§ 13-87. Application for license; application fee; consent by applicant.

(a)

Required. Licenses may be applied for by filing with the licensing department a sworn license application on standard application forms supplied by the licensing department.

(b)

Contents of application. The completed application shall contain the following information and shall be accompanied by the following documents:

(1)

If the applicant is:

a.

An individual, the individual shall state his legal name and submit satisfactory proof that he is eighteen (18) years of age or older; or

b.

A partnership, the partnership shall state its complete name and names and mailing addresses of all partners whether limited or general, and the name and both residence and mailing addresses of at least one person authorized to accept process and notices under this article;

c.

A corporation, the corporation shall state its complete name, the names and mailing addresses of each of its officers and directors, the date of its incorporation, evidence that the corporation is in good standing, and the name of the registered corporate agent and the address of the registered office for service of process;

(2)

If the applicant intends to conduct the establishment under a name other than that of the applicant, the establishment's fictitious name registration under F.S. § 865.09;

(3)

Whether the applicant or any of the other individuals listed pursuant to subsection (1) has had a previous license under this article suspended or revoked, including the name and location of the establishment for which the license was suspended or revoked, as well as the date of the suspension or revocation, and whether the applicant or any other individuals listed pursuant to subsection (1) has been a partner in a partnership or an officer, director or principal stockholder of a corporation whose license under this article has previously been suspended or revoked, including the name and location of the establishment for which the license was suspended or revoked, as well as the date of the suspension or revocation;

(4)

Whether the applicant or any other individuals listed pursuant to subsection (1) holds any other licenses under this article and, if so, the names and locations of such other licensed establishments;

(5)

The single classification of license for which the applicant is filing;

(6)

The location of the proposed establishment, including a legal description of the property site, and a street address;

(7)

The applicant's mailing address, business and residential addresses, and the residential and business telephone numbers; and

(8)

A site plan drawn to appropriate scale of the proposed establishment, including, but not limited to:

a.

All property lines, rights-of-way, and the location of the buildings, parking areas and spaces, curb cuts, and driveways;

b.

All windows, doors, entrances and exits, fixed structural features, walls, stages, partitions, projection booths, admission booths, adult booths, concession booths, stands, counters and similar structures;

c.

All proposed improvements or enlargements to be made, which shall be indicated and calculated in terms of percentage of increase in floor size;

d.

All proposed outdoor advertising signs or graphics.

(9)

Any court orders or administrative agency orders which would prohibit or condition the applicant's legal capacity to own or operate an establishment of the type applied for.

(c)

[Investigations.] The appropriate law enforcement agency and/or licensing department is authorized to make such investigations as are necessary to confirm the accuracy and truth of the contents of the application.

(d)

Application fee. Each application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee in an amount established by the board of county commissioners. If the application for a license is approved and a license is granted, the fee shall be applied as a credit towards the annual license fee required for the first year pursuant to sections 13-90 and 13-91 of this article.

(e)

Incomplete application. In the event the licensing department determines or learns at any time that the applicant has not properly completed the application for a proposed establishment, the applicant shall be notified of such fact and the applicant shall be allowed ten (10) work days to properly complete the application. (The time period for granting or denying a license under section 13-89 shall be stayed during the period in which the applicant is allowed an opportunity to properly complete the application).

(f)

Consent. By applying for a license under this article, the applicant shall be deemed to have consented to the provisions of this article and to the exercise by the county officials of their respective responsibilities under this article.

(Ord. No. 93-9, § 12, 5-24-93)