5.44.060 Application | Bellevue City Code

5.44.060 Application.

1. Any person seeking a panoram premises license shall file a written application with the clerk on a form provided by the clerk for that purpose. All panoram premises license applications shall be submitted in the name of the person or entity proposing to provide panoram devices on the business premises and shall be signed by such person and certified as true under penalty of perjury. All applications shall require the following information:

a. For the applicant and for each applicant control person, provide names, any aliases or previous names, driver’s license number, if any, social security number, if any, and business, mailing, and residential address, and business telephone number.

b. If a partnership, whether general or limited; and if a corporation, date and place of incorporation, evidence that it is in good standing under the laws of Washington, and name and address of any registered agent for service of process.

c. Whether the applicant or any partner, corporate officer, or director of the applicant holds any other licenses under this chapter or any license for similar adult entertainment or sexually oriented business, including motion picture theaters and other panoram premises, from the city or another city, county, or state, and if so, the names and addresses of each other licensed business.

d. A summary of the business history of the applicant and applicant control persons in owning or operating the adult entertainment or other sexually oriented businesses; providing names, addresses and dates of operation for such businesses; and whether any business license or adult entertainment license has been revoked or suspended and the reason therefor.

e. For the applicant and all applicant control persons, any and all criminal convictions or forfeitures within five years immediately preceding the date of the application, other than parking offenses or minor traffic infractions, including the dates of conviction, nature of the crime, name and location of court and disposition.

f. For the applicant and all applicant control persons, a description of business, occupation or employment history for the three years immediately preceding the date of the application.

g. Authorization for the city, its agents and employees to seek information to confirm any statements set forth in the application.

h. The location and doing-business-as name of the proposed panoram premises, including a legal description of the property, street address, and telephone number, together with the name and address of each owner and lessee of the property.

i. Two two-inch by two-inch color photographs of the applicant and applicant control persons, taken within six months of the date of application, showing only the full face.

j. A complete set of fingerprints for the applicant or each applicant control person, by Bellevue police department employees.

k. A scale drawing or diagram showing the configuration of the premises for the proposed panoram premises, including a statement of the total floor space occupied by the business, and marked dimensions of the interior of the premises. Panoram stations, restrooms, manager’s office and stations, restrooms, and service and sales areas shall be clearly marked on the drawing. An application for a license for a panoram premises shall include building plans which demonstrate conformance with BCC 5.44.110.

2. An application shall be deemed complete upon the applicant’s provision of all information requested above, including 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.

3. A nonrefundable application fee of $200.00 must be paid at the time of filing an application in order to defray the costs of processing the application.

4. Each applicant shall verify, under penalty of perjury, that the information contained in the application is true.

5. If any person or entity acquires, subsequent to the issuance of a panoram premises 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 21 days following such acquisition. The notice required shall include the information required for the original panoram premises license.

6. The panoram premises 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 panoram premises. The permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place, at or near the entrance to the panoram premises so that it can be easily read at any time the business is open.

7. No person granted a panoram premises license pursuant to this chapter shall operate the panoram premises 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.

8. The clerk, upon presentation of such application and before acting upon the same, shall provide copies to the police, fire, and development services departments for their investigation and review to determine compliance of the proposed panoram premises with the laws and regulations which each department administers. Each department shall, within 30 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 comply 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 panoram premises license approved prior to premises construction shall contain a condition that the premises may not be open for business until the premises has 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 panoram premises 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.

9. A panoram premises license shall be issued by the clerk within 30 days of the date of filing of 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. If the clerk finds that the applicant has failed to meet any of the requirements for issuance of a panoram premises license, the clerk shall deny the application in writing and shall cite the specific reasons therefor, including applicable law. If the clerk fails to issue or deny the license within 30 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 was sought until notification by the clerk that the license has been denied, but in no event may the clerk extend the application review period time for more than an additional 20 days.

1. No person shall work as a manager or assistant manager at a panoram premises without a manager’s license from the city. Each applicant for a manager’s license shall complete an application on forms provided by the city containing the information identified below. A nonrefundable application fee of $100.00 shall accompany the application. A copy of the application shall be provided to the police department for its review, investigation, and recommendation. All applications for a manager’s license shall be signed by the applicant and certified to be true under penalty of perjury. The manager’s license application shall require the following information:

a. The applicant’s name, home address, home telephone number, date and place of birth, fingerprints taken by Bellevue police department employees, and social security number.

b. The name and address of each business at which the applicant intends to work.

c. Documentation that the applicant has attained the age of 18 years. Any two of the following shall be accepted as documentation of age:

i. A motor vehicle operator’s license issued by any state bearing the applicant’s photograph and date of birth;

ii. A state-issued identification card bearing the applicant’s photograph and date of birth;

iii. An official passport issued by the United States of America;

iv. An immigration card issued by the United States of America;

v. Any other identification that the city determines to be acceptable.

d. A complete statement of all criminal convictions of the applicant for any misdemeanor or felony violations in this or any other city, county, or state within five years immediately preceding the date of the application, other than parking offenses or minor traffic infractions.

e. Two two-inch by two-inch color photographs of the applicant and applicant control persons, taken within six months of the date of application showing only the full face.

f. Authorization for the city, its agents and employees to seek information to confirm any statements set forth in the application.

g. Every panoram premises manager shall keep his or her license readily available for inspection by the city at any time during business hours of the panoram premises.

2. The clerk may request additional information or clarification when necessary to determine compliance with this chapter.

3. A panoram premises manager’s license shall be issued by the clerk within 14 days of the date of filing of 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. If the clerk finds that the applicant has failed to meet any of the requirements for issuance of a panoram premises manager’s license, the clerk shall deny the application in writing and shall cite the specific reasons therefor, including applicable law. If the clerk fails to issue or deny the license within 14 days of the date of filing of a complete application and fee, the applicant may, subject to all other applicable law, commence work as a panoram premises manager until notified by the clerk that the license has been denied, but in no event may the clerk extend the application review period time for more than an additional 20 days.

4. An applicant for a panoram premises manager’s license shall be issued a temporary license upon receipt of a complete license application and fee. Said temporary license will automatically expire on the fourteenth day following the filing of the complete application and fee, unless the clerk has failed to approve or deny the license application, in which case the temporary license shall be valid until the clerk approves or denies the application, or until the final determination of any appeal from a denial of the application. (Ord. 5821 § 11, 2008; Ord. 5253 § 2, 2000; Ord. 5191 § 5, 1999; Ord. 4129 § 3, 1990; Ord. 3559 § 3, 1985; Ord. 3480 § 7, 1985.)