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Home My WebLink About1483 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1980/10/201 ORDINANCE No. 1483 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO MASSAGE PARLORS, SAUNAS, RAP PARLORS, CONVERSATION PARLORS, ADULT ENCOUNTER GROUPS, ADULT SENSITIVITY GROUPS, ESCORT SERVICES, MODEL SERVICES, DANCING SERVICES, HOS- TESS SERVICES AND SIMILAR ADULT ORIENTED SERVICES: AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE, SECTIONS 13-1147 and 13-1155(3), REPEALING SECTION 13-1155(8) and RENUMBERING SECTIONS 13-1155(9) and 13-1155(10). THE CITY COUNCIL OF ST. LOUIS PARK ORDAINS: Section 1. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Section 13-1147 is amended to read: Section 13-1147. Contents of Application for License. Application for a license shall be made only on the forms provided by the City Manager. Four complete copies of the application must be submitted to the City Manager's office containing the address and legal description of the property to be used, the name, ad- dress and telephone number of two persons who shall be residents of Hennepin County who may be called upon to attest to the appli- cant's, manager's or operator's character; whether the applicant, manager or operator has ever been convicted of a crime or offense and, if so, complete and accurate information as to the time, place and nature of such crime or offense, including the disposition thereof; the names and addresses of all creditors of the applicant, owner, lessee, or manager insofar as and regarding credit which has been extended for the purposes of constructing, equipping, maintaining, operating, furnishing or acquiring the premises, per- sonal effects, equipment or anything incidental to the establish- ment maintenance and operation of a massage parlor, sauna, rap parlor, conversation parlor, adult encounter group, adult sensi- tivity group, escort service, model service, dancing service, hostess service or similar adult oriented service. If the appli- cation is made on behalf of a joint business venture, partnership or any legally constituted business association other than a cor- poration, it shall submit, along with its application, accurate and complete business records showing the names and addresses of all partners, officers and owners and, in the case of a corporation, the names and addresses of all officers, general manager and mem- bers of the Board of Directors. If the application is made on behalf of a joint business venture, partnership, leaally constituted business association or corporation, the applicant shall also submit the names and addresses of any and all creditors who have extended credit for the acquisition, maintenance, operation or furnishing of the establishment. All applicants shall furnish to the City, ) I c_ along with their applications, complete and accurate documentation establishing the interest of the applicant and any other person having an interest in the premises upon which the building is pro- posed to be located or in the furnishings thereof. Documentation shall be in the form of a lease, deed, contract for deed, mortgage deed, mortgage, credit arrangement, loan agreements, security agreements and any other documents establishing the interest of the applicant or any other person in the operation, acquisition or maintenance of the enterprise offering services as a massage parlor, sauna, rap parlor, conversation parlor, adult encounter group, adult sensitivity group, model service, escort service, dancing service, hostess service or similar adult oriented service. The application shall also contain blueprints, diagrams, plans, layouts, and the like, showing the construction, revision, remodeling, alteration or additions of or to the premises and spec- ifically showing the layout, desian and arrangement of the bathing and restroom facilities and the size and type of equipment and facilities to be used. All applicants shall state any other licenses for which they have applied within the last ten years and any denial, suspension or revocation of a license alono with an explanation of any such denial, suspension or revocation. Section 2. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Section 13-1155(3) is amended to read: (3) Every licensee shall allow an examination and inspection of every part of the premises by any police, fire or health authority of the City during normal business hours four times each year. Refusal to allow such inspection or to answer the request of City police, fire or health authority to be admitted to a licensed premises shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of all licenses. Section 3. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Section 13-1155(8) is hereby repealed and Sections 13-1155(9) and 13-1155(10) are renumbered 13-1155(8) and 13-1155(9) respectively. Section 3. Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both. Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication. Adopted by the City Council, October 20, 1980. Attest: Mayor / 4i6f,te.ii.:.__ City Clerk viewed for Administration: S. tv Mananar • M4,a,,,, Appro ed .s to form d legality: rite At+nrncv SUN NEWSPAPERS AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ST. LOUIS PARK SUN 924 Excelsior Avenue West Hopkins, Minnnesot State of Minnesota County of Hennepin D K MORTENSON, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has been the vice president and general manager of the newspaper know as The St Louis Park Sun and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows (1) Said newspaper is printed in the English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at least 900 square inches (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once every week (3) Said newspaper has 50% of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisement (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipalities which it purports to serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75% of its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second- class matter in its local post -office (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of St Louis Park, Golden Valley School District No 275 and Robbinsdale School District No 281 in the County of Hennepin and it has its known office of issue in the City of Hopkins in said county, established and open during its regular business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and maintained by the managing officer of said newspaper or persons in its employ and subject to his direction and control during all such regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regular business hours and at which said newspaper is printed (6) Said newspaper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society (7) Said newspaper is made available at single or subscription prices to any person, corporation, partnership or other unincorporated association requesting the newspaper and making the applicable payment (8) Said newspaper has complied with all foregoing conditions for at least one year preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned below (9) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January 1, 1966 and each January 1 thereafter and affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed by the managing officer of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper He further states on oath that the printed hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed Ordinance No.1483 and published therein in the English language, once each week, forOne successive weeks, that it was first so published on Wed. the 2 9 th.day of Oct . 19 80 and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including the - day of , 19 and that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to wit abcdefghij klmnopgrstuvwxyz Subscribed /nd sworn to before me this ,111 29th. day of Oct. MERIDEL M. HEDBLOM VOIARY PUBLIC - MINNESOTA HENNEPIN COUNTY My commission expires July 2, 1986 19 8 0 (Official Publication) ORDINANCE NCI,' 1483 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO MASSAGE PARLORS, SAUNAS, RAP PARLORS, CONVERSATION PARLORS,ADq3�J1 NCOUNTER GROUPS;,(LD-UIDS NSITIVITY GROUPS-ESCkEt`I`t ERVICES, MODEL, SERV ICESi ]i,V,C$s, DANCING �FES�S SE VICES DTJ11' O Si SERVICFI9`,,,)�t lJQtNG E ST LOUIS PARNOR Ity,3f' C CODE, SECTIONS 13=1k 7'a-pp88 1155(3), REPEALING SE,C/f70 13.1155(8) and RENUMBERING SECTIONS 13-1155(9) and 13-1155(10) THE CITY COUNCIL OFTST.-1JOUIS PARK ORDAINS Section 1' The St Louis Parflr4 Or- dinance Code Sehtion ,13.4,1(, is amended to read Section 13-1147 Contents of +Ap- plication for License Application, for a license shall be made only otrthe forms provided by the City Manager Four complete copies of the applica- tion must be submitted to the City Manager's office containing the -ad- dress, and legpl) description o(' the property lobe used Mthe name ad- dress and• telephone number of two persons who shall be residents of Hennepin CotIntl wh may be called upon to attest to the applicant's 'man- ager ii -oi' operators chat -deter whether, the applicant, manager or operatohas ever beet) convicted of a crime or offense and, if so, conlpiete and accur'a'te Information pg t the time, place and nature of 5itc'frrime or offetdse, including the dIspnsition thereof; the4names and addresses of all creditors of the applicafiVowner, lessee or manager insofhiya and regarding credit uhich'has-lieen ex- tended for the purposes oN,jogptruct- ing, equipping, mmntalnmgE4perat ing, furnishing'or acquiring the pre - mises, personal effects, equlpnient of anything; incidental to the .estab lishment Ittaintenancc and operation of a massage parlor sandgg rap parlor, convergation parlor, notuIt en counten`;grgpp, adult sen'itivit'i group, ek�orlI a{{vice, model service, dancin servictt' hostess service or similar adult oriented service If the application is made on behalf of a Joint kuihness venture partnership or any legally constituted business as- sociation other than a corporation, it shall submit, along with its applica- tion, accurpte and complete business records shovs(ing the names and ad- dresses o[l partners, officers and owners'aiifld, in the case of a corpo- ration, the names and addresses of all officers, general manager and mem- bers of the Shard of Directors 1f the applicntlon is .made on behalf of a Joint;business venture, partnership, , legally constituted business associa- tion or corporation, the applicant - shall also,submit the names and air- dresses of, any and all creditors while have extended credit for the.acquisi-., tion, maintenance, operation `sri furnishing Of the establishment ',14 applicants shall furnish to the City, along with their applications, corn- plete and accurate documentation es- tablishing ,the interest of the appli- cant and any, other person having in interest in the premises upon whish 1 the building is proposed to be located or in the furnishings thereof i Documentation shall be in the form of a lease, deed, contract for deed, mortgage deed, mortgage, credit ar- rangement, loan agreements secur- ity agreements and any other docu- ments establishing the interest of the applicant or any other person in the operation, acquisition or main- tenanoa of the enterprise pffering services as a massage parlor, sauna, rap parlor conversation parlor, adult encounter group, adult sensitivity group, model service, escort service, dancing service, hostess service or similar adult oriented service The application shall also contain blue- prints, diagrams, plans, layouts, and the like, showing the construction, revision, remodeling alteration or additions of or to the premises and specifically the layout, design and arrangement of the bathing ,ind restroom facilities and the size and type of equipment and facilities to be used Alt applicants shall state, any other licenses for which `t have applied within the last ten ye s and any denial, suspension or Sevp aeon of a license along,with an explanation of any such denial, suspension or revocation Section 2 The St Lours Park Or- dinanoe 'Code, Section 13,1155(31 is amended toiead (3) Every, licensee shall allow an examination' and inspection of esery part of ,the prenuses by.any police, fire or health authority of the City during normal business hours four times each year Refusal to allow such inspection or to answer the re- quest of Oily police, fire or health _authority, -tone nitmitted to a licensed premises shall be grounds for sus- pension or revocation of all licenses Section 3 The St Louis Park Or- dinance Code, Section 13-1155(8) is hereby repealed and Sections 13-1155(9) and 13-1155(10) are renum- bered 13-115548j ,'`at)d ,13-1155(9) re- spectively ' , ", Section 3,Penplly, Any person vio- lating the proVist ns of this ordinance shall be gudti, of B Misdemeanor and upon cdnvictton shall,be punished by a fine'of not more. than $500 00 or by imprisonment not to exceed 90 days or both Section 4 Effective Date This or- dinande shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication • AdoPted by the CO Conned Octo- ber 20, 1980 (a) PHYLLIS W McQt)AID Mayor ATTEST (s) EARL E HAN'SON, City Clerk Reviewed for Administration (s) JAMES L BRIMEYER Approved as to form and legality (s) WAYNE G POPHAM City Attorney (Oct 29 1980) -SLP