Athens City Code

1. (1) To receive a license to operate an adult-oriented establishment, an applicant must meet the following standards:
   1. (a) If the applicant is an individual:
      1. (i) The applicant shall be at least 18 years of age.
      2. (ii) The applicant shall not have been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, prostitution, obscenity, or other crime of a sexual nature in any jurisdiction within five years immediately preceding the date of the application.
      3. (iii) The applicant shall not have been found to have previously violated this chapter within five years immediately preceding the date of the application.
   2. (b) If the applicant is a corporation:
      1. (i) All officers, directors, and stockholders required to be named under ACC 9-261(b) shall be at least 18 years of age.
      2. (ii) No officer, director, or stockholder required to be named under ACC 9-261(b) shall have been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, prostitution, obscenity, or other crime of a sexual nature in any jurisdiction within five years immediately preceding the date of the application.
      3. (iii) No officer, director, or stockholder required to be named under ACC 9-261(b) shall have been found to have previously violated this chapter within five years immediately preceding the date of the application.
   3. (c) If the applicant is a partnership, joint venture, or any other type of organization where two or more persons have a financial interest:
      1. (i) No persons having a financial interest in the partnership, joint venture, or other type of organization shall have been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to a felony or any crime of a sexual nature in any jurisdiction within five years immediately preceding the date of the application.
      2. (ii) No persons having a financial interest in the partnership, joint venture or other type of organization shall have been found to have previously violated this chapter within five years immediately preceding the date of the application.
2. (2) No license shall be issued unless the city police department has investigated the applicant's qualification to be licensed. The results of that investigation shall be filed in writing with the city manager no later than 20 days after the date of the application.

(Code 1995, § 9-1005; Ord. No. 843, § 1, 4-21-1998)