(A) Application.
(1) Every person who proposes to conduct or operate an establishment for the practice of massage shall make a written application to the Chief of Police for a permit for each such establishment. The application shall include the following:
(a) The full name and present address of the applicant;
(b) The two previous addresses immediately prior to the present address of applicant and the dates of residence of each;
(c) The names and addresses of at least three bona fide adult residents of the county who will serve as character references. These references shall be persons other than relatives and business associates;
(d) Written proof that the applicant is over the age of 18 years;
(e) The applicant's weight, height, color of eyes and hair, and date of birth;
(f) The name under which, and place where, such applicant proposes to operate a massage establishment, together with the street, city, county, and state address where such applicant practiced or conducted any similar business, if any, within 24 months immediately preceding the date of such application, and the name under which the same was so conducted; and,
(g) Written proof that the applicant has had at least one year's experience in the profession, work, and method of treating the external parts of the body for remedial purposes or hygienic purposes by rubbing, stroking, kneading, adjusting, or tapping with the hand or by instrument, or the applicant shall furnish a diploma or certificate of graduation from a recognized school.
(2) The Chief of Police shall retain the original copy and transmit duplicates to the Fire Chief and the Director of Community Development for their investigation and approval.
('63 Code, § 6-14.04)
(B) Fee. A nonrefundable fee of $15 shall be paid at the time of the issuance of the permit described in division (A) of this section and shall be due and payable at the time of the original application and upon an application for renewal.
('63 Code, § 6-14.08)
(C) Investigation.
(1) The Chief of Police shall investigate the applicant's background and qualifications and shall investigate the premises where the massage establishment is to be operated for the purpose of assuring that such location does not pose a police problem and that the business will be in the interests of the public health, safety, and welfare.
(2) The Chief of Police shall photograph and fingerprint the applicant. Within 30 days after such application is filed with the Chief of Police, the Chief of Police shall return the duplicate thereof to the applicant with his approval thereon in writing or, in the event the application is not approved, a statement to that effect with his reasons therefor fully set forth in writing and based on the following grounds:
(a) That the applicant is lacking in the background and qualifications to conduct a bona fide massage establishment; or,
(b) That the operation of a massage establishment at the location in question would be contrary to the interests of the public health, safety, or welfare.
('63 Code, § 6-14.05)
(Ord. 211-C.S., passed 6-22-73)