5.20.070 Manager and entertainer licenses – Application process

5.20.070 Manager and entertainer licenses – Application process.

(1) A separate license is required for an individual to act as a manager of an adult entertainment business and to act as an entertainer at an adult club.

(2) An application for a manager license or entertainer license must be made on a form provided by the director, which form must require the following information:

(a) For the applicant:

(i) The legal name and any alias, stage name or previous name;

(ii) The date and place of birth;

(iii) The current residential and mailing addresses;

(iv) The social security number;

(v) The residential and business telephone numbers;

(vi) The driver’s license number and issuing state;

(vii) Whether the applicant holds another license under this chapter or an adult entertainment-related license issued by another jurisdiction; and, if so, the name and address of the business to which the license pertains;

(viii) Whether the applicant had, within the three years immediately preceding the date of the application, a license under this chapter or an adult entertainment-related license issued by another jurisdiction denied, suspended or revoked within the three years immediately preceding the date of the application; and, if so, the name and location of the adult entertainment business to which the denied, suspended or revoked license pertained, the jurisdiction that took such action, the reason for the action, the date of the action and the status of any appeal of the action;

(ix) Whether the applicant has been the subject of a bail forfeiture, adverse finding or conviction in connection with local, State or Federal criminal law, other than a parking offense or traffic infraction, within the five years immediately preceding the date of the application; and, if so, the nature of the crime and the date, location and nature of the judicial action taken; and

(b) The name and address of each adult entertainment business at which the applicant will work as a manager or entertainer; and

(c) Authorization for the city, its agents and employees to investigate and confirm any statements set forth in the application.

(3) A completed application form for a manager’s license or an entertainer’s license must be accompanied by the following submittals:

(a) Satisfactory documentation that the applicant is at least 18 years old;

(b) Two two-inch by two-inch color photographs taken by the director within six months of the date of the application, showing only the full face of the applicant;

(d) The license fee established in this chapter.

(4) The application form must be verified and certified to be complete and true under penalty of perjury by the notarized signature of the applicant.

(5) The director shall issue or deny a manager license. or entertainer license within 14 days from the date on which a completed application and all required submittals, information and fees are received. If the director fails to issue or deny the license within said 14-day period, the license is deemed issued on the date the completed application was received and the applicant may perform, subject to all other provisions of this chapter, the function for which the license was sought.

(6) A manager license or entertainer license at a minimum shall include on its face the name of the person to whom it is issued; the person’s signature, height and weight, date of birth and photograph; the license’s expiration date; and whether the holder is licensed as a manager or entertainer.

(7) Every entertainer shall provide his or her license to the adult entertainment business manager on duty on the premises prior to his or her performance. The manager shall retain the licenses of the adult entertainers readily available for inspection by the city at any time during business hours of the adult entertainment business. (Ord. 05-02 § 3)