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Article 18-5 ISSUANCE OF LICENSE

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A. Upon the filing of said application for a sexually oriented business employee license, the Town shall issue a temporary license to said applicant. The application shall then be referred to the appropriate Town departments for an investigation to be made on such information as is contained on the application. The application process shall be completed within thirty (30) days from the date the completed application is filed. After the investigation, the Town shall issue a license, unless it is determined by a preponderance of the evidence that one (1) or more of the following findings is true:

1. The applicant has failed to provide information reasonably necessary for issuance of the license or has falsely answered a question or request for information on the application form;

2. The applicant is under the age of eighteen (18) years;

3. The applicant has been convicted of a specified criminal activity as defined in this chapter;

4. The sexually oriented business employee license is to be used for employment in a business prohibited by local or State law, statute, rule or regulation, or prohibited by a particular provision of this chapter; or

5. The applicant has had a sexually oriented business employee license revoked by the Town within two (2) years of the date of the current application. If the sexually oriented business employee license is denied, the temporary license previously issued is immediately deemed null and void. Denial, suspension, or revocation of a license issued pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to appeal as set forth in Article 18-10.

B. A license granted pursuant to this article shall be subject to annual renewal upon the written application of the applicant and a finding by the Town that the applicant has not been convicted of any specified criminal activity as defined in this chapter or committed any act during the existence of the previous license, which would be grounds to deny the initial license application. The renewal of the license shall be subject to the payment of the fee as set forth in Article 18-6.

C. Within thirty (30) days after receipt of a completed sexually oriented business application, the Town shall approve or deny the issuance of a license to an applicant. The Town shall approve the issuance of a license to an applicant unless it is determined by a preponderance of the evidence that one (1) or more of the following findings are true:

1. An applicant is under eighteen (18) years of age.

2. An applicant is overdue in payment to the Town of taxes, fees, fines, or penalties assessed against or imposed upon him/her in relation to any business activity of the applicant in the Town.

3. An applicant has failed to provide information reasonably necessary for issuance of the license, has failed to provide all information required by this chapter, or has falsely answered a question or request for information on the application form.

4. An applicant has been denied a license by the Town to operate a sexually oriented business within the preceding twelve (12) months or whose license to operate a sexually oriented business has been revoked within the preceding twelve (12) months.

5. An applicant has been convicted of a specified criminal activity defined in this chapter.

6. The premises to be used for the sexually oriented business has not been approved by the Health Department, Fire Department, and the Building Official, after due investigation, as being in compliance with applicable laws and ordinances.

7. The license fee required by this chapter has not been paid.

8. An applicant of the proposed establishment is in violation of or is not in compliance with any of the provisions of this chapter.

D. The license, if granted, shall state on its face the name of the person or persons to whom it is granted, the expiration date, the address of the sexually oriented business and the classification for which the license is issued pursuant to Article 18-3. All licenses shall be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance to the sexually oriented business so that they may be easily read at any time. In the case of the sexually oriented business employee license, the license must be on the employee’s person, readily available for inspection, or at the adult business premises at all times during which the employee is engaging in such licensed business activities within the Town and shall be available for inspection upon request by a law enforcement officer or any Town official whose duties are related to licensing.

E. The Health Department, Fire Department and the Building Official shall complete their certification that the premises is in compliance or not in compliance within twenty (20) days of receipt of the application by the Town.

F. A sexually oriented business license shall issue for only one (1) classification as found in Article 18-3. [Prior code Art. 18-5.]