5.32.110 Licenses for models and escorts.
No person shall work as a model at a nude or semi-nude model studio or as an escort as defined herein without having first obtained a model or escort license from the city clerk.
(1) Each such applicant shall not be required to obtain a sexually oriented business permit, but shall complete an application containing the information identified in SMC 5.32.060(4) and the same procedures shall be followed as set forth in SMC 5.32.070 and 5.32.080. A nonrefundable processing fee as noted in the city’s consolidated fee schedule shall accompany the application.
(2) The annual fee for such a license shall be as noted in the city’s consolidated fee schedule. This amount shall be used for the cost of administration of this chapter.
(3) This license expires annually on December 31st and must be renewed by January 1st.
(4) In cases where the license becomes effective on a date other than January 1st, the license fee shall be prorated on a quarterly basis. The cost thereof shall be computed by prorating the annual fee on a quarterly basis rounded back to the beginning of the quarter in which the license is to be issued.
(5) The applicant must be 18 years of age or older. (Ord. 1521 § 2 (Exh. A), 2023).