5.128.040 License application by managers and entertainers.
A. All applications for a manager’s or entertainer’s license shall be signed by the applicant and notarized or certified to be true under penalty of perjury. At the time of application, a picture shall be taken of the applicant by the city clerk. At the time of application, each applicant for a manager’s or entertainer’s license shall pay the annual license fee of fifty-five dollars, and a fee in the amount of five dollars to cover the cost of the picture required by this chapter. All applications shall be submitted on a form supplied by the city clerk, which shall require the following information:
1. The applicant’s name, home address, home telephone number, date and place of birth and any stage names or nicknames used in entertaining.
2. With the application an applicant shall present picture identification which shall include:
a. A motor vehicle operator’s license issued by any state bearing the applicant’s photograph and date of birth; or
b. A state-licensed identification card bearing the applicant’s photograph and date of birth; or
c. A current and valid passport.
B. The clerk, upon presentation of such applications and before acting upon the same, shall refer such applications to the police department, which shall make a full investigation as to the truth of the statements contained therein.
C. The 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 that 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.
Pending the approval/denial of a completed license application, an entertainer or manager will be provided a temporary permit to be an entertainer or manager and such temporary permit shall automatically expire and become null and void upon the approval/denial of a license. Any entertainer or manager issued a temporary permit shall comply with the provisions of this chapter and such permit shall be withdrawn by the city in the event the permittee violates any provisions of this chapter. Additionally, any entertainer or manager issued a temporary permit shall be subject to the penalty provisions provided in this chapter.
If the clerk finds that the applicant has failed to meet any of the requirements for issuance of a manager’s or entertainer’s license, the clerk shall deny the application 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. Any manager or entertainer issued a temporary permit shall comply with the provisions of this chapter and such permit shall be withdrawn by the city in the event the permittee violates any provisions of this chapter. Additionally, any manager or entertainer issued a temporary permit shall be subject to the penalty provisions provided in this chapter. (Ord. 2269-98 § 4, 1998.)