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No license shall be issued to:

A. A natural person who has not attained the age of 21 years, except that licenses may be issued to persons who have attained the age of 18 years with respect to cabarets where no intoxicating liquors are served or provided.

B. A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent, unless such manager or agent possesses the same qualifications required of the licensee, or in the case of a manager of an adult cabaret, the manager has obtained a manager’s license.

C. A copartnership, unless all the members thereof are qualified to obtain a license as provided in this chapter. Such license shall be issued to the manager or agent thereof.

D. A corporation, unless all the officers and directors thereof are qualified to obtain a license as provided herein. Such license shall be issued to the manager or agent thereof.

E. A person, copartnership, or corporation that owns, operates or maintains any other adult cabaret, adult entertainment establishment or sexually oriented business, as those terms are generally understood to mean, located within the City of Lakewood. It is provided, however, that this limitation shall not be applied so as to prohibit the renewal of a license for such a business where such person, copartnership, or corporation operates two or more adult cabarets, adult entertainment establishments or sexually oriented businesses as of the effective date of the ordinance by which this provision is adopted; provided, that such adult cabarets, adult entertainment establishments or sexually oriented businesses may not be expanded, enlarged or improved in any way, nor modified in any way that increases the amount or level of activity or business at such adult cabaret, adult entertainment establishment or sexually oriented business, unless the adult cabaret, adult entertainment establishment or sexually oriented business is brought into full compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the Lakewood Municipal Code; provided, that this shall not restrict said person, copartnership, or corporation from making necessary repairs.

F. No more than one adult cabaret, adult entertainment establishment or sexually oriented business may be located on any piece of property or any adjacent piece of property owned or leased by the same person, copartnership, or corporation. It is provided, however, that this limitation shall not be applied so as to prohibit the renewal of a license for such businesses where such adult cabarets, adult entertainment establishments or sexually oriented businesses were located on the same or adjacent property on the effective date of the ordinance by which this provision is adopted; provided, that such adult cabarets, adult entertainment establishments or sexually oriented businesses may not be expanded, enlarged or improved in any way, nor modified in any way that increases the amount or level of activity or business at either or any such adult cabaret, adult entertainment establishment or sexually oriented business, unless the adult cabarets, adult entertainment establishments or sexually oriented businesses are brought into full compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the Lakewood Municipal Code; provided, that this shall not restrict said person, copartnership, or corporation from making necessary repairs. [Ord. 171 § 1, 1998.]