(a) Required Information. Any person desiring to obtain or renew a license pursuant to this Chapter shall make written application to the responsible department on a form approved by the County. The application shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
(1) Name. The applicant's full name and any past or present aliases used, the applicant's current business address and mailing address, and the names and residence addresses of all officers, directors, and each stockholder holding more than ten percent of the stock, if a corporation, or each partner, if a partnership. If the applicant is a corporation, the name of the corporation shall be set forth exactly as shown in its Articles of Incorporation and a copy of the Articles of Incorporation shall be attached to the application.
(2) Addresses The names and addresses of all previous businesses of the applicant for the five years immediately preceding submission of the application, and, where applicable, with respect to each business, the residential addresses of all officers, directors, and each stockholder holding more than ten percent of stock, if a corporation, or each partner, if a partnership.
(3) Physical Description. Height, weight, and color of eyes and hair of the applicant and each individual identified in Subdivision (a)(1), together with at least two current color photographs at least two inches by two inches in size for each individual.
(4) Proof of Age. A certified birth certificate, immigration papers, passport, or current California driver's license evidencing the fact the applicant is not less than 18 years of age.
(5) Business Information. The business, occupation, or employment of the applicant and each individual identified in Subdivision (a)(1) for the three years immediately preceding the date of the application.
(6) Location for Licensed Activities. The location of the motel or hotel.
(7) Prior Licenses. A description of all licenses and permits of the applicant and each individual identified in Subdivision (a)(1) relating to motels or hotels, located in any jurisdiction, and a statement as to whether any such licenses and permits were suspended or revoked and the reason for any such suspensions or revocations.
(8) Criminal Convictions. A statement of whether the applicant and each individual identified in Subdivision (a)(1) have been convicted of an offense involving conduct that requires registration under Penal Code § 290, or convicted of conduct in violation of Penal Code §§ 266i, 315, 316, 318, or 647(b), or convicted of any felony involving the sale of a controlled substance specified in Health and Safety Code §§ 11054 through 11058, or convicted of any "fencing" crime, or convicted of an offense involving conduct that requires registration under Health and Safety Code § 11590, or convicted in another state of an offense that, if committed or attempted in this state, would have been punishable as one or more of the offenses enumerated in this Subdivision.
(9) Notice Address. The address to which all notices and communications from the County to the applicant or licensee shall be directed. The applicant or licensee is responsible to immediately inform the responsible department, in writing, of any changes of such address.
(b) License Fee. Each application for a license shall be accompanied by the license fee specified in Chapter 2 of Division 6 of Title 1.
(c) Incomplete Applications. The responsible department shall promptly reject any incomplete application which does not meet all requirements of this section, and shall notify the applicant in writing, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the notice address of the deficiencies in the application.
(d) Filing for Renewal. No application for renewal of a license shall be accepted earlier than 90 days prior to expiration of the license.
(Ord. 3548, passed - -1993; Am. Ord. 4327, passed - -2017)