ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HAPEVILLE, GEORGIA, CHAPTER 11, BUSINESS LICENSING AND

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1 STATE OF GEORGIA CITY OF HAPEVILLE ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HAPEVILLE, GEORGIA, CHAPTER 11, BUSINESS LICENSING AND REGULATION, ARTICLE 2, ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS, TO AMEND THE PROCESS REGARDING APPEALS OF ACTIONS TAKEN WITH REGARD TO APPLICATIONS AND/OR LICENSES FOR ADULT ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES; TO PROVIDE FOR SEVERABILITY; TO REPEAL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; TO PROVIDE AN ADOPTION DATE; TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSES. WHEREAS, the duly elected governing authority of the City of Hapeville, Georgia (hereinafter the City ) is the Mayor and Council thereof; and WHEREAS, the City has the power to adopt regulations promoting the public health, safety, and general welfare of its citizenry; and WHEREAS, the governing authority of the City has determined, after careful consideration, that process under which appeals of actions taken with regard to applications and/or licenses for adult entertainment facilities should be amended; and WHEREAS, the governing authority of the City finds it desirable and in the interest of the public health, safety, and general welfare of its citizenry to amend its ordinances accordingly; BE IT, AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAPEVILLE, GEORGIA THAT:

2 Section One. The Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by deleting paragraph (i) of Section in its entirety and inserting the following text in its place: (i) All applications for new licenses shall be decided upon by the police chief, or the City Manager, if the police chief is unavailable or incapacitated, within 60 calendar days of the date of filing of the completed application. The date of filing shall be the date by which a properly completed and executed application form and the license fee are received by the police chief. Upon the expiration of this 60 calendar day period without a decision being made on the application by the police chief, the applicant shall be permitted to begin and conduct business as an adult entertainment facility under this statutory provision unless and until such time as the police chief notifies the applicant of a denial of the application and states the reasons for the denial. No person or entity conducting business as an adult entertainment facility under this provision shall acquire any vested rights to continued conduct of such business, and if the police chief later denies the application, the business must be brought into compliance with this article. Section Two. The Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by deleting paragraph (j) of Section in its entirety and inserting the following text in its place: (j) In the event that the police chief denies an application for a license: (1) The denial and specific reasons for the denial shall be transmitted to the applicant in writing. The applicant shall have the right to appeal the denial to the mayor and council. Such appeal shall be filed in writing no later than 10 calendar days from the date of the police chief s denial. The applicant's failure to appeal the police chief's denial within 10 calendar days shall constitute a waiver of any appeal rights hereunder. If a timely appeal is filed, a hearing shall be held not more than 30 calendar days from the date of receipt of the written notice of appeal by mayor and council. Upon the expiration of this 30 calendar day period without a hearing, the applicant shall be permitted to begin and conduct business as an adult entertainment facility under this statutory provision unless and until such time as the mayor and council sustain the decision of the police chief. No person or entity conducting business as an adult entertainment facility under this provision shall acquire any vested rights to continued conduct of such business, and if the mayor and council later sustain or modify the police chief's denial of the application, the business must be brought into compliance with this article.

3 (2) The mayor and council may sustain, overrule, or modify the decision of the police chief. The decision of the mayor and council following the hearing on the matter shall be issued within 15 calendar days of the date of the hearing and shall be final. Upon the expiration of this 15 calendar day period without a decision of the mayor and council, the applicant shall be permitted to begin and conduct business as an adult entertainment facility under this statutory provision unless and until such time as the mayor and council sustain the decision of the police chief. No person or entity conducting business as an adult entertainment facility under this provision shall acquire any vested rights to continued conduct of such business, and if the mayor and council later sustain or modify the police chief's denial of the application, the business must be brought into compliance with this article. (3) An appeal of the decision of the mayor and council shall be appealed by writ of certiorari to the Superior Court of Fulton County. Section Three. The Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by deleting (c) of Section in its entirety and inserting the following text in its place: (c) Should the police chief determine that grounds for suspension or revocation exist under subsection (a) above: (1) The police chief shall send notice by first-class mail to the license holder of the license suspension or revocation with a statement of the grounds supporting such action. Any revocation or suspension shall be effective on the third business day after the date of the notice. (2) Any license holder may request within 10 calendar days of the date of notice of revocation or suspension from the police chief a hearing before the mayor and council for the purpose of presenting evidence and asking for reconsideration of such action. Failure to request such reconsideration in writing within 10 calendar days of the date of the notice shall result in a waiver of any appeal rights hereunder. If a hearing for reconsideration before the mayor and council is requested, a hearing shall be held not more than 30 calendar days from the date of receipt of the written notice of appeal by mayor and council. Upon the expiration of this 30 calendar day period without a hearing, the license holder shall be permitted to resume business as an adult entertainment facility under this statutory provision unless and until such time as the mayor and council sustain the decision of the police chief. No person or entity conducting business as an adult entertainment facility under this provision shall acquire any vested rights to continued conduct of such business, and if the mayor and council

4 later sustain or modify the police chief's suspension or revocation of the license, the business must be brought into compliance with this article. (3) The mayor and council may sustain, overrule, or modify the decision of the police chief. The decision of the mayor and council following the hearing on the matter shall be issued within 15 calendar days of the date of the hearing and shall be final. Upon the expiration of this 15 calendar day period without a decision of the mayor and council, the license holder shall be permitted to resume business as an adult entertainment facility under this statutory provision unless and until such time as the mayor and council sustains the decision of the police chief. No person or entity conducting business as an adult entertainment facility under this provision shall acquire any vested rights to continued conduct of such business, and if the mayor and council later sustain or modify the police chief's suspension or revocation of the license, the business must be brought into compliance with this article. (4) An appeal of the decision of the mayor and council shall be appealed by writ of certiorari to the Superior Court of Fulton County. Section Four. The preamble of this Ordinance shall be considered to be and is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set out herein. Section Five. This Ordinance shall be codified in a manner consistent with the laws of the State of Georgia and the City. Section Six. (a) It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Mayor and Council that all sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this Ordinance are or were, upon their enactment, believed by the Mayor and Council to be fully valid, enforceable and constitutional. (b) It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Mayor and Council that, to the greatest extent allowed by law, each and every section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is severable from every other section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance. It is hereby further declared to be the intention of the Mayor and Council that, to the greatest extent allowed by law, no section, paragraph,

5 sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is mutually dependent upon any other section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance. (c) In the event that any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance shall, for any reason whatsoever, be declared invalid, unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, it is the express intent of the Mayor and Council that such invalidity, unconstitutionality or unenforceability shall, to the greatest extent allowed by law, not render invalid, unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of the Ordinance and that, to the greatest extent allowed by law, all remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of the Ordinance shall remain valid, constitutional, enforceable, and of full force and effect. Section Seven. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed. Section Eight. The effective date of this Ordinance shall be the date of adoption unless otherwise stated herein. ORDAINED this day of, CITY OF HAPEVILLE, GEORGIA: Alan Hallman, Mayor ATTEST: Jennifer Elkins, City Clerk

6 APPROVED BY: Steve Fincher, City Attorney