upon which the business is conducted, and each manager and employee, if applicable, with each of the requirements established in division (B) herein, and with the conditions and regulations set forth in § 122.05 of this chapter, within 15 days after completion of such investigation, the City Clerk or a designee shall issue a license, and upon payment by the applicant of the license fee required hereunder, the license shall be issued.
(D) If the investigation shows that the applicant, the premises on which the business is to be conducted, or the managers and employees, if applicable, do not comply with each of the requirements established in division (B) herein, and with the conditions and regulations set forth in § 122.05 of this chapter, within 15 days after completion of such investigation, the City Clerk or a designee shall notify the applicant in writing that its license has been denied. Such denial shall be the final administrative action of the city with respect to the license application, and shall be subject to the immediate appeal by the applicant to the Circuit Court.
(Ord. 09-44, passed 2-23-10)