§ 9-457. Investigation and action on application

(a) Upon receipt of a completed application and payment of the application and license fees, the police chief shall immediately stamp the application as received and promptly investigate the information contained in the application to determine whether the applicant shall be issued a sexually-oriented business license.

(b) Within thirty (30) days of receipt of the completed application, the police chief shall complete the investigation, grant or deny the application in accordance with the provisions of this section, and so notify the applicant as follows:

(1) The police chief shall write or stamp "Granted" or "Denied" on the application and date and sign such notation.

(2) If the application is denied, the police chief shall attach to the application a statement of the reasons for denial.

(3) If the application is granted, the police chief shall attach to the application a sexually-oriented business license.

(4) The application as granted or denied and the license, if any, shall be placed in the United States mail, first class postage prepaid, addressed to the applicant at the address stated in the application.

(c) The police chief shall grant the application and issue the sexually-oriented business license upon findings that the proposed business meets the locational criteria of section 13-132 of Title 13; and that the applicant has met all of the development and performance standards and requirements of section 9-463 of this chapter, unless the application is denied for one (1) or more of the reasons set forth in section 9-458

(d) If the police chief neither grants nor denies the application within thirty (30) days after it is stamped as received (except as provided in section 9-456(k)), the application shall be forwarded to the city council at its next regularly scheduled meeting for consideration in strict conformance with the provisions of this section 9-457(c).

(Ord. No. 98-11, § 5, 4-20-98)