Chapter 125 – Sexually Oriented Businesses

2. When the Director denies renewal of a permit, the applicant shall not be issued a permit for one year from the date of denial. If, subsequent to the denial, the Director finds that the basis for denial of the renewal permit has been corrected or abated, the applicant may be granted a permit if at least ninety (90) days has elapsed since the date the denial became final. 125.09 SUSPENSION. The Director shall suspend a permit for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days if it is determined that the permittee or an employee of a permittee has: 1. Violated or is not in compliance with any section of this chapter; 2. Become impaired or intoxicated through the use of alcoholic beverages or controlled substances while on the sexually oriented business premises; 3. Refused to allow an inspection of the sexually oriented business premises as authorized by this chapter; 4. Knowingly permitted illegal gambling by any person on the sexually oriented business premises. 125.10 REVOCATION. 1. The Director shall revoke a permit if a cause of suspension in Section 125.09 occurs and the permit has been suspended within the preceding twelve (12) months. 2. The Director shall also revoke a permit if it is determined that: A. A permittee gave false or misleading information in the material submitted during the application process. B. A permittee or an employee has knowingly allowed possession, use, or sale of controlled substances on the premises. C. A permittee or an employee has knowingly allowed prostitution on the premises. D. A permittee or an employee knowingly operated the sexually oriented business during a period of time when the permittee’s permit was suspended. E. A permittee or an employee has knowingly allowed any act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation, or other sexual conduct to occur in or on the premises. F. A permittee is delinquent in the payment to the City or State for any taxes or fees past due. G. The owner or operator of the establishment knowingly allowed a person under eighteen (18) years of age to enter an establishment. H. There was a change of owner or operator for which a transfer application was not filed in a timely manner. 3. When the Director revokes a permit, the revocation shall continue for one year, and the permittee shall not be issued a sexually oriented business permit for one year from the date revocation became effective. If, subsequent to revocation, the Director finds that the basis for the revocation has been corrected or abated, the applicant may be granted a permit if at least ninety (90) days has elapsed since the date the revocation became effective. 125.11 TRANSFER OF PERMIT. A permittee shall not transfer the permit to another, nor shall a permittee operate a sexually oriented business under the authority of a permit at any place other than the address designated in the application.