(a) Applications for the licenses required by this chapter shall be made to the Mayor on forms to be prescribed by the Mayor.
(b) All applications shall be signed by all of the owner(s) and/or operator(s), including all partners in the case of a partnership, all officers and directors in the case of a corporation, and all officers and managers in the case of a limited liability company.
(c) All applications shall contain a statement that the information contained in the application is complete, accurate, and truthful, to the best knowledge of all applicants.
(d) Every owner and operator of the sweepstakes terminal device facility shall be fingerprinted by the Police Department and shall consent to the performance of a criminal background check. The Police Department shall request a criminal background check from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. If the person whose background is to be checked has not resided continually in the State of Ohio for five years prior to the background check, the Police Department shall also request a criminal background check from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The costs associated with obtaining and processing the fingerprints of the owners and operators and the completion of the criminal background check(s) shall be borne by those owners and operators.
(e) All license applications shall contain the following:
(1) Name and home address (no post office boxes), age, and birth date of each owner;
(2) Business, home, and mobile telephone numbers of each owner;
(3) Employment history of each owner for the past five years;
(4) A statement from each owner as to whether the owner has been convicted of any crime other than traffic offenses and, if so, the date and place of conviction, the nature of the offense, and the penalty imposed;
(5) A statement from each owner as to whether the owner has ever conducted a sweepstakes terminal device facility and, if so, when, where, and for how long;
(6) A description of the nature and operation of the main type of business activity to be conducted upon the premises for which the license is sought;
(7) A description of the nature and operation of any business to be conducted in conjunction with the sweepstakes terminal device facility and the anticipated percentage of gross revenue to be derived from each respective business;
(8) The street address (no post office boxes) and telephone number of the premises for which the license is sought, and of the person(s) and/or entity that owns the premises if different from the premises;
(9) A statement as to whether the owner(s) will directly operate the sweepstakes terminal device facility or whether one or more operators who are not owners will operate it and, if the latter, the application shall contain information required by this section supplied in detail as to each such operator;
(10) A floor plan of the premises, including adjoining properties, showing the location of all buildings located on the adjoining properties and use of adjoining properties, including parking facilities, drawn to scale by a registered architect. Applicant's plan shall include the square footage for the area utilized for placement of the sweepstakes terminal devices, the location of each sweepstakes terminal device, exit locations and sizes, window size, windows, storage spaces, bicycle storage racks and off-street parking that will be utilized for the sweepstakes terminal cafe;
(11) A map showing all schools, day cares, playgrounds, parks, and or other businesses as may be deemed necessary by the Mayor, within a radius of 1,000 feet of the premises, and including all churches located within a radius of 500 feet of the premises;
(12) The name, address, and telephone numbers of the agent of the business upon whom service of process can effectively and validly be made;
(13) The number, type, name, model, and manufacturer's serial number of each sweepstakes terminal device requested to be licensed;
(14) Specification of terms of agreement governing the acquisition and installation of each sweepstakes terminal device requested to be licensed;
(15) A description of the nature and type of property or services which will be sold or supplied on the premises;
(16) A copy of the title or lease to the premises;
(17) A copy of the articles of incorporation and/or other similar document, if the owner is a corporation;
(18) A copy of the articles of organization and/or other similar document, and a copy of the operating agreement, if the owner is a limited liability company;
(19) A copy of the partnership agreement and/or other similar agreement, if the owner is a partnership;
(20) Specification of the days of the week and the hours of the day during which the licensed activity will be conducted; and
(21) Any other information as may be deemed reasonably necessary by the Mayor.
(Ord. 2022-59. Passed 8-15-22.)