(1) Application. An application form for a massage therapist or therapeutic massage business license shall be made available by the City Clerk. In addition to the general licensing application requirements included in § 601.02, each written application for a massage therapist or therapeutic massage business license shall contain the following.
(a) If the application is made on behalf of a corporation, partnership, or other business, it shall be accompanied by appropriate business records showing the names and addresses of all individuals having a pecuniary interest in the business, and in the case of a corporation, the names and addresses of the officers and shareholders.
(b) If the applicant intends to utilize a premises to provide therapeutic massage services, applicant shall furnish to the city the address of the premises and the city zoning designation for the premises, as well as the applicant's interest in the premises, such as a lease, deed, or contract for deed. If the application is by a natural person, it shall be signed and sworn to by that person; if by a corporation, by one of the officers; if by a partnership, by one of the partners; and if by an unincorporated association, by the manager or managing officer thereof.
(c) Personal history form(s) providing information to the Department for the purpose of conducting a background check on all anticipated employees and the individuals identified in division (1)(a).
(d) Verification that all employees anticipated to perform therapeutic massage services on behalf of the therapeutic massage business are certified or have experience defined in § 616.06(6).
(e) Whether the applicant has ever been engaged in the operation of massage services. If so, the applicant shall furnish information as to the name, dates, place, and length of time of the involvement in such establishment.
(f) Whether the applicant has had an interest in, as an individual or as part of a corporation, partnership, association, enterprise, business, or firm, a massage license that was denied, revoked, or suspended within the last ten years of the date the license application is submitted to the issuing authority.
(g) Whether the applicant has ever been arrested, charged, or convicted of any crime or violation of any ordinance, other than a minor traffic offense. If so, the applicant shall furnish information as to the date, time, and offense for which arrests, charges, or convictions were had.
(h) Whether the applicant has ever been the subject of an investigation, public or private, criminal or non-criminal, regarding massage therapy.
(i) Applicant is responsible for reading and understanding the provisions of this chapter and for communicating and providing interpretation when necessary to all massage therapists licensed at the enterprise to ensure compliance.
(2) License, background, and miscellaneous fees. A fee in the amount specified in the city's ordinance establishing fees and charges shall be paid to the city along with the completed application form. In the event that the license is denied upon application, the license fee shall be refunded; however no part of the license investigation fee shall be returned to the applicant. No part of the annual license fee shall be refunded if the license is suspended, revoked, or discontinued. The initial license fee may be prorated. The licensee shall be responsible for any city costs in enforcing the license provisions, including, but not limited to, re-inspection fees and attorney fees.
(3) Establishment licensing/individual licensing. An applicant may apply for both a therapeutic massage business license and massage therapist licenses for its employees.
(4) License term; renewal. Each license shall be issued for a maximum period of one year. Each license may be renewed only by making application as provided in § 616.04. All licenses expire on June 30 of each year.
(Ord. 06-17, passed 12-11-2017; Am. Ord. 13-18, passed 9-24-2018)