Title 5 BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Chapter 5.28 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES
5.28.010 Purpose.
5.28.020 Definitions.
5.28.030 Adult entertainment business license required.
5.28.040 Fees.
5.28.050 Application for adult entertainment business license.
5.28.060 Duty to supplement application.
5.28.070 Investigation and application.
5.28.080 Issuance of adult entertainment business license.
5.28.090 Expiration of adult entertainment business license.
5.28.100 Suspension of adult entertainment business license.
5.28.110 Revocation of adult entertainment business license.
5.28.120 Suspension or revocation hearing.
5.28.130 Transfer of adult entertainment business license.
5.28.140 Manager’s license required--Change of manager--Inactive status.
5.28.150 Application for manager’s license.
5.28.160 Expiration of managers license.
5.28.170 Suspension of manager’s license.
5.28.180 Revocation of managers license.
5.28.190 Suspension or revocation hearing.
5.28.200 Notice.
5.28.210 Judicial review.
5.28.220 Inspection.
5.28.010 Purpose.
It is the purpose and object of this section to establish reasonable and
uniform regulations to prevent the concentration of adult entertainment
businesses, as defined herein, and the consequent secondary effects created by
the concentration of adult entertainment businesses within the town, and to
promote the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the citizens of the
town. It is neither the intention of the board nor the effect of the provisions
of this section to limit or restrict the content of any communicative materials,
including sexually oriented materials. Neither is it the intent of the board nor
the effect of these provisions to limit any adults access to sexually oriented
materials nor to prevent any distributor or exhibitor of sexually oriented
materials from distributing such materials to consenting adults. Neither is it
the intent or effect of this section to condone or legitimize the distribution
of obscene material. (Ord. 25-03 § 1 (part))
5.28.020 Definitions.
Certain words and phrases used in Chapter 5.28 et seq. shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in Section 17.74.020. (Ord. 25-03 § 1
(part))
5.28.030 Adult entertainment business license required.
A. No adult entertainment business license shall be issued for any adult
entertainment business located within five hundred feet of a religious
institution, existing dwelling, school, state-licensed day care facility, public
library, or public park, within one thousand feet of another adult entertainment
business within the town, or within two hundred feet of any arterial or
interstate highway.
B. No person shall operate an adult entertainment
business without first having obtained a valid type A or type B adult
entertainment business license issued by the town.
1. A type A adult
entertainment business license shall be required for all adult entertainment
businesses where alcoholic beverages or alcoholic liquors, as defined by the
Colorado Liquor Code, and/or fermented malt beverages, as defined by the
Colorado Beer Code, are allowed pursuant to a valid license issued under Section
12-47-301 et seq. of the Colorado Revised Statutes.
2. A type B adult
entertainment business license shall be required for all adult entertainment
businesses where alcoholic beverages or alcoholic liquors, as defined by the
Colorado Liquor Code, and/or fermented malt beverages, as defined by the
Colorado Beer Code, are not allowed.
C. It shall be unlawful for an
individual or entity to operate or cause to be operated an adult entertainment
business when said person or entity knows or reasonably should know
that:
1. The business does not have an adult entertainment business license;
or
2. The business has an adult entertainment business license that is under
suspension; or
3. The business has an adult entertainment business license
that has been revoked; or
4. The business has an adult entertainment
business license that has expired; or
5. The business operates under a type
B adult entertainment business license and allows alcoholic beverages or
alcoholic liquors, as defined by the Colorado Liquor Code, and/or fermented malt
beverages, as defined by the Colorado Beer Code, on the premises; or
.
6. The business is in violation of any applicable provision of Section
17.74 et seq. of this code. (Ord. 25-03 § 1 (part))
5.28.040 Fees.
A. The annual fee for an adult entertainment business license is two
hundred twenty-five dollars.
B. The annual managers license fee is
seventy-five dollars.
C. An applicant for either a type A or type B adult
entertainment business license shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of five
hundred twenty-five dollars at the time of filing an application. (Ord. 25-03
§ 1 (part))
5.28.050 Application for adult entertainment business license.
A. The licensing officer is responsible for granting, denying, revoking.
renewing, and suspending adult entertainment business licenses for proposed or
existing adult entertainment businesses.
B. The director of the community
development department or his or her designee is responsible for ascertaining
whether a proposed adult entertainment business for which an adult entertainment
business license application has been submitted complies with all location
requirements of Chapter 17.74 et seq.
C. The police chief or his or her
designee is responsible for providing information on whether an applicant has
been convicted of a specified criminal act during the time periods set forth in
Section 5.28.080(C)(1)(i).
D. The building official or his or her designee
is responsible for inspecting a proposed adult entertainment business in order
to ascertain whether it is in compliance with applicable building codes and
ordinances.
E. Any person desiring to operate an adult entertainment
business shall file with the licensing officer an original and two copies of a
sworn adult entertainment business license application on the standard
application form supplied by the licensing officer.
F. The completed
application shall contain the following information and shall be accompanied by
the following documents:
1. If the applicant is an individual, the
individual shall state his or her legal name and any aliases, and submit
satisfactory proof that he or she is twenty-one years of age or older in the
case of a type A adult entertainment business license or eighteen years of age
or older in the case of a type B adult entertainment business license.
2. If
the applicant is a legal entity, the application shall state its complete name,
the date and place of its organization, evidence that it is in good standing
under the laws of the state in which it is organized and, if it is organized
under the laws of a state other than Colorado, that it is registered to do
business in Colorado, the full legal names, dates of birth and capacity of all
officers, directors, managers, and principal owners, and the name of the
registered agent and the address of the registered agent for service of process,
if any.
3. If the applicant intents to operate the adult entertainment
business under a name other than that of the applicant, the adult entertainment
business’ fictitious name must be stated.
4. Whether the applicant or
any of the other individuals listed pursuant to subsections (F)(1) or (2) of
this section has been convicted of a specified criminal act within the times set
forth in Section 5.28.080(C)(1)(i) and, if so, the specified criminal act
involved, the date of conviction and the place of conviction.
5. Whether the
applicant or any of the other individuals listed pursuant to subsections (F)(1)
or (2) of this section has had a previous license under this or any other adult
entertainment business ordinance from another city, town or county denied,
suspended, or revoked and, if so, the name of the city, town or county where the
license was previously denied, suspended, or revoked, and the name and location
of the adult entertainment business for which the license was denied, suspended
or revoked, as well as the date of the denial; suspension or
revocation.
6. Whether the applicant or any other individuals listed
pursuant to subsections (F)(1) or (2) of this section has been a partner in a
partnership or a principal owner of a corporation or other legal entity whose
license has previously been denied, suspended, or revoked and, if so, the name
of the city, town or county where the license was previously denied, suspended
or revoked, and the name and location of the adult entertainment business for
which the license was denied, suspended or revoked, as well as the date of
denial, suspension, or revocation.
7. Whether the applicant or any other
individual listed pursuant to subsections (F)(1) or (2) of this section holds
any other licenses under this code section or any other adult entertainment
business ordinance from another city, town or county and, if so, the name of
such city, town or county, and names and locations of such other licensed
businesses.
8. The location of the proposed adult entertainment business,
including a description of the property, street address, and telephone
number(s).
9. Proof of the applicant’s right to possession of the
premises wherein the adult entertainment business will be conducted.
10. The
applicant’s mailing address and residential address.
11. A sketch or
diagram showing the configuration of the premises including a statement of the
total floor space occupied by the business. The sketch or diagram need not be
professionally prepared, but it must be oriented to the north or to some
designated street or object and shall be drawn to scale or drawn with marked
dimensions of the interior of the premises to an accuracy of plus or minus six
inches. The licensing officer may waive the foregoing diagram for renewal
applications if the applicant adopts a diagram that was previously submitted and
certifies that the configuration of the premises has not been altered since it
was prepared. If the adult entertainment business has or will have a peep booth
or booths subject to the provisions of Section 17.74.120, the sketch shall show
the locations and dimensions of any managers stations and demonstrate that there
is an unobstructed view from at least one of the managers stations of every area
of the premises to which any patron is permitted access, excluding restrooms.
The floor plan shall designate those rooms or other areas of the premises where
patrons are not permitted and shall also designate the use of each room or other
area of the premises.
12. A current certificate and straight-line drawing
prepared within thirty days prior to an initial application by a Colorado
registered land surveyor depicting: (i) the property lines and the structures of
the property to be certified; and (ii) the location of the property lines of any
church, school, state-licensed day care facility, public library, or public park
within five hundred feet of the property to be certified; (iii) the location of
the property lines and structures on the property of any other adult
entertainment business within one thousand feet of the property to be certified;
and (iv) the location of any arterial or interstate highway within two hundred
feet of the property to be certified. For purposes of this section, a use shall
be considered existing or established if it is in existence or pending at the
time an application is submitted.
13. If a person who wishes to operate an
adult entertainment business is an individual, he or she must sign the
application for an adult entertainment business license as applicant If a person
who wishes to operate an adult entertainment business is other than an
individual, each principal owner of the applicant must sign the application for
an adult entertainment business license as applicant.
G. In the event that
the licensing officer determines or learns at any time that the applicant has
improperly completed the application for a proposed adult entertainment
business, he or she shall promptly notify the applicant of such fact and allow
the applicant ten business days property to complete the application. The time
period for granting or denying an adult entertainment business license shall be
stayed during the period in which the applicant is allowed an opportunity to
properly complete the application.
H. The fact that a person possesses or is
required to possess other types of state or town licenses does not exempt him or
her from the requirement of obtaining an adult entertainment business license.
(Ord. 25-03 § 1 (part))
5.28.060 Duty to supplement application.
A. Applicants for an adult entertainment business license under Section
5.28.050 shall have a continuing duty to promptly supplement any application
information required by that section in the event that said information changes
in any way from what is stated on the application.
B. The failure to comply
with said continuing duty to supplement an application within thirty days from
the date of such change shall be grounds for suspension of an adult
entertainment business license. (Ord. 25-03 § 1 (part))
5.28.070 Investigation and application.
A. Upon receipt of an application for an adult entertainment business
license properly filed with the licensing officer and upon payment of the
nonrefundable application fee, the licensing officer shall immediately stamp the
application as received and send copies of the application to the director of
the community development department, the building official and the police
chief. The director of the community development department, the building
official and the police chief, or their respective designees, shall properly
conduct an investigation of the applicant, application, and the proposed adult
entertainment business in accordance with his or her responsibilities under
Section 5.28.080. Investigations shall be completed within thirty days of
receipt of the application by the licensing officer. At the conclusion of their
investigations, the director of the community development department and the
building official shall indicate on the copy of the application his or her
approval or disapproval of the application, date it, sign it, and, in the event
of disapproval, state the reasons therefor. The police chief shall only be
required to provide the information specified in Section 5.28.080(C)(1)(i) and
shall not be required to approve or disapprove applications.
B. The director
of the community development department and the building official may disapprove
an application if he or she finds that the proposed adult entertainment business
will be or is in violation of any provision of any statute, code, ordinance,
regulation, or other law in effect in the town. After their investigations and
review, the director of the community development department, the building
official and the police chief shall immediately return the copy of the
application to the licensing officer. The licensing officer shall not issue an
adult entertainment business license unless signed copies of the application for
the same have been delivered to said officer by the director of the community
development department and the building official and unless the police chief has
supplied said officer with the information specified in Section
5.28.080(C)(1)(i). (Ord. 25-03 § 1 (part))
5.28.080 Issuance of adult entertainment business license.
A. The licensing officer shall grant or deny an application for an adult
entertainment business license within thirty days from the date of its proper
filing. Upon the expiration of the thirty days, the applicant shall be licensed
to begin operating the business for which the adult entertainment business
license is sought, unless and until the licensing officer notifies the
applicant, by first class mail to the address on the application, of a denial of
the application and states the reason(s) for that denial.
B. Grant of
application for adult entertainment business license.
1. The licensing
officer shall grant the adult entertainment business license unless one or more
of the criteria set forth in subsection C of this section is present.
2. The
adult entertainment business license, if granted, shall state on its face the
name of the person or persons to whom it is granted, the expiration date, and
the address of the adult entertainment business. The adult entertainment
business license shall be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance
to the adult entertainment business so that it can be easily read at any
time.
C. Denial of application for adult entertainment business
license.
1. The licensing officer shall deny the application for any of the
following reasons:
a. An applicant is under twenty-one years of age in the
case of an application for a type A adult entertainment business license or
under eighteen years of age in the case of an application for a type B adult
entertainment business license.
b. An applicant is overdue on his or her
payment to the town of taxes, fees, fines, or penalties assessed against or
imposed upon him or her in relation to an adult entertainment
business.
c. An applicant has failed to provide information required by this
code for the issuance of an adult entertainment business license or has falsely
answered a question or request for information on the application form and has
refused to provide corrected information.
d. The premises to be used for the
adult entertainment business have been disapproved by an inspecting agency
pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.28.220.
e. The application or adult
entertainment business license fees have not been paid.
f. An applicant for
the proposed business is in violation of or is not in compliance with any of the
provisions of this code section or Section 17.74 et seq.
g. The granting of
the application would violate a statute, ordinance, or court order.
h. The
applicant has or had an adult entertainment business license under this code
section, or under the regulatory provisions of another jurisdiction, that was
suspended or revoked within the previous twelve months. In the case of a denial
of an application due to the suspension or revocation of the applicant’s
license in another jurisdiction, the applicant shall be entitled to a hearing
before the town administrator. After the hearing, the town administrator may
grant the application without regard to the suspension or revocation of the
applicant’s license in another jurisdiction if he or she finds that the
grounds for suspension or revocation in that jurisdiction would not be grounds
for suspension or revocation of a license pursuant to this code
section.
i. An applicant has been convicted of a specified criminal act or
acts for which:
i. Less than two years have elapsed since the date of
conviction or the date of release from confinement, whichever is the later date,
if the conviction is of a misdemeanor offense;
ii. Less than five years have
elapsed since the date of conviction or the date of release from confinement,
whichever is the later date, if the conviction is of a felony offense;
or
iii. Less than five years have elapsed since the date of conviction or
the date of release from confinement, whichever is the later date, if the
convictions are of two or more misdemeanors.
iv. The fact that a conviction
is being appealed shall have no effect on disqualification of the applicant. An
applicant who has been convicted of a specified criminal act or acts may qualify
for an adult entertainment business license only when the time period required
above has elapsed.
v. If the licensing officer denies the application, he or
she shall notify the applicant, by first class mail to the address on the
application, of the denial and state the reason(s) for the denial. A copy of
such denial shall be forwarded to the town attorney. (Ord. 25-03 § 1
(part))
5.28.090 Expiration of adult entertainment business license.
A. Each adult entertainment business license shall expire one year from
the date of issuance and may be renewed only by making application as provided
in Section 5.28.050 of this code, including but not limited to a review of
whether the applicant has been convicted of a specified criminal act or acts
(for renewals, filing of the original survey shall be sufficient). Application
for renewal of an adult entertainment business license shall be made at least
thirty days before the expiration date of the adult entertainment business
license.
B. If, subsequent to denial of renewal, the licensing officer finds
that the basis for denial of the renewal of the adult entertainment business
license has been corrected, the applicant shall be granted an adult
entertainment business license if no more than ninety days have elapsed since
the date denial became final. (Ord. 25-03 § 1 (part))
5.28.100 Suspension of adult entertainment business license.
A. The licensing officer may suspend an adult entertainment business
license for a period not to exceed one hundred fifty days, unless the period is
extended by operation of subsection B of this section, if he or she determines
that a licensee or an employee of a licensee has:
1. Violated or is not in
compliance with any provision of Chapter 5.28 et seq. or Chapter 17.74 et seq.;
or
2. Refused to allow an inspection of the adult entertainment business
premises as authorized by Section 5.28.220; or
3. Knowingly allowed repeated
disturbances of the public peace to occur within the licensed establishment or
upon the premises of the licensed establishment involving patrons, employees, or
the licensee; or
4. Operated the adult entertainment business in violation
of a building, fire, health, or zoning code, ordinance, or regulation, whether
federal, state, or local, said determination being based on investigation by the
department, division, or agency charged with enforcing said rules or laws. In
the event of such a statute, code ordinance, or regulation violation, the
licensing officer shall promptly notify the licensee of the violation and shall
allow the licensee a twenty-day period in which to correct the violation. If the
licensee fails to correct the violation before the expiration of the twenty-day
period, the licensing officer shall forthwith suspend the adult entertainment
business license and shall notify the licensee of the suspension;
or
5. Operated the adult entertainment business in violation of the hours of
operation provisions in Section 17.74.060; or
6. Transferred an adult
entertainment business license contrary to Section 5.28.130. In the event of
such suspension, the licensing officer shall forthwith notify the original
licensee and the transferee of the suspension. The suspension shall remain in
effect until the applicable provisions of Section 5.28.130 have been
satisfied.
B. The suspension shall remain in effect until and including the
last day in the licensing officers order and until the violation of the statute,
code, ordinance, or regulation in question has been corrected. (Ord. 25-03
§ 1 (part))
5.28.110 Revocation of adult entertainment business license.
A. The licensing officer shall revoke an adult entertainment business
license upon determining that:
1. A cause of suspension in Section 5.28.100
of this code occurred and the adult entertainment business license has been
suspended within the preceding twelve months; or
2. A licensee gave false or
misleading information in the material submitted during the application process
that tended to enhance the applicant’s opportunity for obtaining an adult
entertainment business license; or
3. A licensee, operator, manager, or
employee has knowingly allowed possession, use, or sale of controlled substances
(as defined in Part 3 of Article 22 of Title 12, C.R.S.) on the premises;
or
4. A licensee, operator, manager, or employee has knowingly allowed acts
of prostitution or negotiations for acts of prostitution on the premises;
or
5. A licensee, operator, manager, or employee knowingly operated the
adult entertainment business during a period of time when the licensee’s
adult entertainment business license was suspended; or
6. A licensee has
been convicted of a specified criminal act for which the time period set forth
in Section 5.28.080(C)(1)(i) has not elapsed; or
7. On two or more occasions
within a twelve-month period, a person or persons committed an offense,
occurring in or on the licensed premises, constituting a specified criminal act
for which a conviction has been obtained, and the person or persons were
employees of the adult entertainment business at the time the offenses were
committed. The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall have no effect on
the revocation of the adult entertainment business license; or
8. A licensee
is delinquent in payment to the town or state for any taxes or fees; or
9. A
licensee, operator, manager, or employee has knowingly allowed any specified
sexual activity to occur in or on the licensed premises.
B. When the
licensing officer revokes an adult entertainment business license, the
revocation shall continue for one year and the licensee shall not be issued an
adult entertainment business license for one year from the date revocation
became effective. (Ord. 25-03 § 1 (part))
5.28.120 Suspension or revocation hearing.
A. A licensee shall be entitled to a hearing before the town administrator
if the town seeks to suspend or revoke his or her adult entertainment business
license based on a violation of Chapter 5.28 et seq., or any provision of
Chapter 17.74 et seq. The business may continue to operate during the hearing
process.
B. When there is probable cause to believe that a cause for
suspension or revocation exists, the town attorney may file a written complaint
with the licensing officer setting forth the circumstances of the alleged
violation.
C. The licensing officer shall provide a copy of the complaint to
the licensee, together with notice to appear before the town administrator for
the purpose of a hearing on a specified date to show cause why the
license’s adult entertainment business license should not be suspended or
revoked.
D. At the hearing, the town administrator shall hear such
statements and consider such evidence as the police department or other
enforcement officers, the owner, occupant, lessee, or other party in interest,
or any other witness shall offer that is relevant to the violation alleged in
the complaint. The town administrator shall make findings of fact from the
statements and evidence offered as to whether the violation occurred in or near
the licensed establishment. If the town administrator determines that a cause
for suspension or revocation exists, he or she shall issue an order suspending
or revoking the adult entertainment business license within thirty days after
the hearing is concluded based on the findings of fact. A copy of the order
shall be mailed to or served on the licensee at the address on the
license.
E. The order of the town administrator made pursuant to subsection
D of this section above shall be a final decision and may be appealed to the
district court pursuant to Colorado Rule of Civil Procedure 106(a)(4). Failure
of a licensee to timely appeal said order constitutes a waiver by him or her of
any right he or she may otherwise have to contest the suspension or revocation
of the adult entertainment business license.
F. The town administrator shall
have the power to administer oaths, issue subpoenas, and, when necessary, grant
continuances. Subpoenas may be issued to require the presence of persons and
production of papers, books, and records necessary to the determination of any
hearing that the town administrator conducts. It is unlawful for any person to
fail to comply with any subpoena issued by the town administrator. A subpoena
shall be served in the same manner as a subpoena issued by the district court of
the state of Colorado.
G. All hearings held before the town administrator
regarding suspension or revocation of an adult entertainment business license
issued under this ordinance shall be recorded stenographically or by electronic
recording device. Any person requesting a transcript of such record shall post a
deposit in the amount required by the town administrator and shall pay all costs
of preparing such record.
H. In the event of suspension, revocation, or
cessation of business, no portion of the adult entertainment business license
fee shall be refunded.
5.28.130 Transfer of adult entertainment business license.
A. A licensee shall not operate an adult entertainment business under the
authority of an adult entertainment business license at any place other than the
address designated in the application for an adult entertainment business
license.
B. A licensee shall not transfer his or her adult entertainment
business license to another person unless and until such other person satisfies
the following requirements:
1. Obtains an amendment to the adult
entertainment business license from the licensing officer that provides that he
or she is now the licensee, which amendment may be obtained only if he or she
has completed and properly filed an application with the licensing officer
setting forth the information called for under Section 5.28.050 in the
application; and
2. Pays a transfer fee of twenty percent of the annual
adult entertainment business license fee.
C. No adult entertainment business
license may be transferred when the licensing officer has notified the licensee
that suspension or revocation proceedings have been or will be brought against
the licensee.
D. Any attempt to transfer an adult entertainment business
license either directly or indirectly in violation of this section is hereby
declared void. (Ord. 25-03 § 1 (part))
5.28.140 Manager’s license required--Change of manager--Inactive status.
A. A manager or designee shall be on the premises of an adult
entertainment business at all times during operation. It shall be unlawful for
any person to work as a manager of an adult entertainment business without first
obtaining a manager’s license for such premises.
B. In the event a
manager ceases to be employed at the premises listed in his or her application,
the manager shall immediately report such change to the licensing officer but in
no event shall such change be reported later than ten days after cessation of
employment.
C. Provided a manager has complied with the requirements of
subsection B of this section, his or her license shall remain in inactive status
until it expires or is reactivated. A manager who is re-employed at the premises
listed in the manager’s license may reactivate his or her license provided
the licensing officer determines he or she still meets the requirements of
Section 5.28.150. (Ord. 25-03 § 1 (part))
5.28.150 Application for manager’s license.
A. A manager shall submit an application for a managers license for each
adult entertainment business the manager proposes to manage on a form to be
provided by the licensing officer. The application shall contain the
applicant’s name, address, date of birth, telephone number, the name and
address of the adult entertainment business that the manager proposes to manage
and the information required in Section 5.28.050(F)(4).
B. The police
department shall conduct an investigation of the applicant to determine whether
the applicant has been convicted of a specified criminal act within the times
set forth in Section 5.28.080(C)(1)(i).
C. The licensing officer shall grant
the application within thirty days of its filing unless:
1. The applicant is
under the age of twenty-one in the case of a type A adult entertainment business
license or under the age of eighteen in the case of a type B adult entertainment
business license;
2. The applicant has failed to provide the information
required by this section;
3. The license fee has not been paid;
4. The
applicant has been convicted of a specified criminal act within the times set
forth in Section 5.28.080(C)(1)(i). (Ord. 25-03 § 1 (part))
5.28.160 Expiration of managers license.
A. Each managers license shall expire one year from the date of issuance
and may be renewed only by making application as provided in Section 5.28.150,
including but not limited to a review of whether the applicant has been
convicted of a specified criminal act or acts. Application for renewal of a
managers license shall be made at least thirty days before the expiration date
of the managers license.
B. If, subsequent to denial of renewal, the
licensing officer finds that the basis for denial of the renewal of the managers
license has been corrected, the applicant shall be granted a mangers license if
not more than ninety days have elapsed since the date denial became final. (Ord.
25-03 § 1 (part))
5.28.170 Suspension of manager’s license.
A. The licensing officer may suspend a managers license for a period not
to exceed ninety days, unless the period is extended by operation of subsection
B of this section, if he or she determines that the manager has:
1. Violated
or is not in compliance with any provision of Chapter 5.28 et seq. or any
provision of Chapter 17.74 et seq.; or
2. Refused to allow an inspection of
the adult entertainment business premises as authorized by this Section
5.28.220; or
3. Knowingly allowed repeated disturbances of the public peace
to occur within the licensed establishment or upon the premises of the licensed
establishment involving patrons, employees, or the licensee; or
4. Operated
the adult entertainment business in violation of the hours of operation
provisions in Section 17.74.060.
B. The suspension shall remain in effect
until and including the last day in the licensing officers order and until the
violation of the statute, code, ordinance, or regulation in question has been
corrected. (Ord. 25-03 § 1 (part))
5.28.180 Revocation of managers license.
A. The licensing officer shall revoke a manager’s license upon
determining that:
1. A cause of suspension in Section 5.28.170 occurred and
the managers license has been suspended within the preceding twelve months;
or
2. The manager gave false or misleading information In the material
submitted during the application process that tended to enhance the
applicant’s opportunity for obtaining a managers license; or
3. The
manager knowingly allowed possession, use, or sale of controlled substances (as
defined in Part 3 of Article 22 of Title 12, C.R.S.) on the premises;
or
4. The manager knowingly allowed acts of prostitution or negotiations for
acts of prostitution on the premises; or
5. The manager knowingly operated
the adult entertainment business during a period of time when the adult
entertainment business license was suspended; or
6. The manager has been
convicted of a specified criminal act for which the time period set forth in
Section 5.28.080(C)(1)(i) has not elapsed; or
7. The manager has knowingly
allowed any specified sexual activity to occur in or on the licensed
premises.
B. When the licensing officer revokes a managers license, the
revocation shall continue for one year and the licensee shall not be issued a
manager’s license for one year from the date revocation became effective.
(Ord. 25-03 § 1 (part))
5.28.190 Suspension or revocation hearing.
A. A manager shall be entitled to a hearing before the town administrator
if the town seeks to suspend or revoke the manager’s license based on a
violation of Chapter 5.28 et seq. or any provision of Chapter 17.74 et seq. The
manager may continue to manage an adult entertainment business during the
hearing process.
B. When there is probable cause to believe that a cause for
suspension or revocation exists, the town attorney may file a written complaint
with the licensing officer setting forth the circumstances of the alleged
violation.
C. The licensing officer shall provide a copy of the complaint to
the licensee, together with notice to appear before the town administrator for
the purpose of a hearing on a specified date to show cause why the
licensee’s license should not be suspended or revoked.
D. At the
hearing, the town administrator shall hear such statements and consider such
evidence as the police department or other enforcement officers, the owner,
employer, occupant, lessee, or other party in interest, or any other witness
shall offer that is relevant to the violation alleged in the complaint. The town
administrator shall make findings of fact from the statements and evidence
offered as to whether the violation occurred in or near the licensed
establishment. If the town administrator determines that a cause for suspension
or revocation exists, he or she shall issue an order suspending or revoking the
manager’s license within thirty days after the hearing is concluded based
on the findings of fact. A copy of the order shall be mailed to or served on the
licensee at the address on the license.
E. The order of the town
administrator made pursuant to subsection D of this section shall be a final
decision and may be appealed to the district court pursuant to Colorado Rule of
Civil Procedure 106(a)(4). Failure of a licensee to timely appeal said order
constitutes a waiver by him or her of any right he or she may otherwise have to
contest the suspension or revocation of the manager’s license.
F. The
town administrator shall have the power to administer oaths, issue subpoenas,
and, when necessary, grant continuances. Subpoenas may be issued to require the
presence of persons and production of papers, books, and records necessary to
the determination of any hearing that the town administrator conducts. It is
unlawful for any person to fail to comply with any subpoena issued by the town
administrator. A subpoena shall be served in the same manner as a subpoena
issued by the district court of the state of Colorado.
G. All hearings held
before the town administrator regarding suspension or revocation of a
manager’s license issued under this chapter shall be recorded
stenographically or by electronic recording device. Any person requesting a
transcript of such record shall post a deposit in the amount required by the
town administrator and shall pay all costs of preparing such record.
H. In
the event of suspension, revocation, or cessation of business, no portion of the
manager’s license fee shall be refunded. (Ord. 25-03 § 1
(part))
5.28.200 Notice.
Any notice required by Chapter 5.28 et seq. shall be deemed sufficient if
it is deposited in first class mail, postage pre-paid, to the address on the
application and shall be effective upon mailing. (Ord. 25-03 § 1
(part))
5.28.210 Judicial review.
After denial of an application, or denial of a renewal of an application,
or suspension or revocation of a license, such act shall be a final decision.
Therefore, the applicant or licensee may seek judicial review of such
administrative action pursuant to the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. The
court shall promptly review such administrative action. (Ord. 25-03 § 1
(part))
5.28.220 Inspection.
A. An applicant or licensee or manager shall permit representatives of the
licensing officer, building official, the director of the community development
department, the police department, the county health department and the fire
department to inspect the premises of an adult entertainment business for the
purpose of ensuring compliance with the law at any time it is occupied or open
for business.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person, applicant, licensee,
or manager who operates an adult entertainment business or his or her agent to
refuse to permit such lawful inspection of the premises at any time that it is
occupied or open for business. (Ord. 25-03 § 1
(part))
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