(A) Each person, firm, or corporation which operates, conducts, or maintains a school of massage, massage parlor, massage therapy clinic, or bathhouse shall make application for a license to operate the businesses with the Board of Public Works and Safety.
(B) License application shall contain the following information and should be individually signed by the applicant:
(1) Name of applicant.
(2) Residential address of applicant.
(3) Business address of applicant.
(4) Number of massage tables, shower stalls, bath stalls, or other such individual units.
(5) The age and citizenship of the applicant, in the case of individuals and of the manager, and officers in the case of a corporation.
(6) The names, addresses, ages, citizenship, and designation of each person connected with the applicant's establishment.
(7) Whether the applicant or its manager or officers have ever been previously engaged in operating a school of massage, massage parlor, massage therapy clinic, or bathhouse.
(8) Whether any applicant, or, in the case of a corporation, its manager, officers, directors, or stockholders, has ever been convicted of any act of violence, moral turpitude, sex offense, or prior violation of this chapter.
(9) Type of license being applied for by the applicant, that is school of massage, massage parlor, massage therapy clinic, or bathhouse.
(C) Along with the operator's license application there should be filed a verified application for an operator's permit by each individual who practices massage technique or is employed in the establishment. The application should contain the following information:
(1) Name.
(2) Age.
(3) Address.
(4) Citizenship.
(5) Whether convicted of any public offense concerning an act of violence, moral turpitude, sex offense, or prior violation of this chapter.
(6) Nature of work performed.
(D) Along with the aforesaid applications for licenses and permits, there should be a certificate from a duly licensed medical practitioner, on a form prescribed by the health and hospital corporation of the county, certifying that the applicant is free from communicable diseases and that examination has been made within 30 days prior to the application for the license or permit herein sought.
(E) Along with the aforesaid applications for licenses and permits, 25 letters of recommendation shall be filed by responsible citizens of the city.
('67 Code, § 115.02) (Ord. 3-1964, passed 5-4-64) Penalty, see § 116.99