§ 7. Sexually oriented permit fee.

Any individual wishing to operate a sexually oriented business or any person wishing to be employed by such sexually oriented business must first obtain a sexually oriented business permit from the City of Chesnee. Each sexually oriented business establishment shall pay a permit fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00) annually to the City of Chesnee and each individual wishing to be employed at a sexually oriented business must have an annual license and pay a fee to the City of Chesnee fifty dollars ($50.00) and shall submit on a form to the city with the following information:

(1)

The applicant's name or any other name including "stage names" or aliases;

(2)

Age, date and place of birth;

(3)

Height, weight, color of hair and color of eyes;

(4)

Permanent address and telephone number;

(5)

Driver's license or identification number;

(6)

Social Security number;

(7)

Whether such individual has been convicted of any criminal act, and if so, the date, place, nature of such conviction, plea and identity of the convicting jurisdiction. Clearance by the police department is required.

The application process shall be completed within ten (10) days from the date the completed application is filed. After investigation, the city shall issue a license unless the information generated or gathered includes one or more of the following findings of fact:

(a)

That the applicant has knowingly made any false, misleading, fraudulent statement of material fact;

(b)

That the applicant does not comply with this ordinance or other city ordinances;

(c)

That the applicant does not have all other licenses including a city business license;

(d)

That the applicant is under the age of eighteen (18) years of age;

(e)

That the applicant has been convicted of a felony criminal act within five (5) years;

(f)

That the applicant has previously had a sexually oriented business license revoked by the City of Chesnee or a license revoked by a municipality or county with an ordinance similar to the ordinance of the City of Chesnee related to sexually oriented businesses, within three (3) years from the date of the current application.

A license granted pursuant to this section will be subject to annual renewal by the city.

(Ord. No. 57-A, § 7, 6-26-00)