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Every applicant for a license to maintain, operate or conduct a massage establishment shall file an application under oath with the City upon a form provided by the Department of Safety and Service and pay a nonrefundable annual license fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per year or any part thereof. The application, once accepted, shall be referred to the Department of Safety and Service for investigation. Copies of the application shall, within five days, also be referred to the Building Department and the Fire Division. Such Department and Division shall, within thirty days, inspect the premises proposed to be operated as a massage establishment and shall make written verification to the Department of Safety and Service concerning compliance with the codes of the City and State that they administer.
(Ord. 88-50. Passed 2-16-88.)
The City shall act to approve or deny an application for a business license under this chapter within a reasonable period of time and in no event shall the City act to approve or deny such license later than ninety days from the date the application was accepted by the Department of Safety and Service. Every license issued pursuant to this chapter will terminate at the expiration of one year from the date of its issuance unless sooner suspended or revoked.
(Ord. 88-50. Passed 2-16-88.)
Should any massage business have more than one location where the business of massage is pursued, then a certificate, stating the address of the principal place of business and of the other location(s), shall be issued by the Safety-Service Director upon the tender of a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per year per location. Licenses issued for other locations shall terminate on the same date as that of the principal place of business, regardless of the date of issuance.
(Ord. 88-50. Passed 2-16-88.)
Every massage establishment shall maintain a register of all persons employed at any time as masseurs or masseuses and their license numbers. Such register shall be available at the massage establishment to representatives of the City during regular business hours.
(Ord. 88-50. Passed 2-16-88.)
Any license issued for a massage establishment may be revoked or suspended by the City after notice and a hearing, for good cause, or in any case where any of the provisions of this chapter are violated or where any employee of the licensee, including a masseur or masseuse, is engaged in any conduct which violates any of the State or local laws or ordinances at the licensee's place of business and the licensee has actual or constructive knowledge by due diligence. Such license may also be revoked or suspended by the City, after notice and hearing, upon notification from the Building Inspector that the business is being managed, conducted or maintained without regard to proper sanitation and hygiene. Such revocation proceedings shall be before the Safety-Service Director.
(Ord. 88-50. Passed 3-16-88.)
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