A. All applications for an adult cabaret license shall be submitted to the clerk in the name of the person or entity proposing to conduct an adult cabaret on the business premises and shall be signed by such person and certified as true under penalty of perjury. All applications shall be submitted on a form supplied by the city, which shall require the following information:

B. An application shall be deemed complete upon the applicant’s provision of all information requested above, including the identification of “none” where that is the correct response, and the applicant’s verification that the application is complete. The clerk may request other information or clarification in addition to that provided in a complete application where necessary to determine compliance with this chapter.

C. A nonrefundable application fee of three hundred fifty dollars must be paid at the time of filing an application in order to defray the costs of processing the application.

D. If any person or entity acquires, subsequent to the issuance of an adult cabaret license, a significant interest based on responsibility for management or operation of the licensed premises or the licensed business, notice of such acquisition shall be provided in writing to the city clerk, no later than twenty-one days following such acquisition. The notice required shall include the information required for the original adult cabaret license application.

E. The adult cabaret license, if granted, shall state on its face the name of the person or persons to whom it is issued, the expiration date, the doing-business-as name and the address of the licensed adult cabaret. The permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance to the adult cabaret so that it can be easily read at any time the business is open.

F. No person granted an adult cabaret license pursuant to this chapter shall operate the adult cabaret business under a name not specified on the license, nor shall any person operate an adult cabaret under any designation or at any location not specified on the license.

G. Upon receipt of the complete application and fee of three hundred fifty dollars, the clerk shall provide copies to the police, fire and planning departments for their investigation and review to determine compliance of the proposed adult cabaret with the laws and regulations which each department administers. Each department shall, within thirty days of the date of such application, inspect the application and premises and shall make a written report to the clerk whether such application and premises complies with the laws administered by each department. No license may be issued unless each department reports that the application and premises comply with the relevant laws. In the event the premises is not yet constructed, the departments shall base their recommendation as to premises compliance on their review of the drawings submitted in the application. Any adult cabaret license approved prior to premises construction shall contain a condition that the premises may not open for business until the premises have been inspected and determined to be in substantial conformance with the drawings submitted with the application. A department shall recommend denial of a license under this subsection if it finds that the proposed adult cabaret is not in conformance with the requirements of this chapter or other law in effect in the city. A recommendation for denial shall cite the specific reason therefor, including applicable laws.

H. An adult cabaret license shall be issued by the clerk within thirty days of the date of filing a complete license application and fee, unless the clerk determines that the applicant has failed to meet any of the requirements of this chapter or provide any information required under this subsection or the applicant has made a false, misleading or fraudulent statement of material fact on the application for a license. The clerk shall grant an extension of time in which to provide all information required for a complete license application upon the request of the applicant. If the clerk finds that the applicant has failed to meet any of the requirements for issuance of an adult cabaret license, the clerk shall deny the application and notify the applicant in writing and shall cite the specific reasons therefor, including applicable law. Such decision of the clerk shall be final and conclusive as of the date of the notification, unless within fifteen days following the notification, the applicant obtains a writ of certiorari or other judicial review from the superior court of Washington for Snohomish County, for purpose of review of the clerk’s denial. If the applicant obtains such a writ of certiorari or other judicial review from the superior court of the Washington for Snohomish County, the clerk’s denial will be stayed. The applicant will be provided a temporary permit. Such temporary permit will remain in effect until a final judicial determination on the merits is reached.

I. If the clerk fails to issue or deny the license within thirty days of the date of filing of a complete application and fee, the applicant shall be permitted, subject to all other applicable law, to operate the business for which the license has been denied, but in no event may the clerk extend the application review time for more than an additional twenty days. (Ord. 2269-98 § 2, 1998.)