A. No person shall construct or contract for the construction of an adult amusement establishment unless proposed plans and specifications have been submitted to the health officer and approved as being in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Upon approval of plans and specifications the health officer shall issue a certificate of approval to construct. For the purposes of this section, Section 8.56.050 and Section 8.56.130 construction includes any remodeling of an existing structure that will result in the construction or modification of any private viewing booth or areas immediately adjacent to private viewing booths.
B. An application for plan review pursuant to this section shall be made on forms prescribed by the health officer requiring the submission of all information that the health officer deems reasonably relevant and necessary to evaluate whether a proposed construction can reasonably be expected to comply with the provisions of this chapter. Application forms shall be completed in full setting forth all information requested. An application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee in an amount required by Section 8.56.130 and no application shall be complete until payment of said fee.
C. If an application for plan review is submitted that the health officer finds to be incomplete, the health officer shall notify the applicant in writing by first class mail within ten days after receipt of the application and specify the deficiencies in the application.
D. Within thirty days of the submittal of a complete application for plan review the health officer shall either issue a certificate of approval to construct or deny the application and notify the applicant in writing by registered mall specifying the grounds for denial and informing the applicant of the appeal procedures available under Section 8.56.070. The only grounds for denial of a certificate to construct shall be that the plans and specifications submitted do not demonstrate that the proposed construction can reasonably be expected to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
E. A certificate of approval to construct issued pursuant to this section is valid for one year after which it is void if construction has not commenced. The health officer may grant one six-month extension to a certificate of approval to construct if the applicant submits information sufficient to establish that construction has not commenced due to circumstances over which the applicant has no control.
F. If the health officer denies an application for certificate of approval to construct, the applicant may appeal the decision pursuant to Section 8.56.070.
(Ord. 1991-78 § 6 (part), 1991)