§ 12-173. Application required; filing.

(a)

When required. Any person desiring to operate an adult entertainment establishment shall file with the tax collector a sworn license application on standard application forms supplied by the tax collector.

(b)

Contents. The completed application shall contain the following information and shall be accompanied by the following documents:

(1)

If the applicant is:

a.

An individual, the individual shall state his legal name and any aliases and submit satisfactory proof that he is 18 years of age; or

b.

A partnership, the partnership shall state its complete name, and the names of all partners, whether the partnership is general or limited, and, if in existence, a copy of the partnership agreement; or

c.

A corporation, the corporation shall state its complete name, the date of its incorporation, evidence that the corporation is in good standing, the names and capacity of all officers, directors and principal stockholders, and, if applicable, the name of the registered corporate agent and the address of the registered office for service of process;

(2)

If the applicant intends to conduct the establishment under a name other than that of the applicant, the establishment's fictitious name and the county of registration under Section 865.09, Florida Statutes;

(3)

Whether the applicant or any of the other individuals listed pursuant to subparagraph (b)(1) has, within the five-year period immediately preceding the date of the application, been convicted of a specified criminal act, the date of conviction and the place of conviction;

(4)

Whether the applicant or any of the other individuals listed pursuant to subparagraph (b)(1) has had a previous license under this code suspended or revoked, including the name and location of the establishment for which the license was suspended or revoked, as well as the date of the suspension or revocation, and whether the applicant or any other individuals listed pursuant to subparagraph (b)(1) has been a partner in a partnership or an officer, director, or principal stockholder of a corporation whose license under this code has previously been suspended or revoked, including the name and location of the establishment for which the license was suspended or revoked, as well as the date of the suspension or revocation;

(5)

Whether the applicant or any other individuals listed pursuant to subparagraph (b)(1) holds any other licenses under this Code and, if so, the names and locations of such other licensed establishments;

(6)

The single classification of license for which the applicant is filing;

(7)

The location of the proposed establishment, including a legal description of the property site, and a legal street address;

(8)

The names of the employees for the proposed establishment, if known, or, if presently unknown a statement to that effect;

(9)

The applicant's mailing address; and

(10)

A site plan drawn to appropriate scale of the proposed establishment, including, but not limited to:

a.

All property lines, rights-of-way, and the location of buildings, parking areas and spaces, curb cuts, and driveways;

b.

All windows, doors, entrances and exits, fixed structural features, walls, stages, partitions, projection booths, admission booths, concession booths, stands, counters and similar structures;

c.

All proposed improvements or enlargements to be made, which shall be indicated and calculated in terms of percentage of increase in floor size.

(c)

Fee. Each application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $200.00. If the application for a license is approved and a license is granted, the fee shall be applied as a credit towards the annual license fee required for the first year pursuant to section 12-177 of this code.

(d)

Rejection of incomplete application. In the event the tax collector determines or learns at any time that the applicant has not properly completed the application for a proposed establishment, he shall promptly notify the applicant of such fact and shall automatically reject the application.

(e)

Consent. By applying for a license under this code, the applicant shall be deemed to have consented to the provisions of this code and to the exercise by the tax collector and the departments of their respective responsibilities under this code.

(Ord. No. 88-26, § 1A-23, 7-26-88)