(a) Upon receipt of a properly completed application for a massage business license, the Village Manager shall submit the completed application to the Chief of Police for evaluation. Upon receiving the application for a massage business license, the Chief of Police shall conduct an investigation into applicant's moral character and personal and criminal history.
(b) In the case of an application for a massage business license, the Village Manager shall cause the premises to be licensed to be inspected for the purpose of determining that the proposed operation complies with all applicable laws, including Building, Electrical, Plumbing, Health, Housing, Zoning, and Fire Codes of the Village, and any other regulations of the Village relating to the public health, safety and welfare.
(c) The Village Manager shall either issue a license, or notify the applicant in writing that the application has been denied. The license shall be denied if the applicant fails to comply with the requirements of this article or with the requirements of any other provision of this Code which is applicable to the business and/or activities of the applicant. In addition, no license shall be issued to any applicant if:
(1) The proposed operation does not comply with all applicable laws, including but not limited to, Building, Electrical, Plumbing, Health, Housing, Zoning and Fire Codes of the Village; or
(2) The applicant, if an individual; or any of the officers, directors, any person owning directly or beneficially more than ten percent (10%) of the stock of the corporation, if the applicant is a corporation; or any of the partners, including limited partners, if the applicant is a partnership; and the manager, assistant manager or any other person principally in charge of the operation of the business, has been:
(A) Convicted of a felony under the laws of the State of Illinois or any other state, or under the Federal laws of the United States, within ten (10) years of the date of the application; or
(B) Convicted of a sex offense as defined in 720 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/11, or any equivalent law of any state within ten (10) years of the date of the application; or
(C) The applicant has been convicted of a violation of any provision of this article; or
(D) The applicant has had a massage business, masseur or similar license denied, suspended or revoked by the Village, by a state or by unit of local government within ten (10) years of the date of the application; or
(E) The applicant has been convicted of a violation of an ordinance of any other Illinois municipality regulating massage establishments or masseurs; or
(F) The applicant has been convicted of any other criminal offense involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or moral turpitude within ten (10) years of the date of the application; or
(G) The applicant has knowingly made false, misleading or fraudulent statements of fact in the license application or in any document required by the Village in conjunction with the license application; or
(H) The applicant has been overdue on payment to the Village of fees, fines, or penalties assessed against the licensee or imposed upon the licensee in relation to the massage establishment.
(d) In the event that the license is denied for failure to comply with the requirements of this article, the Village Manager shall immediately notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for the denial. If the failure is not cured within ten (10) days after the date on which the Village Manager denies the issuance of said license, the application shall be null and void. (Ord. 0-18-09, 5-7-2018, eff. 8-1-2018)