§ 5.34.030. Permit application.

A.

Every person desiring to provide escort services as provided in Section 5.34.010 shall make application for a permit to the Director of Financial Management. The application shall provide the following:

1.

Name and address of the applicant, and the name under which the proposed business is to be conducted;

2.

Address of the proposed location for the conduct of the proposed business;

3.

Record of conviction for violations of the law, excluding minor traffic violations;

4.

The applicant shall also be photographed by the Police Department. One (1) photograph shall be attached to the original application, one (1) to the duplicate, and one (1) to the permit, if a permit to conduct or carry on the business is granted the applicant;

5.

The fingerprints of the applicant will be provided to the Police Department;

6.

Address, City and State and dates when this applicant practiced a similar business, either alone or in conjunction with others;

7.

Written proof that the applicant is over the age of eighteen (18);

8.

If the applicant is a corporation, the name of the corporation shall be set forth exactly as shown in its articles of incorporation or Charter, together with the State, date of incorporation, incorporation number, and the names, residence addresses, and dates of birth of each of its current officers and directors, and each stockholder holding more than five percent (5%) of the stock in the corporation. If the applicant is a limited partnership, the applicant shall furnish a copy of the certificate of limited partnership as filed with the County Clerk. If one (1) or more of the partners is a corporation, the provisions of this Subsection pertaining to corporations shall apply. The corporation or partnership applicant shall designate one (1) of its officers or general partners to act as its responsible managing officer and responsible party authorized to accept service of process on behalf of the permittee. Such responsible party shall complete and sign all application forms required of an individual applicant under this Chapter, but only one (1) application fee shall be charged;

9.

In the event the applicant is not the owner of record of the real property upon which the escort bureau is or is to be located, the application must be accompanied by a notarized statement from the owner of record of the property acknowledging that an escort bureau is or will be located on the property. In addition to furnishing such notarized statement, the applicant shall furnish the name and address of the owner of record of the property, as well as a copy of the lease pertaining to the premises in which the escort bureau is or will be located;

10.

A definition of the service to be provided;

11.

The true names and residential addresses of all persons employed or intended to be employed by the applicant.

B.

Each applicant for an escort permit, or renewal thereof, shall also furnish a certificate from a medical doctor licensed to practice in the State of California, stating that the applicant has, within thirty (30) days immediately preceding the date of the application, been examined and found to be free of any contagious or communicable disease;

C.

Each applicant hereunder shall also furnish such other and further information as the Director of Financial Management, upon recommendation of the Chief of Police, may find necessary to process the application.

(Ord. C-6260 § 1 (part), 1986)