(1) An adult entertainment business license, manager license or entertainer license expires one year from the date of the initial license application filing. To avoid a lapse in the effectiveness of a license, an application to renew a license must be submitted to the director, on a form provided by the director, at least 30 days before the expiration of a business license and at least one business day before the expiration of a manager license or entertainer license. Notwithstanding a lapse in the effectiveness of a license, an application shall be processed as a renewal application if it is filed within 10 days after a license expired.

(2) An application for renewal must be accompanied by those initial submittals as may be required by the director. The application form must be verified and certified to be complete and true under penalty of perjury by the notarized signature of the applicant, if the applicant is an individual. If the applicant is a partnership or corporation, the notarized signature shall be that of a general partner of the partnership or the president of the corporation.

(3) On receipt of a complete business license renewal application and all required submittals, and fees, the director shall provide copies of the application materials to the Police Department and such other city departments as the director deems appropriate to determine whether the adult entertainment business complies with this chapter and applicable zoning, building, fire, public health and other County, State and Federal ordinances, statutes and rules.

(4) The director and personnel from another department may conduct an on-site inspection of the adult entertainment business before issuing a renewal of a business license to ensure compliance with this chapter.

(5) Within 30 days of the director’s receipt of a business license renewal application and all required submittals, information and fees, the director shall issue or deny the license renewal. If the director fails to issue or deny the license renewal within the 30-day period, the business license is deemed issued on the last day of the period and the applicant may continue to operate, subject to all other provisions of this chapter, the business for which the license renewal was sought.

(6) The director shall issue or deny a renewal of a manager license or entertainer license 14 days from the day on which the completed renewal application and all required submittals and information 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.

(7) The director shall deny a license renewal for any of the reasons set forth in this chapter for denial of an initial license application and shall notify the applicant in writing of the grounds for denial and the opportunity to appeal.

(8) A license renewal expires one year from the previous license’s expiration date. (Ord. 05-02 § 3)