5.43.050 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Every person who proposes to maintain, operate or conduct an entertainment business in the City of San Mateo shall file an application with the Police Chief upon a form provided by the City of San Mateo and shall pay a filing fee, as established by resolution adopted by the City Council from time to time, which shall not be refundable.

(b) Entertainment permits are nontransferable. Therefore, all applications shall include the following information:

(1) If the applicant is an individual, the individual shall state his or her legal name, including any aliases, address, and submit satisfactory written proof that he or she is at least eighteen (18) years of age.

(2) If the applicant is a partnership, the partners shall state the partnership's complete name, address, the names of all partners, whether the partnership is general or limited, and attach a copy of the partnership agreement, if any.

(3) If the applicant is a corporation, the corporation shall provide its complete name, the date of its incorporation, evidence that the corporation is in good standing under the laws of California, the names and capacity of all officers and directors, the name of the registered corporate agent and the address of the registered office for service of process.

(c) If the applicant is an individual, he or she shall sign the application. If the applicant is other than an individual, an officer of the business entity or an individual with a ten (10) percent or greater interest in the business entity shall sign the application.

(d) If the applicant intends to operate the entertainment business under a name other than that of the applicant, the applicant shall file the fictitious name of the entertainment business and show proof of registration of the fictitious name.

(e) The application shall contain a description of the type of entertainment business for which the permit is requested and the proposed address where the entertainment business will operate, plus the names and addresses of the owners and lessors of the entertainment business site.

(f) The application shall include the address to which notice of action on the application is to be mailed.

(g) The application shall include a sketch or diagram showing the interior configuration of the premises, including a statement of the total floor area occupied by the entertainment business.

(1) If the entertainment business proposes to offer private room entertainment, the sketch or diagram shall demonstrate compliance with the requirements of Section 5.43.150(i). The sketch or diagram need not be professionally prepared, but must be drawn to a designated scale or drawn with marked dimensions of the interior of the premises to an accuracy of plus or minus six (6) inches.

(2) If the entertainment business proposes to offer private booth entertainment, the sketch or diagram shall demonstrate compliance with the requirements of Section 5.43.150(k). The sketch or diagram need not be professionally prepared, but must be drawn to a designated scale or drawn with marked dimensions of the interior of the premises to an accuracy of plus or minus six (6) inches.

(h) The application shall include a description of the lighting to be provided in the entertainment business and a site plan depicting private parking areas and the lighting of those areas.

(i) The application shall disclose whether the applicant has in the past been issued an entertainment permit by the City of San Mateo, or by any other jurisdiction, and if so, shall disclose the issuing agency, the dates during which the permit was valid. In addition, the applicant shall disclose whether the applicant has ever had an entertainment permit, or similar authorization revoked or voluntarily surrendered because of the violation of permit conditions.

(j) The entertainment authorized by an entertainment permit shall be limited to the type and location of entertainment specified in the permit application. The permittee shall not offer entertainment not described in the permit application, nor shall the permittee alter the physical layout of the entertainment business as described in the application without first submitting a revised application. Revised applications shall be processed in the manner provided in this Article for original entertainment permit applications.

(k) The application shall describe the type of uniforms to be worn by security personnel, if applicable.