§ 21.2-22. Separate licenses and fees for separate activities required; exceptions.

(a)

If adult businesses of more than one classification are operated at one location, each operator of such businesses shall be required to obtain a separate operator's license, and pay the application and license fees therefor, for each such classification of businesses.

(b)

Each operator of an adult business with multiple operators shall obtain a separate operator's license for such business. Only the prime operator of an adult business with multiple operators shall be required to pay the annual license fees for such business. For billing purposes, the tax and license manager may at any time designate and re-designate one operator of an adult business as the prime operator of such business, and all other operators shall be designated as sub-operators of such business. The obligations of a prime operator and a sub-operator under this chapter are the same, except for the payment of any required fees.

(c)

An operator of an adult business who also acts as a manager of such business shall be required to obtain separate operator's and manager's licenses for such business; provided that such operator/manager shall be required to pay only the application and license fees applicable to an operator's license for such business.

(d)

Only one license is required for each manager of adult businesses, regardless of how many adult businesses or classifications of such businesses he or she is employed by. An adult business manager shall give written notification to the tax and license manager of any change of employment as an adult business manager, no later than ten (10) days after such change.

(e)

Only one license, which may be designated as a "performer's/model's license," is required for each adult cabaret performer, nude model, semi-nude business performer or topless bar performer, regardless of how many adult cabarets, nude model studios, semi-nude businesses or topless bars he or she is employed by. Each such employee shall give written notification to the tax and license manager of any change of employment as a performer/model, no later than ten (10) days after such change.

(f)

Only one license is required for each escort, regardless of how many escort bureaus he or she is employed by. Each escort shall give written notification to the tax and license manager of any change of employment as an escort, no later than ten (10) days after such change.

(Ord. No. 2076, § 1, 5-11-99)