The following is an inclusive but not exclusive list of reasons why a massage establishment may be denied, revoked, or suspended:
(A) The correct license fee has not been tendered to the County Board;
(B) The applicant for or holder of a license, if an individual; or any of the stockholders holding more than 10% of the stock of the corporation, any of the officers and directors, if the applicant or license holder is a corporation; or any of the partners, including limited partners, if the applicant or license holder is a partnership; or the manager or any other person principally in charge of the massage establishment has been convicted of any of the following offenses or convicted of an offense that would have constituted any of the following offenses within the past five years:
(1) An offense involving the use of force or violence upon the person of another that amounts to a felony; or
(2) An offense involving sexual misconduct, which constitutes a felony, misdemeanor, or ordinance violation.
(C) The applicant for or holder of a license has knowingly made any false, misleading, or fraudulent statement of fact in the license application, or in any document required by the county in connection with this subchapter;
(D) The applicant or license holder has had a permit or license denied, revoked, or suspended by the county or any other federal, state, or local agency within the past five years;
(E) The applicant, if an individual, or any of the officers and directors, if the applicant is a corporation; or any of the partners, including limited partners, if the applicant is a partnership; and the manager or other person principally in charge of the operation of the business, is not over the age of 18 years;
(F) The application was not completely filled out or the application was not correctly filled out;
(G) The massage establishment would not comply with all applicable laws, including but not limited to the county’s building, zoning, and health regulations, and with this chapter;
(H) Any person has committed, on the premises of the establishment, an act that would constitute prostitution pursuant to the laws of the state, or any offense involving narcotics, dangerous drugs, or gambling, whether or not the person has been convicted of the prostitution, narcotics, dangerous drugs, or gambling offense under the laws of the state;
(I) The massage establishment or any employee of the massage establishment has not complied with the provisions of this chapter; and/or
(J) The license may be denied, revoked, or suspended for just cause.
(1977 Code, § 6:1-14) (Ord. passed 9-13-1994; Ord. 15-0539, passed 5-12-2015)