(A) (1) Upon the filing of a completed application under § 114.23(C) for a sexually-oriented business license, the Administrator shall immediately issue a temporary license if the completed application is from a business that is seeking renewal of a current license that was previously issued under this subchapter. The temporary license shall expire upon the final decision of the county to deny or grant an annual license. Within 20 days of the filing date of a completed sexually-oriented business license application, the Administrator shall issue a license to the applicant, or issue to the applicant a letter of intent to deny the application.
(2) The Administrator shall issue a license unless:
(a) An applicant is less than 18 years of age;
(b) An applicant has failed to provide information, as required by § 114.23, for issuance of a license or has falsely answered a question or request for information on the application form;
(c) The license application fee required by this subchapter has not been paid;
(d) The SEXUALLY-ORIENTED BUSINESS, as defined in § 114.21, is not in compliance with the interior configuration requirements of this subchapter, or is not in compliance with locational requirements of this subchapter, or the locational requirements of any other county ordinance;
(e) Any sexually-oriented business in which the applicant has had an influential interest has, in the previous five years (and at a time during which the applicant had the influential interest):
1. Been declared, by a court of law, to be a nuisance; or
2. Been subject to an order of closure or padlocking.
(f) An applicant has been convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, a SPECIFIED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, as defined in § 114.21.
(B) (1) Upon the filing of a completed application under § 114.23(C) for a sexually-oriented business employee license, the Administrator shall immediately issue a temporary license to the applicant, which temporary license shall expire upon the final decision of the county to deny or grant an annual license. Within 20 days of the filing date of a completed sexually-oriented business employee license application, the Administrator shall either issue a license or issue a written notice of intent to deny a license to the applicant.
(2) The Administrator shall approve the issuance of a license unless:
(a) The applicant is less than 18 years of age;
(b) The applicant has failed to provide information, as required by § 114.23, for issuance of a license, or has falsely answered a question or request for information on the application form;
(c) The license application fee required by this subchapter has not been paid;
(d) Any sexually-oriented business, in which the applicant has had an influential interest, has, in the previous five years (and at a time during which the applicant had the influential interest):
1. Been declared, by a court of law, to be a nuisance; or
2. Been subject to an order of closure or padlocking.
(e) The applicant has been convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, a SPECIFIED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, as defined in § 114.21.
(C) The license, if granted, shall state on its face the name of the person, or persons, to whom it is granted, the number of the license issued to the licensee(s), the expiration date, and, if the license is for a sexually-oriented business, the address of the sexually-oriented business. The sexually-oriented business license shall be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance to the sexually-oriented business so that it may be read at any time. A sexually-oriented business employee shall keep the employee’s license on his or her person, or on the premises where the licensee is then working or performing.
(Ord. 2005-11, passed 12-28-2005; Ord. 2006-03, passed 2-16-2006)