§ 21-206. Process for requesting an SOB establishment permit.

(a)

The chief of police shall create a form for each type of permit consistent with the provisions of this article.

(b)

An applicant may obtain a form from the city government website page (sanantonio.gov/sapd) or at the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD or police department) Headquarters Records Unit. Applications shall be accepted Tuesday through Thursday, excluding Holidays, between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 pm. Applications shall not be accepted at any other time or on any other day.

(c)

At the time that the chief receives an application, the applicant shall pay the required fee of four hundred dollars ($400.00). The applicant will receive a receipt and paperwork from the records division along with their completed application and submit said information and waiver form to the identification division. The identification division shall take fingerprints and generate an SOB permit number. The applicant will then be photographed at the identifications division.

(d)

All photographs and applications shall be used to perform a background investigation and for the purpose of photographic identification of permit holders, and shall be kept on record with the chief of police while the applicant possesses a valid permit, and for a period of five (5) years after the expiration, revocation, or denial of the permit.

(e)

All photographs of applicants shall be destroyed at the expiration of five (5) years after the expiration, revocation, or denial of the permit, but all applicants submitting new applications shall be required to comply with photograph and fingerprint requirements in this section.

(f)

The police department shall conduct the criminal background check and verify the applicant is eligible to receive an SOB permit.

(g)

A business seeking a sexually oriented establishment permit shall be required to post an outdoor sign on the premises advising the public that it has applied for an SOB permit upon application for said permit. The outdoor sign shall be posted within seventy-two (72) hours of the submittal of application.

(Ord. No. 2012-12-06-0933, §§ 4, 6, 12-6-12)