A. Except as provided in subsection (E) of this section, from and after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, no adult entertainment establishment shall be operated or maintained in the city without first obtaining a license to operate issued by the city.

B. A license may be issued only for one adult entertainment establishment located at a fixed certain place. Any person which desires to operate more than one adult entertainment establishment must have a license for each.

C. No license or interest in a license may be transferred to any other person.

D. It is unlawful for any employee or operator to knowingly work in or about, or to knowingly perform any service directly related to the operating of any unlicensed adult entertainment establishment.

E. All existing adult entertainment establishments at the time of the passage of the ordinance codified in this chapter must submit application for a license within sixty (60) days of the date the ordinance codified in this chapter becomes effective. If an application for such license is not made within a sixty-day period, then such existing adult entertainment establishment shall cease operation. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the city's right to refuse to grant a license to an existing adult entertainment establishment that upon application is not eligible for a license under this chapter. (Ord. G-819 § 1 (part), 1996)