Packet: Tiffin City Council Work Session (09/15/2026)

CHAPTER 125 SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES 8. The application shall contain a statement under oath that: A. The applicant has personal knowledge of the information contained in the application and that the information contained therein and furnished therewith is true and correct; and B. The applicant has read the provisions of this chapter. 9. A separate application and permit shall be required for each sexually oriented business. 125.05 ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. 1. The City Administrator shall approve the issuance of a permit to an applicant within 30 days after receipt of an application unless the City Administrator finds one or more of the following to be true: A. An applicant is under 18 years of age. B. An applicant or an applicant’s spouse is overdue in the payment to the City of taxes, fines, or penalties assessed against said applicant or spouse or imposed in relation to a sexually oriented business. C. An applicant has failed to provide information reasonably necessary for issuance of the permit or has falsely answered a question or request for information on the application form. D. An applicant is residing with a person who has been denied a permit by the City to operate a sexually oriented business within the preceding 12 months, or residing with a person whose permit to operate a sexually oriented business has been revoked within the preceding 12 months. E. The premises to be used for the sexually oriented business has not been approved by the Health Department, Fire Department, Building Official, and Zoning Official as being in compliance with applicable laws and ordinances. F. The permit fee required by this chapter has not been paid. G. An application of the proposed establishment is in violation of or is not in compliance with any of the provisions of this chapter. 2. The permit, if granted, shall state on its face the name of the person 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 that it may be easily read at any time. 3. The Health Department, Fire Department, Building Official, and Zoning Official shall complete their certification that the premises is in compliance or not in compliance within 20 days of receipt of the application by the City Administrator. The certification shall be promptly presented to the City Administrator. 4. In the event that the City Administrator determines that an applicant is not eligible for a permit, the applicant shall be given notice in writing of the reasons for the denial within 45 days after the receipt of the application by the City Administrator, provided that the applicant may request, in writing, that such period be extended for an additional period of not more than 10 days at any time before the notice is issued in order to make modifications necessary to comply with this chapter. CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 1032 -