(A) Upon receipt of the recommendations from the City Planning Department and the Fire Department, the Secretary of the Board shall submit to the Board for its review and action a copy of the application, any reports and any other documents filed by the applicant. The Secretary of the Board shall set a date for a public hearing on the application with the Board and shall notify the applicant of the date and time of the hearing. The applicant shall be present at the hearing and be available to answer any questions propounded by the Board with regard to the proposed business activity.
(B) No license shall be issued by the Board if it shall be determined that the proposed operation by the applicant will probably constitute a menace to the public health and welfare. No license shall be issued by the Board in the event that it is determined that the applicant, or in the case of a corporation, the officers, directors or manager have previously been connected with any tattoo and/or body piercing establishment whose license has heretofore been revoked or if the premises sought to be so licensed failed to comply in any manner with the regulations, ordinances and laws applicable thereto. Employment by the applicant of any person who practices tattoo artistry or body piercing and is not in possession of a valid permit under this chapter shall be grounds for the denial of an application or for its revocation.
(C) No permit shall be issued by the Board if it is determined that an applicant has not met all the requirements established under this chapter and will probably constitute a menace to the public health and welfare.
(D) All applicants shall file with the City Controller within 30 days of their application’s approval by the Board a certificate of insurance indicating coverage against all public liability in the amount of not less than $1,000,000 from any one occurrence. Such insurance policy shall be used to compensate any and all persons who may have any claims or injuries, including death, arising out of or resulting from any tattooing or body piercing activities performed by a licensed individual at a business location. Any insurance policy filed with the city shall contain the following provision: “The City, through the Office of the City Controller, shall be given at least 15 days notice prior to the effective date of the cancellation or material change of this policy.”
(E) Upon favorable action by the Board of Public Works and Safety and the filing of all required documents and payment of all fees, the City Controller’s Office shall issue a “Tattoo Establishment” and/or “Body Piercing Establishment” license to the applicant.
(Prior Code, § 127.04) (Ord. 8135, passed 10-26-1998)