(a) The Mayor or a designee thereof shall act to approve or deny an application for an initial license under this chapter within a reasonable period of time and in no event shall the Mayor or a designee thereof act to approve or deny such license later than ninety days from the date the application was accepted by the Mayor or a designee thereof. An application for a renewal of a massage establishment license shall be submitted as provided in Section 751.04 not more than sixty days prior to the expiration of the current license. The Mayor or a designee thereof shall approve or disapprove such application for license renewal within forty-five days from the date the application was accepted. Every license issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire at 11:59 p.m. on December 31 of each year unless earlier suspended or revoked by the Mayor or a designee thereof.
(b) The application for a license required by this chapter shall be rejected by the Mayor or a designee thereof if any of the following apply:
(1) That the operation, as proposed by the applicant, if permitted, would not be in compliance with applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the Building, Health, Planning and Zoning, Housing and Fire Prevention Codes, as well as the provisions of this chapter;
(2) That the applicant or any other person who will be engaged, directly or indirectly, in the management or operation of the massage establishment is not of good moral character;
(3) That the application does not contain the required information, the application is not in conformance with this chapter, or if any of the information submitted is false;
(4) That the correct permit fee has not been tendered to the City, and in the case of a check, bank draft or other negotiable instrument, honored with payment upon presentation; or
(5) That the applicant, if an individual; or any of the officers and directors, if the applicant is a corporation; or any of the partners or limited partners, if the applicant is a partnership; and the person principally in charge of the operation is not eighteen years of age or older.
(Ord. 86-45. Passed 10-6-86; Ord. 02-34. Passed 7-22-02.)