§ 6.54.060. Permit required.

A.

Except as provided in subsection B of this section, from and after March 1, 1999, no person shall be an entertainer in a sexually oriented business within the metropolitan area without first obtaining a permit issued by the board.

B.

All current entertainers, as defined in Section 6.54.010, wishing to continue to perform sexually oriented entertainment must submit an application for a permit by March 15, 1999. All current entertainers, who apply for a permit by March 15, 1999, may continue to perform sexually oriented entertainment even if the board votes to deny the application where such denial is appealed to a court in accordance with Section 6.54.070(D)(3). All new entertainers, as defined in Section 6.54.010, may submit an application at any time but may not perform sexually oriented entertainment until a permit is granted except as described in Section 6.54.070(D)(4).

C.

Any entertainer found to have previously violated this chapter by providing sexually oriented entertainment in a sexually oriented business/establishment within the metropolitan area without a permit, as evidenced by a judgment of a court, within one year immediately preceding the date of the application shall be ineligible for a permit for one year from the date of the judgment. The fact that a trial court's judgment is being appealed shall have no effect on the disqualification of the applicant unless the judgment is stayed.

(Ord. 99-1814 §§ 36, 37, 1999; Ord. 99-1503 § 50, 1999; Ord. 97-1022 §§ 46, 47, 1997; Amdt. 7 (part) and Amdt. 6 § 7 with Ord. 97-796 § 2 (part), 1997)