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ORDINANCE NO. N$-1593 PAGE SIX or commission, his or her employee or agent to engage in any type of moral turpitude or sexual misconduct offense, whether misdemeanor or felony (Under such circumstances, the conduct of the employee or agent, if such resulted in a con- viction or a plea of nolo contendere or guilty, will be considered imputed to the principal and shall be grounds for permit denial); (6) The applicant has not had an Escort Bureau, Intro- ductory Service or Escort Permit or other similar license or permit denied or suspended or revoked for cause by the City of Santa Ana or any other city or county located in or out of this state within the five (5) year period immediately preceding the date of the filing of the appli- cation; (7) The escort bureau or introductory service, as proposed by the applicant, would comply with all applicable City of Santa Ana, county and state laws, including but not limited to health, zoning, fire and safety requirements and stand- ards; and (8) The applicant, manager or other person princip- ally in charge of the operation of the business is at least eighteen (18) years of age. (i) If the city manager does not find that all of the requirements set forth in subsections (h) (1) through (8) of this Section 12-156 have been met, he shall deny application for the permit or renewal thereof. In the event the applica- tion for the permit or renewal thereof is denied by the city manager, written notice of such denial shall be given to the applicant, specifying the ground or grounds of such denial. Notice of denial of the application for the permit, or renewal thereof, shall be deemed to have been served if it in fact is personally served on the applicant or when deposited in the United States mail with postage prepaid and addressed to the applicant at the residence address set forth in the ap- plication for the permit or renewal thereof. Any applicant whose application for an Escort Bureau or Introductory Service Permit, or renewal thereof, has been denied by the city man- ager, may appeal such denial to the city council as provided in Chapter 3 of this Code. SECTION 12-157. Employment and activities of escorts. (a) No holder of an Escort Bureau or Introductory Service Permit shall employ as an escort any person under eighteen (18) years of age. (b) No holder of an Escort Bureau or Introductory Service Permit shall furnish any escort or introductory service to, or accept employment from any patron, customer or person to be escorted, who is under eighteen (18) years of age, except at the special instance and request of a parent, guardian or other person in lawful custody of the person upon whose behalf the escort or introductory service is engaged. SECTION 12-158. Escorts, permit required. It shall be unlawful for any person to act as an escort unless there has been granted to such person a valid permit, pursuant to the provisions of this article. Such permit shall