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A. Applications for permits under this section shall be made on forms to be furnished by the city manager or designee, shall be submitted no less than thirty days prior to commencement of business, shall be signed under penalty of perjury by the applicant and shall require the following information:

1. The name, mailing address, title, telephone number, previously used names, previous addresses for the past five years, employment history for the past five years, date of birth, sex, height, weight, eye color, hair color, driver’s license number, social security number, and arrest record, if any, of the applicant and, if the application is for an escort bureau permit, of all persons with any financial interest in the business; and

2. The name, mailing address and location of the business;

3. The business tax certificate number of the business;

4. Prior permits held and whether such permits were ever revoked or suspended, and the reasons therefor.

B. All applicants for a permit pursuant to this chapter shall be required to be fingerprinted.

C. The city manager or designee shall, in his or her discretion, issue a permit if he or she finds that:

1. The application is complete and truthful;

2. The applicant has not been convicted of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions or duties of the business for which application is made, including, but not limited to, theft, robbery, embezzlement, fraud, possession and/or sale of controlled substances, prostitution, pandering, gambling and extortion, unless a certificate of rehabilitation has been obtained;

3. Neither the applicant nor any person having a financial interest in the business has done any act involving dishonesty, fraud or deceit with the intent to substantially benefit himself or herself or another, or substantially injure another;

4. The building and the business for which the application is made will be maintained and conducted in accordance with all laws of the city and the state, including, but not limited to health, structural soundness, fire safety and zoning;

5. A valid business tax certificate has been issued for this business;

6. The applicant is eighteen years of age or older;

7. A permit, issued to the applicant pursuant to this section, has not been revoked, unless the city manager or designee finds that the reasons for such revocation are unrelated to this application.

D. All permits issued under this chapter shall remain in effect until suspended or revoked.

E. The applicant shall pay a fee not to exceed the cost of processing any such application and inspecting such business as set forth in Chapter 3.70.

F. Permits may be issued with conditions to ensure that the business will be operated in a safe and legal manner, will not disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood and will not constitute an undue burden on city resources. (Ord. 4450 § 1, 2007; Ord. 3823 § 1, 1998)