Whenever any application is filed for an escort or employee permit under this chapter and said application has been denied, or a permit issued under this chapter has been revoked, and no appeal has been taken or when any appeal from such denial or revocation has been taken to the City Council and the City Council has concurred in the judgment or order of denial or revocation, said application for said permit, or for a like permit for the same location or by the same applicant shall not be heard until the expiration of one year from the date of the previous denial or revocation of said permit or application and there shall be no appeal for failure or refusal to review or to hear any such application or appeal within said one-year period. For the purposes of this section, “same applicant” shall mean a corporation having substantially the same shareholders as a prior corporate applicant, or a partnership having substantially the same membership as a prior partnership applicant; furthermore, “same applicant” shall mean any officer, director, shareholder or partner of a prior corporate or partnership applicant provided that when any permit is denied by reason of definite existing conditions which prevent the granting of said permit and said conditions are removed or remedied, the one year’s prohibition against reapplication will not apply. (Ord. 1030 § 2(4), 2018; Ord. 756 § 1, 1987)