(a) A person who wishes to obtain a Registration Certificate for a Massage Establishment shall submit a registration application to the Director and pay a reasonable registration fee in an amount set by the Director and determined to be sufficient to pay the cost of administering this Chapter.
(b) The registration application shall be in a form designated by the Director and shall include all the following:
(1) Full legal name and current residential address of the applicant;
(2) The address of the proposed Massage Establishment or Mobile Massage practitioner;
(3) A list of services to be offered at the Massage Establishment or Mobile Massage practitioner;
(4) The full name of any person who will provide Massage Treatments at the Massage Establishment or in performing Mobile Massage;
(5) Sufficient information to identify the License for each Therapist.
(6) The website of the massage services establishment or mobile massage practitioner, if applicable.
(c) The Director shall issue a Registration Certificate unless the Director finds:
(1) The registration application is incomplete or contains inaccurate or fraudulent information;
(2) The License of the Therapist or anyone identified who will provide Massage Treatments cannot be verified;
(3) Within two years before the date the application is submitted, the applicant, or any Therapist listed on the registration application, was the applicant for a Registration Certificate that was revoked or denied. Nothing herein prohibits the Director from issuing a Registration Certificate for a previously-denied application that has been substantially modified.
(4) Both a Zoning Certificate and Certificate of Occupancy have not been issued for the Massage Establishment.
(d) The registration applications shall be submitted and approved before a Massage Establishment or Mobile Massage practitioner can be operated and massage services offered.
(e) Massage Establishments or Mobile Massage practitioners that were in operation prior to the effective date of this section must submit a registration application not later than ninety (90) days after the effective date of this section.
(f) The Director shall send, by First Class U.S. Mail addressed to the applicant, either a Registration Certificate or a written statement no later than thirty (30) days after the submission that the application was denied and the reason therefore.
(g) Any person who has been denied a Registration Certificate may appeal such denial in accordance with Section 1314.06.
(Ord. 48-18. Passed 11-5-18.)