§ 5. LICENSE REQUIRED

(a)

A person commits an offense if he operates a sexually-oriented business without a valid license issued by the city for the particular type of business.

(b)

An application for a license must be made on a form provided by the chief of police. The application must be accompanied by a sketch or diagram showing the configuration of the premises, including a statement of total floor space occupied by the business. The sketch or diagram need not be professionally prepared but must be drawn to a designated scale or drawn with marked dimensions or the interior of the premises to an accuracy of plus or minus six (6) inches.

(c)

The applicant must be qualified according to the provisions of this ordinance.

(d)

If a person who wishes to operate a sexually-oriented business is an individual, he must sign the application for a license as applicant. If a person who wishes to operate a sexually-oriented business is other than an individual, each individual who has a twenty percent or greater interest in the business must sign the application for a license as applicant. Each applicant must be qualified under section 7 and each applicant shall be considered a licensee if a license is granted.

(e)

The fact that a person possesses a valid theater license, dance hall license or public house of amusement license does not exempt him from the requirement of obtaining a sexually-oriented business license. A person who operates a sexually-oriented business and possesses a theater license, public house of amusement license or dance hall license shall comply with the requirements and provisions of this section as well as the requirements and provisions of the Bowie Zoning Ordinance.

(Ord. No. 2006-09, Sec. 5, adopted 8-15-06)