(A) Permits for massage establishments, massage practitioners and out-call massage shall be for a period of one year, unless sooner revoked as set forth in this chapter.
(B) No permit granted herein shall confer any vested right to any person or business for more than the permit period. All massage operators and practitioners subject to this chapter shall comply with the provisions of this chapter and as they may be amended hereafter.
(C) Applications for the renewal of a permit shall be filed with the Chief of Police at least 60 calendar days before the expiration of then-current permit. Temporary permits will not be issued. Any permittee allowing his or her permit to lapse or which permit expires during a suspension shall be required to submit an new application and pay the corresponding original application fees.
(D) Any person desiring to obtain a renewal of his or her respective permit shall file a written application under penalty of perjury on the required form with the Chief of Police who shall conduct an investigation. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable filing fee established by separate resolution of the city council to help defray the cost of the investigation required by this chapter. An applicant shall be required to update the information contained in his/her original permit application and provide any new and/or additional information as may be reasonably required by the Chief of Police in order to determine whether said permit should be renewed.
(E) A massage practitioner permittee shall also be required to submit with his or her renewal application the following documents:
(1) A certificate, under penalty of perjury, from a medical doctor licensed to practice in the state stating that the applicant has, within at least 30 calendar days immediately preceding the date of application, been examined and found to be free of any contagious or communicable disease.
(2) Proof that the applicant, has within four years immediately preceding the date of filing an application for renewal, passed the written examination described in § 118.17 or submits proof of completion of at least 50 hours of continuing education courses in massage from a recognized school of massage or a qualified massage association. A maximum of eight hours may be applied toward the 50 hours of continuing education required by this section for obtaining the state CPR certificate required by § 118.16(H).
(3) Failure to provide the above documents shall be grounds for non-renewal of the massage practitioner's permit.
(F) The Chief of Police shall have 60 calendar days to investigate the renewal application and shall render a decision within said 60 calendar days, but no later than the date of expiration of the permit.
(Ord. 1233, passed 5-4-04)