[Ord. No. 1471 §5, 11-5-2002]
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in
this Chapter shall be interpreted so as to give them the same meaning
as they have in common usage and so as to give the most reasonable
application. For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words
and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them
by this Section:
ADULT BOOKSTORE
An establishment having ten percent (10%) or more of its
stock in trade, in books, photographs, magazines, films for sale or
viewing on or off the premises by use of motion picture devices, video
players, DVD players, computers, or coin-operated means, or other
periodicals which are distinguished or characterized by their principal
emphasis on matters depicting, describing or relating to specified
sexual activities as said term is defined herein or the principal
purpose of which is to stimulate or arouse sexually the patron viewer
or reader.
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
Any live exhibition, performance, display or dance of any
type including, but not limited to, talking, singing, reading, listening,
posing, serving food or beverages, soliciting for the sale of food,
beverages or entertainment, pantomiming, modeling, removal of clothing,
or any service offered for amusement on a premises where such exhibition,
performance, display or dance is intended to seek to arouse or excite
the sexual desires of the entertainer, other entertainers or patrons
or if the entertainment involves a person who is nude, unless otherwise
prohibited by ordinance, or in such attire, costume or clothing as
to expose to view any portion of human genitals, pubic region, vulva,
pubic hair, buttocks, female breast or breasts below a point immediately
above the top of the areola or nipple or the human male genitals in
a discernibly erect state, even if completely and opaquely covered.
Adult bookstores shall be considered adult entertainment for purposes
of this Chapter.
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS
Any premises to which the public, patrons or members are
invited or admitted and wherein an entertainer provides adult entertainment
to a member of the public, a patron or member.
EMPLOYEE
Any and all persons, including managers, entertainers and
independent contractors, who work in or at or render any services
directly related to the operation of an adult entertainment business.
ENTERTAINER
Any person who provides adult entertainment within an adult
entertainment premises as defined in this Section, whether or not
a fee is charged or accepted for entertainment.
EROTIC DANCE
Any dance performed by an erotic dancer in an erotic dance
establishment which emphasizes or seeks to arouse or excite a patron's
sexual desires.
MANAGER
Any person who manages, directs, administers, or is in charge
of the affairs and/or conduct of any portion of any activity involving
adult entertainment occurring at any adult entertainment premises.
OPERATOR
Any person operating, conducting or maintaining an adult
entertainment business.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, incorporated
or unincorporated association, martial community, joint venture, governmental
entity, or other entity or group of persons however organized.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any area generally visible to public view and includes streets,
sidewalks, bridges, alleys, plazas, parks, driveways, parking lots
and automobiles whether moving or not.
SERVER
Any person who serves food or drink at an adult entertainment
business.
SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREAS
1.
Uncovered or exposed human genitals, pubic region or pubic hair,
or buttock, or female breast or breasts below a point immediately
above the top of the areola or nipple, or any combination of the foregoing;
or
2.
Human male genitals in a discernible erect state, even if completely
and opaquely covered.
SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES
Sexual conduct, being actual or simulated; acts of human
masturbation; sexual intercourse; or physical contact in an act of
apparent sexual stimulation or gratification with a person's clothed
or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or the breast of a female;
or any sadomasochistic abuse or acts including animals or any latent
objects in an act of apparent sexual stimulation or gratification.
[Ord. No. 1471 §5, 11-5-2002]
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
605.020, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate or maintain an adult entertainment business in the City unless the owner, operator or lessee thereof has obtained an adult entertainment business license from the City or to operate such business after such license has been revoked or suspended by the City.
B. It is
unlawful for any entertainer, employee or manager to knowingly perform
any work, service or entertainment directly related to the operation
of an unlicensed adult entertainment business.
C. It shall
be prima facia evidence that any adult entertainment business that
fails to have posted, in the manner required by this Section, an adult
entertainment business license, has not obtained such a license. In
addition, it shall be prima facia evidence that any entertainer, employee
or manager who performs any service or entertainment in an adult entertainment
business in which an adult entertainment license is not posted, in
the manner required by this Section, had knowledge that such business
was not licensed.
[Ord. No. 1471 §5, 11-5-2002]
It is unlawful for any person to work as an entertainer, server
or manager at an adult entertainment business without first obtaining
a license to do so from the City or to work as an entertainer, server
or manager at an adult entertainment business after such person's
license to do so has been revoked or suspended.
[Ord. No. 1471 §5, 11-5-2002]
A. The license year for all fees required under this Chapter shall be as stated in Chapter
605. The application for a license shall be accompanied by payment in full and no application shall be considered complete until such fee is paid.
B. All licenses
shall be issued for a specific location and shall be non-refundable
and non-transferable.
C. The classification of licenses and fees shall be as set forth in Section
605.070 of the City Code.
[Ord. No. 1471 §5, 11-5-2002]
A. Adult Entertainment Business Application. All persons desiring
to secure a license to operate an adult entertainment business under
the provisions of this Chapter shall make application with the City
Administrator. All applications shall be submitted in the name of
the person proposing to conduct or operate the adult entertainment
business. All applications shall be submitted on a form supplied by
the City Administrator and shall require the following information:
1. The
name, residence address, home telephone number, occupation, date and
place of birth and Social Security number of the applicant.
2. The
name of the adult entertainment business, a description of the adult
entertainment to be performed on the licensed premises, and the name
of the owner of the premises where the adult entertainment business
will be located.
3. The
names, residence addresses, Social Security numbers and dates of birth
of all partners, if the applicant is a partnership; and if the applicant
is a corporation or limited liability company, the same information
for all corporate officers and directors, stockholders or members
who own more than ten percent (10%) or greater interest in the corporation
or limited liability company.
4. The
addresses of the applicant, or of all partners, or of all corporate
officers, directors and members for the five (5) years immediately
prior to the date of application.
5. A description
of the adult entertainment or similar business history of the applicant,
or of all partners, or of all corporate officers, directors and members;
whether any such person or entity, in previously operating in this
or another City, County or State, has had a business license revoked
or suspended, the reason therefor, and the activity or occupation
subjected to such action, suspension or revocation.
6. A statement
of the business, occupation or employment of the applicant, or of
all partners, members, or of all corporate officers and directors
for the three (3) years immediately preceding the date of the application.
7. A statement
from the applicant, or from each partner, member, or from each corporate
officer and director that each such person has not been convicted
of, released from confinement for conviction of, or diverted from
prosecution on:
a. A
felony criminal act within five (5) years immediately preceding the
application, or
b. A
misdemeanor criminal act within two (2) years immediately preceding
the application, where such felony or misdemeanor criminal act involved
sexual offenses, prostitution, promotion of prostitution, sexual abuse
of a child, pornography or related offenses as defined in the Missouri
Criminal Code, or involved controlled substances or illegal drugs
or narcotics offenses as defined in the Missouri Controlled Substance
Act or other Statutes or ordinances.
c. The
statement shall also indicate that the applicant, each partner or
each corporate officer, director or member has not been convicted
of a municipal ordinance violation or diverted from prosecution on
a municipal ordinance violation within two (2) years immediately preceding
the application where such municipal ordinance violation involved
sexual offenses, indecent exposure, prostitution or sale of controlled
substances or illegal drugs or narcotics.
8. A full
set of fingerprints and a photograph to be taken by the Police Department
of the applicant, or of all partners if the applicant is a partnership,
or of all corporate officers, directors or members if the applicant
is a corporation.
9. If the
applicant is a corporation or limited liability company, a current
certificate of registration issued by the Missouri Secretary of State.
10. A
statement signed under oath that the applicant has personal knowledge
of the information contained in the application and that the information
contained therein is true and correct and that the applicant has read
the provisions of this Chapter regulating adult entertainment businesses.
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Failure to provide the information and documentation required
by this Subsection shall constitute an incomplete application which
shall not be processed.
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B. Adult Entertainment Manager, Server Or Entertainer's License. All persons desiring to secure a license under the provisions of
this Chapter to be an adult entertainment manager, server or entertainer
shall make a notarized application with the City Administrator. All
applicants shall be submitted in the name of the person proposing
to be an adult entertainment manager, server or entertainer. All applications
shall be submitted on a form supplied by the City Administrator and
shall require the following information:
1. The
applicant's name, home address, home telephone number, date and place
of birth, Social Security number and any stage names or nicknames
used in entertaining.
2. The
name and address of each adult entertainment business where the applicant
intends to work as a manager, server or entertainer and an "intent
to hire" statement from an adult entertainment business that is licensed,
or that has applied for a license, under the provisions of this Chapter
indicating the adult entertainment business intends to hire the applicant
to manage, serve or entertain on the premises.
3. A statement
from the applicant that the applicant has not been convicted of, released
from confinement for conviction of, or diverted from prosecution on:
a. A
felony criminal act within five (5) years immediately preceding the
application, or
b. A
misdemeanor criminal act within two (2) years immediately preceding
the application where such felony or misdemeanor criminal act involved
sexual offenses, prostitution, promotion of prostitution, sexual abuse
of a child, pornography or related offenses as defined in the Missouri
Criminal Code, or involved controlled substances or illegal drugs
or narcotics offenses as defined in the Missouri Controlled Substance
Act or other Statutes or ordinances.
c. The
statement shall also indicate that the applicant has not been convicted
of a municipal ordinance violation or diverted from prosecution on
a municipal ordinance violation within two (2) years immediately preceding
the application where such municipal ordinance violation involved
sexual offenses, indecent exposure, prostitution or sale of controlled
substances or illegal drugs or narcotics.
4. A full
set of fingerprints and a photograph, to be taken by the Police Department,
of the applicant.
5. The
applicant shall present to the City Administrator who shall copy documentation
that the applicant has attained the age of eighteen (18) years at
the time the application is submitted. Any of the following shall
be accepted as documentation of age:
a. A
motor vehicle operator's license issued by any State bearing this
applicant's photograph and date of birth;
b. A
State-issued identification card bearing the applicant's photograph
and date of birth;
c. An
official and valid passport issued by the United States of America;
d. An
immigration card issued by the United States of America;
e. Any
other form of picture identification issued by a governmental entity
that is deemed reliable by the City Administrator; or
f. Any
other form of identification deemed reliable by the City Administrator.
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Failure to provide the information required by this Subsection
shall constitute an incomplete application and shall not be processed.
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C. Application Processing.
1. Upon
receipt of a complete application for an adult entertainment or an
adult entertainment manager, server or entertainer license, the City
Administrator shall immediately transmit one (1) copy of the application
to the Chief of Police for investigation of the application. In addition,
the City Administrator shall transmit a copy of the application to
the Building Commissioner. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police
or his/her designee to investigate such application to determine whether
the information contained in the application is accurate and whether
the applicant is qualified to be issued the license applied for. The
Chief of Police shall report the results of the investigation to the
City Administrator not later than ten (10) working days from the date
the application is received by the City Administrator. It shall be
the duty of the Building Commissioner to determine whether the structure
where the adult entertainment business will be conducted complies
with the requirements and meets the standards of the applicable health,
zoning, building code, fire and property maintenance ordinances of
the City.
2. The
Building Commissioner shall report the results of the investigation
to the City Administrator not later than ten (10) working days from
the date the application is received by the City Administrator. Upon
receipt of the reports from the Chief of Police and the Building Commissioner,
the City Administrator shall schedule the application for the consideration
by the Board of Aldermen at the earliest meeting consistent with the
notification requirements established by law, providing the licensed
application for an adult entertainment business and for an adult entertainment
business manager, server or entertainer license shall be approved
or disapproved within forty-five (45) days of the date of filing of
a completed application with the City Administrator's office. The
applicant shall be notified in writing of the date when the Board
of Aldermen will consider the application.
[Ord. No. 1471 §5, 11-5-2002]
A. If the
application for an adult entertainment business or an adult entertainment
business manager, server or entertainer is in proper form and accompanied
by the appropriate license fee, the City Administrator shall examine
the application and after such examination, the City Administrator
shall, if the applicant is qualified, approve a license as provided
for by law.
B. The license
shall state that it is not transferable to other persons and the calendar
year for which it is issued. The license shall be kept posted in a
conspicuous place in the place of business that is licensed or where
the licensee is working.
C. If an
application for a license is disapproved, the applicant shall be immediately
notified by registered or certified mail to the applicant's last known
address, and the notification shall state that basis for such disapproval.
Any applicant aggrieved by the disapproval of a license application
may seek judicial review in a manner provided by law.
[Ord. No. 1471 §5, 11-5-2002]
A. No person
is eligible nor shall a license be issued to:
1. An adult
entertainment business applicant if one (1) or more of the following
conditions exist:
a. The
applicant failed to supply all of the information requested on the
application.
b. The
applicant gave materially false, fraudulent or untruthful information
on the application.
c. The
applicant's proposed business premises does not comply with or meet
the requirements of the applicable health, zoning, building code,
fire and property maintenance ordinances of the City, provided that
upon a showing that the premises meets said requirements and that
the applicant is otherwise qualified, the application shall be eligible
for reconsideration by the Board of Aldermen.
d. The
applicant has been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor involving
sexual misconduct.
e. The
applicant has had an adult entertainment license revoked or suspended
in this or any other City during the past five (5) years.
2. An applicant
for an adult entertainment manager, server or entertainer if one (1)
or more of the following conditions exist:
a. The employer for whom the applicant intends to work does not have or is ineligible to receive an adult entertainment business license for any of the reasons stated in Subsection
(1) above.
b. The
applicant has been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor involving
sexual misconduct.
c. The
applicant failed to provide all of the information required on the
application.
d. The
applicant gave materially false, fraudulent or untruthful information
on the application.
e. The
applicant has had an adult entertainment manager, server or entertainer
license revoked or suspended in this or any other City during past
five (5) years.
[Ord. No. 1471 §5, 11-5-2002]
A. The following
standards of conduct shall be adhered to by all adult entertainment
business licensees, their employees and all adult entertainment business
managers, servers and entertainers and patrons of adult entertainment
businesses while on or about the premises of the business:
1. Interior restrictions.
a. It
shall be unlawful for any erotic dancer to dance at a distance of
less than ten (10) feet from any patron or to touch any patron while
dancing.
b. It
shall be unlawful for any erotic dancer to dance on a stage that is
not raised at least two (2) feet above the area on which the patron
or patrons sit or stand.
2. Age restriction. Only persons eighteen (18) years of age
or older shall be permitted on the premises of any adult entertainment
business.
3. Exterior observation. The premises of all adult entertainment
businesses will be so constructed as to include an anteroom, foyer,
partition or other physical barrier on all customer entrances that
will insure observation of the interior of the premises and is not
observable from the exterior of the building. In addition, all windows
will be covered to prevent viewing of the interior of the building
from the outside and all doorways not constructed with an anteroom
or foyer will be covered so as to prevent observation of the interior
of the premises from the exterior of the building.
4. Exterior display. No adult entertainment business will be
conducted in any manner that permits the observation of live performers
engaged in an erotic depiction or dance or any material or persons
depicting, describing or relating to "specified sexual activities"
or "specified anatomical areas", as defined herein, from any exterior
source by display, decoration, sign, show window or other opening.
5. Nudity prohibited — exceptions. No employee, server
or entertainer in an adult entertainment business shall appear nude,
unclothed, in less than opaque attire or in any fashion that exposes
to view any specified anatomical area.
6. Certain acts prohibited.
a. No
employee, server or entertainer shall perform any specified sexual
activities as defined herein, wear or use any device or covering exposed
to view which simulates any specified anatomical area, use artificial
devices or inanimate objects to perform or depict any of the specified
sexual activities as defined herein, or participate in any act of
prostitution.
b. No
employee, server, entertainer or patron of an adult entertainment
business shall knowingly touch, fondle or caress any specified anatomical
area of another person, or knowingly permit another person to touch,
fondle or caress any specified anatomical area of such employee, server,
entertainer or patron, whether such specified anatomical areas are
clothed, unclothed, covered or exposed.
c. No
employee, server or entertainer of an adult entertainment business
shall be visible from the exterior of the adult entertainment business
while such person is unclothed or in such attire, costume or clothing
as to expose to view any specified anatomical area.
d. No
adult entertainer shall solicit, demand or receive any payment or
gratuity from any patron or customer for any act prohibited by this
Chapter and no adult entertainer shall receive any payment or gratuity
from any customer for any entertainment except as follows:
(1) While such entertainer is on the stage or platform, a customer or
patron may place such payment or gratuity into a box affixed to the
stage, or
(2) While such entertainer is not on the stage or platform and is clothed
so as to not expose to view any specified anatomical area, a customer
or patron may place such payment or gratuity into the entertainer's
hand.
e. No
owner, operator, manager or other person in charge of the premises
of an adult entertainment premises shall:
(1) Knowingly permit alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverages to be brought upon or consumed on the premises (unless otherwise permitted pursuant to Chapter
600, Alcoholic Beverages of this Code);
(2) Knowingly allow or permit the sale, distribution, delivery or consumption
of any controlled substance or illegal drug or narcotic on the premises;
(3) Knowingly allow or permit any person under the age of eighteen (18)
years of age to be in or upon the premises;
(4) Knowingly allow or permit any act of prostitution or patronizing
prostitution on the premises; or
(5) Knowingly allow or permit a violation of this Chapter or any other
City ordinance provision or State law.
7. Signs required. All adult entertainment businesses shall
have conspicuously displayed in the common area at the principal entrance
to the premises a sign, on which uppercase letters shall be at least
two (2) inches high and lowercase letters at least one (1) inch high,
which shall reads as follows:
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THIS ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS IS REGULATED AND LICENSED
BY THE CITY OF ROCK HILL
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ENTERTAINERS ARE:
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Not permitted to engage in any type of sexual conduct or prostitution
on the premises or to fondle, caress or touch the breasts, pubic region,
buttocks or genitals of any employee, patron or other entertainer
or to permit any employee, patron or other entertainer to fondle,
caress or touch the breasts, pubic region, buttocks or genitals of
said entertainer.
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Not permitted to be nude, unclothed, or in less than opaque
attire, costume or clothing so as to expose to view any portion of
the breasts below the top of the areola, or any portion of the pubic
region, buttocks and or genitals, unless upon a stage at least two
(2) feet above the customer floor and a sufficient distance from the
customers to prevent the customers from touching the entertainers.
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Not permitted to demand or collect any payment or gratuity from
any customer for entertainment, except as follows:
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While such entertainer is on the stage, by placing such payment
or gratuity into a box affixed to the stage, or
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While such entertainer is not on the stage, by placing such
payment or gratuity into the entertainer's hand.
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CUSTOMERS ARE:
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Not permitted to be upon the stage at any time.
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Not permitted to touch, caress or fondle the breasts, pubic
region, buttocks or genitals of any employee, server or entertainer
or engage in solicitation for prostitution.
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8. Lighting required. The premises of all adult entertainment
businesses shall be equipped with overhead lighting of sufficient
intensity to illuminate every place to which customers are permitted
access to an illumination of not less that one (1) foot-candle as
measured at the floor level, and such illumination must be maintained
at all times that any customer or patron is present in or on the premises.
9. Closed booth or room prohibited. The premises of all adult
entertainment businesses shall be physically arranged in such manner
that the entire interior portions of any booths, cubicles, rooms or
stalls are visible from a common area of the premises. Visibility
shall not be blocked or obscured by doors, curtains, drapes or any
other obstruction whatsoever.
10. Ventilation and sanitation requirements. The premises of
all adult entertainment businesses shall be kept in a sanitary condition.
Separate dressing rooms and restrooms for men and women shall at all
times be maintained and kept in a sanitary condition.
11. Hours of operation. No adult entertainment business may
be open or in use between the hours of 1:30 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. on
any day other than a Sunday when the business may not be open between
the hours of 1:30 A.M. and 12:00 Noon.
[Ord. No. 1471 §5, 11-5-2002]
A. Every
person, corporation, partnership or association licensed under this
Chapter as an adult entertainment business shall post such license
in a conspicuous place and manner on the adult entertainment facility
premises.
B. Every
person holding an adult entertainment server, manager or entertainer
license shall post his/her license in his/her work area on the adult
entertainment facility premises so it shall be readily available for
inspection by City authorities responsible for enforcement of this
Chapter.
[Ord. No. 1471 §5, 11-5-2002]
A. An adult
entertainment manager shall be on duty at any adult entertainment
business at all times the premises is open for business. The name
of the manager on duty shall be prominently posted during business
hours.
B. It shall
be the responsibility of the manager to verify that any person who
provides adult entertainment or works as a server within the premises
possesses a current and valid adult entertainer's license or an adult
entertainment server's license and that such licenses are prominently
posted.
[Ord. No. 1471 §5, 11-5-2002]
All adult entertainment businesses shall permit representatives
of the Police Department or any other City Official acting in their
official capacity to inspect the premises as necessary to insure the
business is complying with all applicable regulations and laws.
[Ord. No. 1471 §5, 11-5-2002]
A. Whenever
the City Administrator has information that:
1. The
owner or operator of an adult entertainment business or a holder of
an adult entertainment manager, server or entertainer license has
violated or knowingly allowed or permitted the violation of any of
the provisions of the City Code;
2. There
have been recurrent violations of provisions of this Chapter that
have occurred under such circumstances that the owner or operator
of an adult entertainment business knew or should have known that
such violations were committed;
3. The
adult entertainment business license or the adult entertainment manager,
server or entertainer license was obtained through false statements
in the application for such license or renewal thereof;
4. The
adult entertainment business licensee or the adult entertainment manager,
server or entertainer licensee failed to make a complete disclosure
of all information in the application for such license or renewal
thereof;
5. The
owner or operator, or any partner, or any corporate officer or director
holding an adult entertainment business license has become disqualified
from having a license by a conviction as provided in Section 635.070(1)(d);
or
6. The
holder of an adult entertainment manager, server or entertainer license
has become disqualified from having a license by a conviction as provided
in Section 635.070(1)(d), then the City Administrator shall conduct
a public hearing to determine whether the license should be suspended
or revoked. Based on the evidence produced at the hearing, the City
Administrator may take any of the following actions:
a. Suspend
the license for up to ninety (90) days.
b. Revoke
the license for the remainder of the license year.
c. Place
the license holder on administrative probation for a period of up
to one (1) year on the condition that no further violations of the
Chapter occur during the period of probation. If a violation does
occur and after a hearing the violation is determined to have actually
occurred, license will be revoked for the remainder of the license
year.
d. Any action authorized in Section
605.150 of the City Code not inconsistent with this Section.
[Ord. No. 1471 §5, 11-5-2002]
A. A license
may be renewed by making an application for renewal to the City Administrator
on application forms provided for that purpose. Licenses shall expire
on March fifteenth (15th) of each calendar year and renewal applications
for such licenses shall be submitted to the City Administrator by
February fifteenth (15th) of each license year.
B. Upon
timely application and review as provided for a new license, a license
issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall be renewed by issuance
of a new license in the manner provided in this Chapter.
C. If the
application for renewal of a license is not made during the time otherwise
provided in the Rock Hill City Code, a new application shall be required.
[Ord. No. 1471 §5, 11-5-2002]
Following the entry of an order by the City Administrator suspending
or revoking a license issued pursuant to this Chapter or disapproving
the renewal application for a license, such licensee or applicant
may seek administrative or judicial review in a manner provided by
law.
[Ord. No. 1471 §5, 11-5-2002]
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any of the provisions
of this Chapter. Upon conviction thereof, such person shall be punished
by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or be punished
by incarceration for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by
both such fine and incarceration. Each day's violation of, or failure,
refusal or neglect to comply with, any provision of this Chapter shall
constitute a separate and distinct offense.