(a) Upon the receipt of the recommendations of the relevant City departments and the certificate of the Health Department that the establishment is in compliance with all relevant requirements, and upon the receipt of a permit fee of one hundred dollars ($100. 00) per establishment, which shall be paid to the City Treasurer, the Mayor shall issue a permit to maintain, operate or conduct a massage establishment, unless the Mayor finds that:
(1) The operation, as proposed by the applicant, if permitted, would not comply with all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the Building and Housing, the Planning and Zoning and the Fire Prevention Codes of the City, and the health ordinances of the City, or
(2) The applicant and any other person who will be directly or indirectly engaged in the management and operation of a massage establishment has been convicted of:
A. A felony;
B. An offense involving sexual misconduct with children; or
C. Prostitution, soliciting for a prostitute, pandering, keeping a place of prostitution, pimping or any other offense opposed to decency and morality.
(b) Every massage establishment permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall terminate one year from the date of its issuance, unless sooner suspended or revoked.
(Ord. 435. Passed 1-16-78.)