Ord 2001-023 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

18.255(a)(5) and until December 31, 1995July 5. 2001 to comply with all other provisions of this article except section 18.166. Secs. 18.258--18.285. Reserved. DIVISION 2. LICENSE Sec. 18.286. Required. (a) It is unlawful for a person to operate a sexually oriented business without a valid license, issued by the city for the particular type of business. (b) An application for a license must be made on a form provided by the chief of police. The application must be accompanied by a sketch or diagram showing the configuration of the premises, including a statement of total floor space occupied by the business. The sketch or diagram need not be professionally prepared, but must be drawn to a designated scale or drawn with marked dimensions of the interior of the premises to an accuracy of plus or minus six inches. Applicants who must comply with section 18.255 shall submit a diagram meeting the requirements of that section. (c) The applicant must be qualified according to this article and the premises must be inspected and found to be in compliance with the various laws enforced by the city/co\:lflty city's environmental health department, eity-fire department and the city's building official. All inspections shall be completed. and the reports of the inspections provided to the chief of police. within 30 days of the filing of the application. If an inspection ret>ort is not provided by the health department. fire department or building official within that time. the applicant's premises will be deemed to have passed inspection bv the respective department or official. (d) If a person who wishes to operate a sexually oriented business is an individual, the person must sign the application for a license as applicant. If a person who wishes to operate a sexually oriented business is other than an individual, each individual who has a 20 per cent or greater interest in the business must sign the application for a license as applicant. If the person who wishes to operate a sexually oriented business is not the owner of the property where the business is or will be located, the owner of the property must also sign the application for a license as an applicant. If a corporation owns the property, all of the officers of the corporation must sign the application for a license as applicants. Each applicant must be qualified under section 18.288, and each applicant shall be considered a licensee if a license is granted. (e) The chief of police may request any information necessary to verify the actual ownership interest of the applicant or the actual ownership of the business seeking to be licensed, including but not limited to certified copies of articles of incorporation, certified 11