§ 15-122.2. Same—Issuance.

(a)

The chief of police or his designee shall grant or deny an application within 30 days of its proper filing, unless information requested from other law enforcement agencies is not received within that 30-day period, in which case the chief of police or his designee shall have an additional 30 days to act on the application. Upon the expiration of the applicable time period, unless the applicant requests and is granted a reasonable extension of time, the applicant shall be permitted to begin operating the business for which the permit is sought, unless and until the chief of police or his designee notifies the applicant of a denial of the application and states the reasons for that denial.

(b)

If the application is denied, the chief of police or his designee shall notify the applicant of the denial and state the reasons for the denial.

(c)

The chief of police or his designee shall deny the application for any of the following reasons:

(1)

An applicant is under 18 years of age.

(2)

An applicant has failed to provide information required by this chapter or has falsely answered a question.

(3)

The premises to be used by the adult business have not been approved as being in compliance with health, fire and building codes.

(4)

The application or permit fees have not been paid.

(5)

The business does not have proper zoning.

(6)

The applicant has a permit under this division which has been suspended or revoked.

(d)

The applicant shall not be issued a permit if the county's investigation or the information furnished in compliance with this division shows that the applicant has been convicted within the last ten years from the date of the application of a felony or any other crime materially affecting the applicant's ability to conduct the permitted activity including a crime involving moral turpitude, or has been denied a permit or has had a permit revoked under any statute or ordinance similar in substance to the provisions of this division. In addition, each application shall be reviewed by the county departments charged with enforcing the business license, zoning, building, plumbing, utility, health, electric and fire prevention codes, as needed, and no permit shall be issued if the applicant's business in the county does not comply with these and any other applicable county or state laws or regulations.

(Ord. of 9-26-01, § 1; Ord. of 2-24-10(1), § 1; Ord. of 7-25-12, § (2))

(Ord. of 9-26-01, § 1; Ord. of 2-24-10(1), § 1; Ord. of 7-25-12, § (2))