Every applicant for a permit to maintain, operate or conduct a massage establishment shall file an application in duplicate under oath with the Mayor upon a form provided by the Mayor and shall pay a nonrefundable filing fee of twenty-five dollars ($25. 00) to the City Treasurer, who shall issue a receipt which shall be attached to such application.
The Mayor shall, within five days, refer copies of each application to other relevant City departments and the Health Department. These departments shall, within thirty days, inspect the premises proposed to be operated as a massage establishment and make written recommendations to the Mayor concerning compliance with the codes and laws that they administer.
Within ten days of receipt of the recommendations of such departments, the Mayor shall notify the applicant that such application is granted, denied or held for further investigation. The period of such additional investigation shall not exceed an additional thirty days, unless otherwise agreed to by the applicant. Upon the conclusion of such additional investigation, the Mayor shall advise the applicant, in writing, whether the application is granted or denied.
Whenever an application is denied or held for further investigation, the Mayor shall advise the applicant in writing of the reasons for such action.
The failure or refusal of the applicant to promptly give any information relevant to the investigation of the application or the refusal of the applicant to submit to or cooperate with an inspection required by this section shall constitute grounds for denial thereof by the Mayor.
(Ord. 435, Passed 1-16-78.)