(A) The controller, before issuing any license provided for herein, shall investigate the character of the applicant, and the officers, directors and managers of the business if it is a corporation. No license shall be issued if he or she shall find:
(1) Any of the person named in the application or any employee thereof are not persons of good moral character;
(2) Any of the persons have previously been connected with any massage school, massage parlor, massage therapy clinic, bathhouse, escort service, body painting studio or nude modeling studio where the license therefor has heretofore been revoked, or where any of the provisions of the law applicable to massage schools, massage parlors, massage therapy clinics, bathhouses, escort services, body painting studios or nude modeling studios have been violated; and/or
(3) The premises sought to be so licensed fail to comply in any manner with the ordinances and laws applicable thereto.
(B) All applicants for licenses to engage in the practice of massage therapy must submit a certificate of affidavit of their respective qualifications as to schooling, training and experience, and where and how obtained.
(Ord. 4-1980, passed - -1980)