Athens City Code

1. (1) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, from and after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, no adult-oriented establishment shall be operated or maintained in the city without first obtaining a license to operate issued by the city.
2. (2) A license may be issued only for one adult-oriented establishment located at a fixed and certain place. Any person, partnership, or corporation which desires to operate more than one adult-oriented establishment must have a license for each.
3. (3) No license or interest in a license may be transferred to any person, partnership, or corporation.
4. (4) It is unlawful for any entertainer, employee, or operator to knowingly work in or about, or to knowingly perform any service directly related to, the operations of any unlicensed adult-oriented establishment.
5. (5) All existing adult-oriented establishments at the time of the passage of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived must submit an application for a license within 120 days of the passage of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived on the third and final reading. If a license is not issued within the 120-day period, then such existing adult-oriented establishment shall cease operations.

(Code 1995, § 9-1003; Ord. No. 843, § 1, 4-21-1998)