Business Types, Requirements, and License Fees

Adult Businesses

Includes adult bookstores, adult movie theaters, and other similar businesses. See SCC 6.30 for more information.

Business

Requirement Fee
Legal advertisement $28
Criminal background check (per owner) $11
Annual license $265

Employees

Requirement Fee
Criminal background check $11
Fingerprints $17
Annual license $115

Adult Entertainment Dance Studios

Includes live adult entertainment. See SCC 6.25 for more information.

Business

Requirement Fee
Legal advertisement $28
Criminal background check (per owner) $11
Annual license $350

Entertainers and Managers

Requirement Fee
Criminal background check $11
Fingerprints $17
Annual license $55

Adult Panorams

Includes picture arcades and peep shows. See SCC 6.28 for more information.

Business

Requirement Fee
Legal advertisement $28
Criminal background check (per owner) $11
Annual panoram device license (each) $125
Annual license $265

Employees

Requirement Fee
Criminal background check $11
Fingerprints $17
Annual license $115

Bathhouses

Includes saunas, baths, and public hot tubs. See SCC 6.47 for more information.

Business

Requirement Fee
Legal advertisement $28
Criminal background check (per owner) $11
Annual license $500

Employees

Requirement Fee
Criminal background check $11
Fingerprints $17
Annual license $100

Pawnbrokers

Includes any business that loans money with personal property as collateral. See SCC 6.19 for more information.

Business

Requirement Fee
Legal advertisement $28
Criminal background check (per owner) $11
Annual license $300

Employees

Requirement Fee
Criminal background check $11
Fingerprints $17
Annual license $100

Secondhand Dealers

Includes used furniture, jewelry, firearms, and sports equipment dealers. Does not include used book stores, antique dealers, or consignment shops. See SCC 6.19 for more information.

Business

Requirement Fee
Legal advertisement $28
Criminal background check (per owner) $11
Annual license $250

Employees

Requirement Fee
Criminal background check $11
Fingerprints $17
Annual license $100