(A) No person, partnership, corporation or association shall operate a massage therapy establishment as herein defined unless such person, partnership, corporation or association shall have first applied for and received the privilege license or certificate of occupancy provided by this section.
(B) Every application for the privilege license or certificate of occupancy prescribed herein shall be submitted to the City Manager and shall contain the following information:
(1) If the applicant is a person, the name and residence address of such person. If the applicant is a partnership, corporation or association, the name and residence address of all principal officers of the partnership, corporation or association;
(2) The address of the premises where the massage therapy establishment shall be located;
(3) A complete statement of all convictions of any person whose name is required to be given in division (B)(1) of this section for any offense as previously set out herein.
(4) A complete statement of any revocation, by any governmental unit, of any license to operate a massage therapy establishment or to engage in the business or profession of massage therapy held by any person whose name is required to be given in division (B)(1) of this section; and
(5) The name and address of any massage therapy establishment or other establishment owned or operated by any person whose name is required to be given in division (B)(1) of this section wherein the business or profession of massage is carried on.
(C) The City Manager shall transmit a copy of the application to the Chief of Police for an investigative report, to the Inspections Division to determine if the proposed establishment is in compliance with all zoning and building regulations and ordinances, and to the Fire Chief to determine compliance with any law relating to fire protection. The Chief of Police, the Inspections Division, and the Fire Chief shall, within a reasonable time, not to exceed 30 days, report the results of their examinations to the City Manager.
(D) The City Manager may approve the application if he determines that:
(1) The application contains no misstatement of fact;
(2) The applicant, and any person having legal or beneficial ownership interest in the proposed establishment is over the age of 18 years and has not be convicted of any crime involving sexual misconduct, as set forth herein;
(3) The proposed establishment conforms to all requirements of applicable zoning, building, and fire prevention codes; and
(4) The applicant or any person having a legal or beneficial ownership interest in the proposed establishment has not, for the three-year period preceding the application, had a previously issued license for engaging in the business or profession of massage or a license to operate a massage business revoked.
(Ord. 1990-65, passed 11-5-90) Penalty, see § 10.99