§ 10-62. Notice of intent to engage in business.

(a)

All applicants for licenses under this division shall give notice that application has been filed and of the purpose of making such application by publication of an advertisement once a week for two consecutive weeks prior to the date of consideration of the application by the board of commissioners in the newspaper in which legal advertisements are published.

(b)

The first advertisement shall not appear more than 30 days prior to the date of such consideration. The advertisement shall be of type not smaller than ten-point capital and lower case, and shall be at least a one-inch column. The advertisement need not appear on the same day as legal advertisements are regularly published.

(c)

The notice shall contain a particular description of the location of the proposed business, the name of the applicant, and if a partnership, the names of the partners, and if a corporation, the names of the officers, and the date, time and place of hearing, and a statement that any objections to the issuance must be made at, or prior to, the time of hearing and, if prior to the time of hearing, must be in writing and received by the supervisor on or before the date and time of hearing.

(d)

The applicant shall cause to be placed upon the location of the proposed business a sign or signs stating the following:

Adult Entertainment License applied for. Any objection to this application must be made at, or prior to, ________ o'clock a.m. on the ________ day of 20___, at (address), which is the date and time of hearing. If prior to the hearing, objections must be in writing."

The sign or signs shall be at least 18 inches by 24 inches in size and shall face toward all public streets, sidewalks or other public property which adjoin or adjoins the location so as to be clearly visible by persons using such public area. The sign shall be posted on the property from the date of the first publication of the legal advertisement through the date of the initial consideration by the board of commissioners.

(Ord. of 7-8-1997, § 11(1))