(a) The City shall revoke a massage establishment license or massage therapist license if a cause of suspension under Section 765.12 of this chapter occurs and the license has been suspended two times within the preceding twelve months.
(b) The City shall revoke a massage establishment license if it determines that:
(1) A licensee gave false or misleading information in the material submitted during the application process;
(2) The licensee failed to comply with any requirement stated in the license, pursuant to Section 765.05(c) of this chapter, to correct specified deficiencies within 120 days;
(3) A licensee has knowingly allowed possession, use or sale of controlled substances on the premises;
(4) A licensee has knowingly allowed prostitution, solicitation or the commission of a felony on the premises;
(5) A licensee knowingly operated the massage establishment during a period of time when the licensee's license was suspended;
(6) A licensee has knowingly allowed any act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation or other sex act to occur in or on the licensed premises;
(7) In the judgment of the Health Commissioner, a licensee has operated the massage establishment without due regard for the public health or the health of patrons or customers or without due regard to proper sanitation or hygiene;
(8) A licensee has been convicted of a specified criminal activity, as defined in Section 765.01 of this chapter, during the term of the license; or
(9) A licensee is delinquent in payment to the City, the County or the State for any taxes or fees past due that were assessed or imposed in relation to any business.
(c) The City shall revoke a massage therapist license if it determines that:
(1) The licensee gave false or misleading information in the material submitted during the application process;
(2) The licensee has knowingly practiced massage during a period of time when the licensee's license was suspended; or
(3) The licensee has been convicted of a specified criminal activity, as defined in Section 765.01 of this chapter, during the term of the license.
(d) The Building Commissioner, in the case of massage establishment license, or the Safety Director, in the case of massage therapist licenses, shall advise the licensee in writing of the reason or reasons for any revocation.
(e) When the City revokes a license, the licensee shall not be issued another license for one year from the date the revocation became effective. If the City finds, subsequent to revocation, that the basis for the revocation has been corrected or abated, the applicant may be granted a license if at least ninety days have elapsed since the date the revocation became effective.
(Ord. 8433-1998. Passed 3-10-98.)