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Description    Any establishment operating as an adult bookstore, an adult service business, an adult video facility, an adult motel, a cabaret, or any combination of the foregoing.   
Fees Non-refundable application fee $500, Annual license fee $200   
Code  Tempe City Code §16A-112 to §16A-135   
     

Requirements 
 
 
Classifications      
      adult retail store
adult service business
adult video facility, adult theater or arcade
adult motel/hotel
adult cabaret
adult motion picture theater
nude model studio 
     
         
Location Requirements (Sec. 16A-133)      
  can not be within 1,320 feet of another adult oriented business
can not be within 1,320 feet of a Church
can not be within 1,320 feet of a Child Care Facility, Preschool, Nursery, any Elementary or Secondary School, Library, Public Park, Public Community Building, Recreational Facility where minors are permitted, Liquor license premise with #6 (Bar) or #7 (Beer & Wine Bar), Residential District, or the property line of a lot devoted to a residential use. 
     
         
Application packet must contain the following:      
  business application
individual applications for all owners, manager's, controlling persons
copy of owners' and manager's driver's license
$24 fingerprint fee per person
digital photos of all applicant's (taken by Licensing Staff)
Management agreement
Privilege tax permit
Proof of Use Permit
an accurate floor plan depicting the interior and layout of the premises
must show manager's station
must show place at which the adult oriented business license will be posted
must show overhead lighting fixtures
must show the portions of the premises in which patrons will not be permitted
must state the total floor space occupied by the business
certification that the adult oriented business does not violate the location requirements of    
  Section 16A-133 of the city code 
     
         
All owners and managers must submit fingerprints       
         
Application packet is processed by:       
  1. Building Safety
2. Development Services
3. Fire Prevention
4. Police Department 
     
         
sales tax license is also required       
 
Last updated: 1/2/2013 4:09:21 PM