(A) (1) Upon the filing of a completed application under § 112.20 for a sexually-oriented business license, the Finance Officer shall immediately issue a temporary license to the applicant, which temporary license shall expire upon the final decision of the city to deny or grant an annual license. Within 20 days of the filing date of a completed sexually-oriented business license application, the Finance Officer shall issue a license to the applicant or issue to the applicant a letter of intent to deny the application.
(2) The Finance Officer shall issue a license unless:
(a) An applicant is less than 18 years of age;
(b) An applicant has failed to provide information as required by § 112.20 for issuance of a license or has falsely answered a question or request for information on the application form;
(c) The license application fee required by this chapter has not been paid;
(d) The sexually-oriented business, as defined herein, is not in compliance with the interior configuration requirements of this chapter or is not in compliance with locational requirements of this chapter or any other part of the ordinances of the city, or the ordinances of the county, or the statutes of the state;
(e) Any sexually-oriented business in which the applicant has had an ownership interest has, in the previous five years (and at a time during which the applicant had the ownership interest):
1. Been declared by a court of law to be a nuisance; or
2. Been subject to an order of closure or padlocking.
(f) An applicant has been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to a specified criminal activity, as defined in this chapter.
(B) (1) Upon the filing of a completed application under § 112.20(C) for a sexually-oriented business employee license, the Finance Officer shall immediately issue a temporary license to the applicant, which temporary license shall expire upon the final decision of the city to deny or grant an annual license. Within 20 days of the filing date of a completed sexually-oriented business employee license application, the Finance Officer shall either issue a license or issue a written notice of intent to deny a license to the applicant.
(2) The Finance Officer shall approve the issuance of a license unless:
(a) The applicant is less than 18 years of age;
(b) The applicant has failed to provide information as required by § 112.20 for issuance of a license or has falsely answered a question or request for information on the application form;
(c) The license application fee required by this chapter has not been paid;
(d) Any sexually-oriented business in which the applicant has had an influential interest has in the previous five years (and at a time during which the applicant had the influential interest):
1. Been declared by a court of law to be a nuisance; or
2. Been subject to an order of closure or padlocking.
(e) The applicant has been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to a specified criminal activity, as defined in this chapter.
(C) The license, if granted, shall state, on its face, the name of the person or persons to whom it is granted, the number of the license issued to the licensee(s), the expiration date and, if the license is for a sexually-oriented business, the address of the sexually-oriented business. The sexually-oriented business license shall be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance to the sexually-oriented business so that it may be read at any time. A sexually-oriented business employee shall keep the employee’s license on his or her person or on the premises where the licensee is when working or performing.
(Ord. 226, passed 11-24-2005) Penalty, see § 112.99