5.32.080 Issuance of permit.
(1) The city clerk or his/her designee shall grant or deny an application for a permit within 60 days from the date of its proper filing. Upon the expiration of the sixtieth day, 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 city or its designee notifies the applicant of a denial of the application and states the reason(s) for that denial.
(2) Grant of Application for Permit.
(a) The city clerk or his/her designee shall grant the application unless one or more of the criteria set forth in subsection (2)(c) of this section (Denial of Application for Permit) is present.
(b) The permit, if granted, shall state on its face the name of the person or persons to whom it is granted, the expiration date, and the address of the sexually oriented business. The permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance to the sexually oriented business so that it can be easily read at any time.
(c) Denial of Application for Permit. The city clerk or his/her designee shall deny the application for any of the following reasons:
(i) An applicant is under 18 years of age.
(ii) An applicant is overdue on his/her payment to the city of taxes, fees, fines, or penalties assessed against him/her or imposed upon him/her in relation to a sexually oriented business.
(iii) An applicant has failed to provide information required by this chapter or permit application for the issuance of the permit or has falsely answered a question or request for information on the application form.
(iv) The applicant has failed to comply with any provision or requirement of this chapter. (Ord. 1521 § 2 (Exh. A), 2023).