Chapter 125 – Sexually Oriented Businesses

involved indecent exposure, prostitution or the possession or sale of controlled substances or illegal drugs or narcotics. 7. The application shall be accompanied by the following: A. Payment of the application fee in full. B. If the establishment is an Iowa corporation, a certified copy of the Articles of Incorporation, together with all amendments thereto. C. If the establishment is a foreign corporation, a certified copy of the certificate of authority to transact business in the State, together with all amendments thereto. D. If the establishment is a partnership formed under the laws of the State, a certified copy of the certificate of partnership, together with all amendments thereto. E. If the establishment is a foreign partnership, a certified copy of the certificate of partnership and the qualification documents, together with all amendments thereto. F. Proof of the current fee ownership of the tract of land on which the establishment is to be situated in the form of a copy of the recorded deed. G. If the persons identified as the fee owners of the tract of land in item F are not also the owners of the establishment, then the lease, purchase contract, purchase option contract, lease option contract, or other document evidencing the legally enforceable right of the owners or proposed owners of the establishment to have or obtain the use and possession of the tract or portion thereof that is to be used for the establishment for the purpose of the operation of the establishment. H. Any of items B through G above shall not be required for a renewal application if the applicant states that the documents previously furnished the Director with the original application or previous renewals thereof remain correct and current. 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 Director shall approve the issuance of a permit to an applicant within thirty (30) days after receipt of an application unless the Director finds one or more of the following to be true: A. An applicant is under eighteen (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 twelve (12) months, or