(A) The City Clerk shall approve or disapprove the issuance of a license to an applicant within 30 days following the date on which the complete application is filed with the city. Failure of the City Clerk to disapprove an application by the end of the 30th day following the day on which the complete application is filed shall result in the administrative approval of such application, and the license shall promptly thereafter be issued. Such license shall nevertheless be subject to suspension or revocation as provided herein. Each applicant must be qualified under this section of this chapter, and each applicant shall be considered the licensee if a license is granted.
(B) Approval must be granted unless one or more of the following is true:
(1) Any applicant is under 18 years of age.
(2) An applicant is overdue in payment of any taxes, fees, utilities, fines, court directed payments, assessments or interest to the city, or penalties assessed against the applicant or imposed upon the applicant in relation to a sexually-oriented business.
(3) An applicant has failed to provide information requesting on the application form or has supplied false or misleading information in the application process.
(4) An applicant has been convicted of a violation of a provision of this chapter within two years immediately preceding the filing of the application. The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall have no effect.
(5) The premises to be used for the sexually-oriented business have been disapproved by the County Health Department, Fire Department, or the Building Official.
(6) The license fee required by this chapter has not been paid.
(7) An applicant or the proposed establishment is in violation of or is not in compliance with any applicable section of this chapter.
(8) The proposed business is otherwise prohibited by law.
(Ord. 99-006, passed 6-15-99)