A. Upon receipt of a completed application and payment of the application and permit fees, the police chief shall immediately stamp the application as received and promptly investigate the information contained in the application to determine whether the applicant shall be issued an adult-oriented business regulatory permit.
B. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of the completed application, the police chief shall complete the investigation, grant or deny the application in accordance with the provisions of this section, and so notify the applicant as follows:
1. The police chief shall write or stamp "Granted," "Denied" or ‘Temporary Permit Granted" on the application and date and sign such notation.
2. If the application is denied, the police chief shall attach to the application a statement of the reasons for denial.
3. If the application is granted, the police chief shall attach to the application an adult-oriented business regulatory permit.
4. If a temporary permit is granted, the police chief shall complete its investigation of the applicant within ninety (90) days after receipt of a properly completed application and notify the applicant of whether the permit will be granted or denied. The temporary permit shall be valid until the application is granted or denied, unless revoked in accordance with this section or Section 5.64.060 or 5.64.100.
5. The application as granted or denied and the permit, if any, shall be placed in the United States mail, first class postage prepaid, addressed to the applicant at the address stated in the application.
C. The police chief shall grant the application and issue the adult-oriented business regulatory permit upon findings that the proposed business meets the locational criteria of Title 17, Chapter 17.62; and that the applicant has met all of the development and performance standards and requirements of Section 5.64.120, unless the application is denied for one or more of the reasons set forth in Section 5.64.060. The permittee shall post the permit conspicuously in the adult-oriented business premises.
D. If the police chief grants the application, grants a temporary permit, or if the police chief neither grants nor denies the application within thirty (30) days after it is stamped as received, except as provided in this section, the applicant may begin operating the adult-oriented business for which the permit was sought, subject to strict compliance with the development and performance standards and requirements of Section 5.64.120. (Ord. 9913 § 5 (part), 1999: Ord. 9811 § 4 (part), 1998)