(A) License required. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or maintain a sexually oriented business in the city unless the owner, operator or lessee thereof has obtained a sexually oriented business license from the city, or to operate such business after such license has expired or has been revoked or suspended by the city, or following abandonment of the business.
(B) Employment in unlicensed business prohibited. It is unlawful for any entertainer, server, employee, operator or owner to knowingly perform any work, service or entertainment directly related to the operation of an unlicensed sexually oriented business.
(C) Presumptions. The failure to post a sexually oriented business license in the manner required herein shall be prima facie evidence that such business has not obtained such a license. In addition, it shall be prima facie evidence that any entertainer, employee, or owner who performs any business, service or entertainment in a sexually oriented business in which a sexually oriented business license is not posted in the manner required herein had knowledge, that such business is not licensed.
(D) One license per business. A separate license is required for each sexually oriented business. A sexually oriented business license shall be issued only for the sexually oriented business use listed on the application and only for single described premises. Any change in the type of sexually oriented business use shall invalidate the outstanding sexually oriented business license and require the licensee to obtain a new license for the change in use. The establishment or maintenance of more than one sexually oriented business in the same building, structure or portion thereof is prohibited.
(E) Term of license. All sexually oriented business licenses shall be issued for a period of one year, subject to annual renewal.
(F) Transfer prohibited. A licensee shall not transfer his or her license to other persons or entities, nor shall a licensee operate a sexually oriented business under the authority of a license at any place other than the address designated in the application.
(G) License format. Each sexually oriented business license shall identify the class and type of business, state the street address and legal description of the premises at which the business is to be operated, state that the license is not transferable to other persons or entities, and identify the calendar year and month for which it is issued.
(H) Additions to license. A person or other entity controlling more than 10% of the sexually oriented business may be added to an existing license by providing the required licensing background information and successfully passing the required background checks. If such addition is interpreted by the Chief to be a license transfer, it shall be prohibited.
(Ord. 13-1094, passed 12-19-2013)