Applications for massage establishment licenses, massage practitioner or massage therapist license, shall be filed with the City Manager. Within sixty working days following receipt of the completed application, the City Manager shall either issue the license/permit or mail a written statement of the reasons for denial thereof by certified mail. When necessary, the City Manager or his/her designee may extend the time in order to conduct a complete investigation. The application shall set forth the exact nature of the massage, bath or health treatment to be administered, and the location of the proposed place of business and facilities thereof. Each applicant is required to furnish fingerprints for the purpose of establishing identification and/or criminal record. In addition, each applicant shall furnish the following information:
1. The full name, including any nicknames or other names used presently or in the past, and the present street address and phone number of the applicant's residence;
2. The previous address of the applicant for a period of three years immediately prior to the date of the application and the dates of each residence;
3. The applicant's date of birth;
4. The applicant's height, weight and color of eyes and hair;
5. License number and/or state identification number (if any) and Social Security number;
6. The applicant's two most recent employers, including their names, street addresses, cities and phone numbers, and the position of the applicant;
7. The names, street addresses and phone numbers of any massage establishment or any other business involving massage, relaxation, or other related business by which the applicant has been employed within the past ten years, and the dates of employment;
8. Any criminal conviction on the part of the applicant for offenses other than traffic violations within five years preceding the date of the application;
9. Whether the applicant has ever had a license, certificate, permit, or other authorization to engage in the practice of massage or related business; whether the operation of a massage establishment, or other business engaged in the practice of massage, was suspended or revoked within the ten years preceding the date of the application, and dates and reasons for any such suspensions or revocations, and the name and location of the jurisdiction or agency that suspended or revoked such license, certificate, permit or other authorization;
10. Whether the applicant, including applicant as a member of a corporation, business, or partnership, has ever operated or been employed at any business that has been the subject of an abatement proceeding under the California Red Light Abatement Act (California Penal Code Sections 11225 through 11325) or any similar laws in other jurisdictions. If the applicant has previously worked at such a business, he/she should state on the application the name and address of the business, the dates on which the applicant was employed at such business, the name and location of the court in which the abatement action occurred, the applicable case number, and the outcome of the abatement action;
11. If the applicant is a partnership, the application shall set forth the names and street addresses of each general and limited partner;
12. If one or more partners are a corporation, the name of the corporation shall be set forth exactly as shown in its articles of incorporation or charter, together with the state and date of incorporation, and the full legal names and street addresses of each of its current officers and directors;
13. Whether the applicant has met the educational requirements set forth in this chapter (except for cases involving applications for massage establishments or managing employee permits, when the applicant has filed a statement under penalty of perjury that he/she will not personally give massages at the massage establishment);
14. Whether the applicant has previously applied to the City for a massage establishment permit, managing employee permit, or massage therapist permit, the date of the application and every name(s) under which the application was made;
15. In the case of an application for a massage establishment permit or managing employee permit, the proposed name and street address of the massage establishment, together with the name and street address of any other massage business operated or managed by the applicant, within the ten years preceding the date of the application;
16. In the case of an application for a massage establishment license or managing employee permit, whether the applicant intends to personally provide massage services at the business;
17. A statement under penalty of perjury that the applicant has not made any false, misleading, or fraudulent statements or omissions of fact in his/her application or any other documents required by the City to be submitted with the application;
18. The name and street address of the owner or renter and the lease holder of proposed premises of which application is made;
19. Acknowledgment by the applicant that any information contained within the application that may change during the validity of the permit or license will be provided to the City to maintain current records;
20. Authorization for the City, its agents and employees, to seek information and conduct an investigation into the truth of the statements set forth in the application and into the background of the applicant and responsible managing officer;
21. Such other information as may be deemed necessary by the City Manager.
(Ord. 2095, (part), 2012; Ord. 2046, (part), 2009)