A. A valid adult-oriented business license issued by the Township pursuant to this chapter is required for any person to operate an adult-oriented business.
B. An application for a license must be made on a form provided by the Township.
C. All applicants must be qualified according to the provisions of this chapter. The application may request and the applicant shall provide such information (including fingerprints) as to enable the Township to determine whether the applicant meets the qualifications established in this chapter.
D. If a person who wishes to operate an adult-oriented business is an individual, the person must sign the application for license as applicant. If a person who wishes to operate an adult-oriented business is other than an individual, each individual who has a ten-percent or greater interest in the business must sign the application for a license as applicant. Each applicant must be qualified under § 54-5 and each applicant shall be considered a licensee if a license is granted.
E. The completed application for an adult-oriented business license shall contain the following information and shall be accompanied by the following documents:
(1) If the applicant is:
(a) An individual, the individual shall state his/her legal name and any aliases and submit proof that he/she is 18 years of age;
(b) A partnership, the partnership shall state its complete name and the names of all partners, whether the partnership is general or limited, and a copy of the partnership agreement, if any;
(c) A corporation, the corporation shall state its complete name, the date of its incorporation, evidence that the corporation is in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation, the names and addresses of all officers, directors and principal stockholders (i.e., the stockholders beneficially owning a 10% or greater interest in a corporation) and the name of the registered corporate agent and the address of the registered office for service of process.
(2) If the applicant intends to operate the adult-oriented business under a name other than that of the applicant, he or she must state the adult-oriented business's fictitious name and submit the required registration documents.
(3) Whether the applicant has been convicted of a specified criminal activity as defined in this chapter, and, if so, the specified criminal activity involved, the date, place and jurisdiction of each.
(4) -Whether the applicant has had a previous license under this chapter or other similarly adult-oriented business ordinances from another municipality or jurisdiction denied, suspended or revoked, including the name and location of the adult-oriented business for which the permit was denied, suspended or revoked, as well as the date of the denial, suspension or revocation, and whether the applicant has been a partner in a partnership or an officer, director or principal stockholder of a corporation that is licensed under this chapter whose license has previously been denied, suspended or revoked, including the name and location of the adult-oriented business for which the permit was denied, suspended or revoked as well as the date of denial, suspension or revocation.
(5) Whether the applicant holds any other licenses under this chapter or other similar adult-oriented business code or regulation from another municipality or jurisdiction, and, if so, the names and locations of such other licensed businesses.
(6) The single classification of license for which the applicant is filing
(7) The location of the proposed adult-oriented business, including a legal description of the property, street address and telephone number(s), if any.
(8) The applicant's mailing address and residential address.
(9) A recent photograph of the applicant(s).
(10) The applicant's driver's license number, social security number and/or his/her state or federally issued tax identification number.
(11) A sketch or diagram showing the configuration of the premises, including a statement of total floor space occupied by the business. The sketch or diagram need not be professionally prepared, but it must be drawn to a designated scale or drawn with marked dimensions of the interior of the premises to an accuracy of plus or minus six inches.
(12) A current certificate and straight-line drawing prepared within 30 days prior to application by a registered land surveyor depicting the property lines and the structures containing any existing adult-oriented businesses within 1,000 feet of the property to be certified; the property lines of any established religious institution or place of worship, school or public park or recreation area within 1,000 feet of the property to be certified. For purposes of this section, a use shall be considered existing or established if it is in existence at the time an application is submitted.
(13) If an applicant wishes to operate an adult-oriented business which shall exhibit on the premises, in a viewing room or booth of less than 150 square feet of floor space, films, videocassettes other video reproductions, or live entertainment, which depict specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, then the applicant shall comply with the application requirements set forth in this chapter.