§ 3-29. Application for license; application fee.

(a)

Required. Any person desiring to operate an adult entertainment establishment shall file with the county manager or designee a sworn license application on standard application forms provided by the county manager or designee.

(b)

Contents of application. The completed application shall contain the following information and shall be accompanied by the following documents:

(1)

If the applicant is:

a.

An individual, the individual shall state their legal name, any aliases, residential address and telephone number, business address and telephone number, and submit satisfactory proof that they are at least eighteen (18) years of age or older; or

b.

A partnership, the partnership shall state its complete name, the names and residential addresses and residential telephone numbers of all partners involved in the daily operations of the establishment, the address of at least one (1) person authorized to accept service of process, and provide a copy of any existing partnership agreement; or

c.

A corporation, the corporation shall state its complete name, state the date of incorporation, provide evidence that the corporation is in good standing, provide a copy of the articles of incorporation and by-laws, state the names and capacity of all officers and directors, the name and address of the registered agent for service of process, and the name, residential address and residential telephone number of the person who makes the application on behalf of the corporation;

(2)

If the applicant intends to conduct the establishment under a name other than that of the applicant, the applicant shall provide the establishment's fictitious name, county of registration and comply with § 865.09, Florida Statutes.

(3)

Whether the applicant or any of the other individuals listed pursuant to subsection (1) above has, within the five-year period immediately preceding the date of the application, been convicted of a specified criminal act, and, if so, the specified criminal act involved, the date of conviction and the place of conviction.

(4)

Whether the applicant or any of the other individuals listed pursuant to subsection (1) above has had a previous license under this article suspended or revoked, including the name and location of the establishment for which the license was suspended or revoked, as well as the date of the suspension or revocation, and whether the applicant or any other individuals listed pursuant to subsection (1) above has been a partner in a partnership, or an officer or director of a corporation whose license under this article has previously been suspended or revoked, including the name and location of the establishment for which the license was suspended or revoked, as well as the date of the suspension or revocation.

(5)

Whether the applicant or any other individuals listed pursuant to subsection (1) above holds any other adult entertainment licenses in Lake County, and, if so, the names and locations of such other licensed adult entertainment establishments.

(6)

The single classification of license for which the applicant is filing.

(7)

The location of the proposed establishment, including a legal description of the property site, and a legal street address.

(8)

A site plan drawn to scale of the proposed establishment, including, but not limited to:

a.

All property lines, rights-of-way, and the location of buildings, parking areas and spaces, curb cuts and driveways, and distances from surrounding property in accordance with the applicable government land development regulations;

b.

All windows, doors, entrances and exits, fixed structural features, walls, stages, partitions, projection booths, admission booths, adult booths, concession booths, stands, counters and similar structures; and

c.

All proposed improvements or enlargements to be made, which shall be indicated and calculated in terms of percentage of increase in floor size.

(9)

A recent photograph of the applicant;

(10)

The applicant's social security number or the applicant's employer tax identification number and, if an individual, either the applicant's driver's license number or his state or federally issued identification card number; and

(11)

If the applicant is not the owner of the subject real property, the applicant shall produce both a notarized statement evidencing that the owner of the subject real property has approved of or consented to the application for an adult entertainment license, and a copy of the lease or other rental agreement along with any related documentation.

(c)

Application fee. Each application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee as set by resolution of the board of county commissioners. Such application fee shall be used to defray the costs and expenses incurred by the county manager or designee in reviewing the application. If the application for a license is approved and a license is granted, the fee shall be applied as a credit towards the annual license fee required for the first year as set forth in section 3-33 of this article.

(d)

False, incorrect or incomplete application. In the event the county manager or designee determines or learns at any time that the applicant for a proposed establishment has not properly completed the application, the county manager or designee shall promptly notify the applicant of such fact and shall allow the applicant ten (10) days to correct or properly complete the application. The revised application shall then be promptly forwarded to the county manager or designee for review. The time period for granting or denying a license under section 3-31 shall be stayed during the period in which the applicant is allowed an opportunity to correct or properly complete the application, and, upon receipt of the revised application, the time period shall be extended for ten (10) days (from the thirty (30) days to forty (40) days).

(Ord. No. 2000-106, § 3, 11-7-00)