(1) If the applicant meets the criteria in § 616.05, the City Council shall consider the issuance of a license to an applicant within 30 days after receipt of an application unless any one of the following apply to the applicant, its anticipated employees, or any of the individuals identified in § 616.04(1)(a):
(a) Conviction of a felony within five years of the date an application for a license is filed with the city;
(b) Conviction, charge, or arrest of any sexually oriented crime or ordinance violation, including, but not limited to, M.S. §§ 609.321 through 609.324, 609.342 through 609.345, 609.365, 617.23, 617.241, 617.246, 617.247, 617.293, 617.294, or criminal attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any of the foregoing offenses within ten years of the date an application for a license is filed with the city;
(c) Has been determined to have engaged in any conduct prohibited by M.S. § 146A.08, as it may be amended from time to time, within five years of the date an application for a license is filed with the city;
(d) Under requirement to register as a predatory offender under M.S. § 243.166, or any similar law in Minnesota or elsewhere, within ten years;
(e) Have had a massage therapist or therapeutic massage business denied or revoked by a state, city, or other licensing authority within ten years;
(f) Has been ordered to pay civil penalties by a state, city, or other licensing authority within five years;
(g) Cannot provide proof of their eligibility to work in the United States; or
(h) Failure to provide a transcript from an accredited institution.
(2) With respect to divisions (1)(a) through (1)(h), a pending appeal shall have no effect on the determination whether to issue a license.
(Ord. 06-17, passed 12-11-2017; Am. Ord. 13-18, passed 9-24-2018)