A. License Required; Exception: It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain employment with a sexually oriented business if such person is not in possession of a valid sexually oriented business employee license issued to such person by the director pursuant to this chapter, except if the employment is of limited duration and for the sole purpose of repair and/or maintenance of machinery, equipment or the premises.
B. Information Required To Determine Qualifications: The applicant shall provide such information (including fingerprints) as requested by the city to enable the city to determine whether the applicant meets the qualifications established under this chapter. The applicant has an affirmative duty to supplement an application with new information received subsequent to the date the application was deemed completed.
C. Fee; Form Of Application; Information Required: Each application for an employee license shall be accompanied by payment of the application fee. Application forms shall be supplied by the director, and shall include the following information:
1. The applicant's given name, and any other names by which the applicant is or has been known, including stage names and/or aliases;
2. Age, and date and place of birth;
3. Height, weight, hair color and eye color;
4. Present residence address and telephone number;
5. Present business address and telephone number;
6. Date, issuing state and number of photo driver's license, or other state issued identification card information;
7. Social security number; and
8. Proof that the individual is at least eighteen (18) years old.
D. Additional Requirements With Application: Attached to the application form for a license shall be the following:
1. A color photograph of the applicant clearly showing the applicant's face, and the applicant's fingerprints on a form provided by the police department. Any fees for the photographs and fingerprints shall be paid by the applicant.
2. A statement detailing the license history of the applicant for the five (5) years immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application, including whether such applicant, in this or any other city, county, state or country, has had any license to do business denied, revoked or suspended, or had any professional or vocational license or permit denied, revoked or suspended. In the event of any such denial, revocation or suspension, the name under which the license was sought and/or issued, the name of the issuing or denying jurisdiction, and a detailed description of the reasons for the denial, revocation or suspension. A copy of any order of denial, revocation or suspension shall be attached to the application.
3. A statement whether the applicant has been convicted, or is awaiting trial on pending charges, of a specified criminal activity and, if so, the specified criminal activity involved, the date, place and jurisdiction of each.
E. Notarized Statement: Every application for a license shall contain a notarized statement certifying that the applicant has personal knowledge of the information contained in the application, that the information contained therein and furnished therewith is true and correct, and that the applicant has read the provisions of this chapter.
F. Other Permits, Licenses Nonapplicable: The fact that a person possesses other types of state or city permits and/or licenses does not exempt him from the requirement of obtaining a sexually oriented business employee license.
G. Referral For Investigation; Issuance: The application shall then be referred to the appropriate city departments for investigation to be made on the information contained in the application. The application process shall be completed within thirty (30) days from the date of the completed application. After the investigation, the director shall issue an employee license unless it is determined that one or more of the requirements contained in this chapter have not been met or that the applicant has been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any specified criminal activity.
H. Content Of License; Display: The license issued shall state on its face the name of the person to whom it is granted, the expiration date, and the address of the sexually oriented business. The employee shall keep the license on his or her person at all times while engaged in employment or performing services on the premises so that said license may be available for inspection upon lawful request.
I. Renewal: A license may be annually renewed upon the written application of the applicant and a finding by the director that the applicant has not been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any specified criminal activity or committed any act during the existence of the previous license which would be grounds to deny the initial license application. The decision whether to renew a license shall be made within thirty (30) days of the completed application. (Ord. 2007-15, 11-20-2007)