Sec. 7-9. Applications; change in information; change of ownership or control; criminal history.
A. An application for a license pursuant to this Chapter shall be made on forms furnished by the City Clerk and shall be fully completed. Each application shall be accompanied by an application fee as provided in Section 7-13.
B. In addition to any other requirements in this Chapter, the application shall contain, as applicable, the following information about the applicant, any person financially interested in the business to be licensed, and any manager of the business to be licensed:
1. Full legal name and any name by which each person is or has been known.
2. Business name.
3. Business address and telephone number.
4. Legal form of the applicant.
5. Organizing document together with all amendments thereto.
6. Physical description and date and place of birth of each individual.
7. Written proof in the form of a current, picture identification document issued by a governmental agency that the individual has reached eighteen years of age.
8. Fingerprints.
9. All prior felony and misdemeanor criminal convictions.
10. Home address and telephone number.
11. Mailing address for purposes of receiving city notices and other licensing correspondence.
12. Any revocation or suspension of a license issued pursuant to this Chapter, including any consent agreement entered into pursuant to this Chapter, or pursuant to the laws of any other governmental entity.
13. The name of the principal manager who will be managing or operating the amusement at the indicated location and proof of that person’s authority to act on behalf of the applicant.
14. The name and address of a statutory agent.
15. Except for corporations listed on the major stock exchanges, the names and addresses of all persons financially interested in the business. In the event that a "person financially interested" in the applicant business is a corporation or limited liability company, the owner shall provide the names and addresses of all persons financially interested in that corporation or limited liability company.
16. For a teenage dance hall, the dates and hours during which the business premises will be operated as a teenage dance hall.
17. For a teenage dancehall, a clearly legible sketch or diagram showing the configuration of the overall business premises and the area to be licensed drawn on one page measuring 8 12 by 11 inches with marked dimensions of the interior of the premises to an accuracy of plus or minus six inches.
18. For a concessionaire, the date or dates of each event at which a concession game will be operated and the number of games to be used at each event.
19. Such information requested by the City Clerk to determine the truth of the information required to be set forth in the application as set forth above.
C. Except as provided in Subsections D, E, F and G, any change in the information required to be provided by this Section shall be reported to the City Clerk’s office within ten calendar days of the change in the manner prescribed by the City Clerk for that purpose.
D. No manager shall be hired or employed and no change shall be made to a person financially interested in the licensee until the licensee has received the approval of the City Clerk after submission of the application prescribed by the City Clerk for that purpose. The application shall be granted unless the applicant fails to meet the requirements of Section 7-12 or fails to pay the fee required by this Chapter. To deny an application, the City Clerk shall personally serve or mail by certified mail to the applicant at applicant’s address of record a written notice that the application was denied, stating the reasons therefor. The denial of an application filed pursuant to this subsection may be appealed as provided in Section 7-12
E. Any addition to the dates or hours provided to the City Clerk by a teenage dancehall or teenage dancehall applicant pursuant to this section shall be provided to the City Clerk in the manner prescribed by the City Clerk for that purpose no later than ten calendar days prior to the change. Any deletion from the dates or hours provided to the City Clerk pursuant to this section shall be reported to the City Clerk in the manner prescribed by the City Clerk for that purpose at least one city business day prior to the change.
F. Any change to the configuration of the overall business premises or area licensed of a teenage dancehall shall be reported to the City Clerk in the manner prescribed by the City Clerk for that purpose at least one City business day prior to the change.
G. Any change to the dates of events or number of machines in use at an event provided by a concessionaire shall be reported to the City Clerk in the manner prescribed by the City Clerk for that purpose at least one City business day prior to the change.
H. Any applicant, person financially interested, or manager for a license issued pursuant to this Chapter shall present the application required by this section. At least one individual who is either an officer or owner of the applicant, a person financially interested in the applicant, or a manager authorized to act on behalf of the applicant shall personally appear in the Office of the City Clerk. The City Clerk is authorized to receive criminal history record information, including conviction and non-conviction data, of license applicants, persons financially interested, and managers for the purpose of evaluating the fitness of those persons in connection with the issuance, renewal, suspension or revocation of the licenses listed in Section 7-13. Such information shall be used only for the purpose of such evaluation. The City Clerk shall submit a full set of the applicant’s fingerprints to the Arizona Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining a state noncriminal records check pursuant to Section 41-1750, Arizona Revised Statutes, and Public Law 92-544. The Police Department shall have a reasonable time within which to investigate the application and background of the applicant, persons financially interested, and manager. Based on such investigation, the Police Department shall recommend to the City Clerk approval or denial of the license. (Ord. No. G-1964, § 3; Ord. No. G-2755, § 1; Ord. No. G-3683, § 8; Ord. No. G-3922, § 4, 1996; Ord. No. G-4543, §§ 1, 2, 2003; Ord. No. G-5389, § 8, 2009)