(A) No sexually oriented business not already established at the time of enactment of this chapter shall be permitted to operate without a valid sexually oriented business permit issued by the city for the particular type of business. It shall be unlawful and a person commits an infraction if he or she operates or causes to be operated a non-exempt sexually oriented business without this permit.
(B) (1) The Mayor or his or her designee is responsible for granting, denying, revoking, renewing, suspending, and canceling sexually oriented business permits for proposed or existing sexually oriented businesses. The Mayor or his or her designee is also responsible for ascertaining whether a proposed sexually oriented business for which a permit is being applied for complies with all locational requirements of §§ 116.16, 116.18, and 116.19, all applicable zoning laws and regulations now in effect or as amended or enacted subsequent to the effective date of this chapter in the city, and the city Comprehensive Plan.
(2) The city Police Department is responsible for providing information on whether an applicant has been convicted of a specified criminal act during the time period set forth.
(3) The city’s Code Enforcement Office is responsible for inspecting a proposed, permitted, or non-permitted sexually oriented business in order to ascertain whether it is in compliance with applicable statutes and ordinances.
(1987 Code, § 4-108) (Ord. 39, 1998, passed 4-13-1998) Penalty, see § 10.99