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It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a massage establishment without first having obtained a license therefor from the assessor and collector of taxes in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or to operate a massage establishment after such license has been revoked, or during a period for which such license has been suspended. Such license shall be issued only upon the payment of the fee specified in Section 25A-6 and upon the approval in writing of the director and the chief of police upon the issuance of a certificate of occupancy from the building official. Such license shall expire on the 31st day of December of each year. (Ord. Nos. 13752; 15526)
After an application has been made for issuance of an original license or a renewal of an existing license to operate a massage establishment as defined herein, the chief of police, as the principal enforcement officer of this chapter, shall determine whether the applicant has been finally convicted in any court of theft, fornication, sodomy, procuring, pandering, keeping a bawdy house, keeping an assignation house, engaging in prostitution or engaging in assignation, or whether such establishment employs any person who has been finally convicted in any court of theft, fornication, sodomy, procuring, pandering, keeping a bawdy house, keeping an assignation house, engaging in prostitution or engaging in assignation. (Ord. 13752)
At the time of making application for the license required by this chapter the applicant shall furnish to the chief of police the names, addresses, race, sex, date of birth, and telephone number of the applicant, his spouse and of all employees of the massage establishment. (Ord. Nos. 13752; 15526)
The annual license fee shall be $200 for each such establishment. If the license is obtained between January 1st and June 30th of any year, the full amount of such fee shall be paid. If such license is obtained between July 1st and December 31st of any year, the fee shall be one-half of such amount. No refund of license fees shall be made. (Ord. Nos. 13752; 18411)
The chief of police shall refuse to approve issuance or renewal of any license required by this chapter to any applicant who has been finally convicted in any court of theft, fornication, sodomy, procuring, pandering keeping a bawdy house, keeping an assignation house, engaging in prostitution or engaging in assignation; or to any applicant who employs in such establishment any person who has been finally convicted of theft, fornication, sodomy, procuring, pandering, keeping a bawdy house, keeping an assignation house, engaging in prostitution or engaging in assignation. (Ord. 13752)
(a) A license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be revoked upon final conviction in any court of the holder of such license for the offense of theft, fornication, sodomy, procuring, pandering, keeping a bawdy house, keeping an assignation house, engaging in prostitution or engaging in assignation.
(b) A license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be suspended for a period of not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days upon final conviction in any court of the holder of such license for the operation of the massage establishment in violation of any statute of this state, or any provision of this code or other ordinance of the city of Dallas.
(c) Any license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be suspended for a period of 90 days upon the final conviction in any court of any employee of such massage establishment for the offense of theft, fornication, sodomy, procuring, pandering, keeping a bawdy house, keeping an assignation house, engaging in prostitution or engaging in assignation, or a violation of any provision of this chapter.
(d) Written notice of such revocation or suspension shall be given by the chief of police to the holder of such license at the holder’s last known business address. (Ord. 13752)
In the event the chief of police shall refuse to approve the issuance of an original license or the renewal of a license to any applicant, or revokes or suspends the license issued to any license holder under this chapter, this action shall be final unless the license holder files an appeal with a permit and license appeal board in accordance with Section 2-96 of this code. (Ord. Nos. 13752; 18200)
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