The Ordinance's licensing provisions are contained in §§ 11–424 and 11–425. After an application for an adult-oriented establishment is filed with the City Treasurer,
it is to be distributed promptly to the Chattanooga Police Department for investigation.
Chattanooga City Code § 11–424(a). The results of the investigation must be filed in writing with the City Treasurer no later than twenty days after the date of the application.
Id. § 11–425(b). Within ten days after receiving the results of the investigation, the City Treasurer must notify the applicant whether the application is granted, denied, or held for further investigation.
Id. § 11–424(c). Any investigation shall not exceed an additional thirty days.
Id. An applicant has ten days to request a hearing before the City Council on an application denial.
Id. § 11–424(d). While the Ordinance does not specify that the City Council must meet within any specified period of time, the Ordinance can be construed to require a meeting within a reasonable period of time. If the City Council denies a license application, the City Attorney
shall within five days institute suit for declaratory judgment in state court for review of the denial.
Id. It is very clear that the Ordinance's licensing procedure places specified brief time limits on the decisionmakers and does provide for prompt judicial review. This procedure, therefore, does not contravene the First Amendment.