(A) Within 60 days after receipt of a completed adult use business license application, the corporate authorities of the village shall approve or deny the issuance of the license. The corporate authorities of the village shall approve the issuance of a license unless they determine by a preponderance of the evidence any one or more of the following:
(1) The applicant is under 18 years of age;
(2) The applicant is overdue in payment to the village of taxes, fees, fines, or penalties assessed against or imposed upon him/her in relation to any business;
(3) The applicant has failed to provide information reasonably necessary for the issuance of the license or has falsely answered a question or request for information on the application form;
(4) The applicant has been denied a license by the corporate authorities of the village or any other city, village, town, township, or county to operate an adult use business within the preceding 12 months, or whose license to operate an adult use business has been revoked within the preceding 12 months;
(5) The applicant has been convicted of a specified criminal activity defined in this chapter;
(6) The premises to be used for the adult use business have not been approved by the Fire Protection District and the Building Department as being in compliance with the applicable laws and ordinances;
(7) The license fee required by this chapter has not been paid;
(8) The applicant of the proposed establishment is in violation of or is not in compliance with any of the provisions of this chapter.
(B) The license, if granted, shall state on its face the name of the person or persons to whom it is granted, the expiration date and the address of the adult use business. All licenses shall be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance to the business so that they may be easily read at any time.
(C) The Fire Protection District and Code Enforcement Officers shall complete their certification that the premises are in compliance or not in compliance with village codes within 20 days of receipt of the application by the village.
(D) No adult use business license shall be issued unless the premises at which the adult use will operate are in conformance with the restriction set forth in the Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. 2001-O-6, passed 3-20-01) Penalty, see § 122.99