License issuance and grounds for denial.
Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 5-363
in effectSec. 5-363. - License issuance and grounds for denial.
(a) The director shall approve the issuance of a license to an applicant within thirty (30) days after receipt of an application, unless the director finds that any of the following exist:
(b) The location of an adult entertainment business is or would be in violation of the location restrictions found in this article.
(c) The applicant failed to supply all of the information requested on the application.
(d) The applicant gave false, fraudulent or untruthful information on the application.
(e) An applicant is under twenty-one (21) years of age.
(f) An applicant or an applicant's spouse is overdue in payment to the city of taxes, fees, fines or penalties assessed against or imposed upon the applicant or the applicant's spouse in relation to an adult entertainment business in the city.
(g) An applicant or an applicant's spouse has been convicted or placed on deferred disposition, probation or community supervision for a violation of a provision of this article within two (2) years immediately preceding the application. The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall have no effect.
(h) The license fee required by this article has not been paid.
(i) The applicant has not demonstrated that the owner of the adult entertainment business owns or holds a lease for the property or the applicable portion thereof upon which the adult entertainment business will be situated or has a legally enforceable right to acquire the same.
(j) An applicant or the proposed establishment is not in compliance with this article.
(k) An applicant or an applicant's spouse has been convicted or placed on deferred disposition, probation, or community supervision for:
(1) Any offense under the laws of the United States of America, another state or the Uniform Code of Military Justice for an offense described in this section.
(2) Any of the below offenses of the state for criminal attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any "specified criminal activity" as defined herein.
(3) The applicant or the applicant's spouse is required to register as a sex offender under the laws of the state.
(l) An applicant, or applicant's spouse, who has been convicted of or placed on deferred disposition, probation or community supervision for an offices listed herein may qualify for an adult entertainment business license only when the time period required herein has elapsed.
(m) The license, if granted, shall state on its face the name of the person or persons to whom it is granted, the expiration date and the address of the adult entertainment business.
(n) The license shall be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance to the adult entertainment business, so that it is visible to the public at all times and may be easily read.
(Ord. No. 2679, § 2(Exh. A, art. IV, § D), 6-22-10)
Source: City of Gulfport, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/gulfport/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH5LIBURE_ARTXIVADENBU_DIV4LIADENBU_S5-363LIISGRDEFetched: 11/1/2026