§ 26½-4. License required.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a sexually oriented business in Nassau County without a valid sexually oriented business license.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any person to be an employee, as defined in this ordinance [chapter], of a sexually oriented business in Nassau County without a valid sexually oriented business license.

(c)

An applicant for a sexually oriented business license or a sexually oriented business employee license shall file in person at the office of the Nassau County Administrator's Office, with a copy provided to the building department, a completed application made on a form provided by the county administrator's office. The application shall be signed as required herein and shall be notarized. An application shall be considered complete when it contains, for each person required to sign the application, the information and/or items required herein, accompanied by the appropriate fee identified herein:

(1)

The applicant's full true name and any other names used by the applicant in the preceding five (5) years.

(2)

Current business address and other mailing address of the applicant.

(3)

Written proof of age, in the form of a driver's license or a copy of a birth certificate accompanied by a picture identification document issued by a governmental agency.

(4)

A statement of whether an applicant has been convicted of or has pled guilty or nolo contendere to a specified criminal activity as defined in this ordinance [chapter], and, if so, each specified criminal activity involved, including the date, place, and jurisdiction of each, as well as the dates of conviction and release from confinement, where applicable.

(5)

A statement of whether any sexually oriented business in which an applicant has had an influential interest, has, in the previous five (5) years (and at any time during which the applicant had the influential interest):

a.

Been declared by a court of law to be a nuisance; or

b.

Been subject to a court order of closure or padlocking.

The information provided herein shall be supplemented in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the county administrator's office within ten (10) working days of a change of circumstances which would render the information originally submitted false or incomplete.

(6)

If the application is for a sexually oriented business license:

a.

The business name, location, legal description, mailing address, and telephone number of the sexually oriented business.

b.

The name and business address of the statutory agent or other agent authorized to receive service of process.

c.

An application for a sexually oriented business license shall be accompanied by a legal description of the property where the business is located and 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 shall be drawn to a designated scale or drawn with marked dimensions of the interior of the premises to an accuracy of plus or minus six (6) inches.

d.

Applicants who are required to comply with the provisions herein shall submit a diagram indicating that the interior configuration meets the requirements of the provisions herein.

(d)

If a person who wishes to operate a sexually oriented business is an individual, he/she shall 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 person with an influential interest in the business shall sign the application for a license as an applicant. Each applicant must be qualified pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance [chapter], and each applicant shall be considered a licensee if a license is granted.

(e)

The information provided by an applicant in connection with an application for a license under this ordinance [chapter] shall be maintained by the county administrator's office on a confidential basis, and such information may be disclosed only as may be required, and only to the extent required, by a court order.

(Ord. No. 2005-10, § 4, 3-28-05)