(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in, conduct, carry on, or to permit to be engaged in, conducted, or carried on, in or upon any premises within the city, the business of a massage therapy establishment without possessing a permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter for each and every separate establishment.
(B) Neither the filing of an application for the permit, nor payment of any fee required under any other provision of this code, shall authorize the engaging in, conducting or carrying on of a massage therapy establishment.
(C) The application fee for a massage therapy establishment permit shall be $500. This fee shall be used to defray the cost of investigation, processing and hearing as set forth herein. The fee is nonrefundable and shall be in addition to any other permit or license fee required under any other provision of the code.
(D) All massage therapy establishment permits shall expire one year from the date of issuance. Applications for renewal shall be made 30 calendar days prior to the expiration date of the permit and shall be subject to a renewal application processing fee. The renewal application fee of $100 is nonrefundable and shall be used to defray the cost of investigation and processing the renewal applications. As necessary to update the information contained within the last application or renewal thereof, application for renewal shall be in the same manner as the original application. However, to the extent that the information previously submitted to the Permit Administrator remains current, a statement to that effect shall be sufficient and no further information or documentation shall be required.
(Ord. 1453, passed 12-7-05)