(a) No Person may transfer a Place of Entertainment Permit, Limited Live Performance Permit, or Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit to any other Person.
(b) If a Place of Entertainment Permittee, Limited Live Performance Permittee, or Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permittee sells the Business, the Permittee shall promptly surrender the permit to the Director. If the Permittee fails to surrender the permit to the Director, the Director may, after giving the Permittee notice by mail and electronically of the proposed action and an opportunity to respond, revoke the permit.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 1060.24, a Permittee may change partners, shareholders, or other owners of a Business provided that (1) the sale or other transfer of ownership results in a Person owning no more than 50% of the Business, regardless of the form of ownership, and (2) the Permittee obtains an amendment to the Permit as provided in this Section. If the transfer of ownership does not result in any Person (who did not already have such a percentage interest) having an ownership interest of 10% or more, the Permittee is not required to obtain a permit amendment.
(d) A Permittee seeking to amend a permit as required under this Section 1060.24 shall pay the filing fee for Permit Amendment/Additional Partner set forth in Section 2.26 of this Code. The applicant shall provide that portion of the information sought under Section 1060.3, 1060.3.1, or 1060.3.2 for an application that the Director requires.
(e) The Director shall determine within 30 days of the filing of a complete application to amend a permit whether to approve it. The Director shall approve the application unless the Director determines that denial is warranted under any of the grounds set forth in Section 1060.5(f), 1060.5.1(f), or 1060.5.2(f) and shall notify the Permittee and Manager of the approval electronically and either by mail or personal delivery.
(f) If the Director determines that disapproval of the application may be warranted under Section 1060.5(f), 1060.5.1(f), or 1060.5.2(f), the Director shall schedule a hearing on the matter for the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Entertainment Commission. The Director shall promptly provide written notice of the hearing to the Permittee and the Manager by mail and electronically.
(Amended by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; Ord. 164-02, File No. 020783, App. 7/26/2002; Ord. 239-09, File No. 080323, App. 11/20/2009; Ord. 172-11, File No. 110506, App. 9/12/2011, Eff. 10/12/2011; Ord. 100-13
, File No. 130182, App. 6/6/2013, Eff. 7/6/2013; Ord. 163-17, File No. 170443, App. 7/27/2017, Eff. 8/26/2017; Ord. 250-18, File No. 180002, App. 11/2/2018, Eff. 12/3/2018; Ord. 111-21, File No. 210285, App. 8/4/2021, Eff. 9/4/2021)