An initial or renewed massage establishment permit shall be suspended or revoked for any of the following reasons:
(a) Falsification of any of the information required for the application for the permit, or failure to fully complete such application;
(b) Failure to pass inspection for any required health, safety, building or fire prevention requirement or refusal to allow for inspection;
(c) Since the issuance of the permit any one of the persons named on the application therefor, or any other person who has been directly or indirectly engaged in the management or operation of the massage establishment, has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any crime, anywhere, involving dishonesty, fraud or deceit;
(d) Since the issuance of the permit any one of the persons named on the application therefor, or any other person who has been directly or indirectly engaged in the management or operation of the massage establishment, has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any violation of Ohio R.C. Chapter 2907, or violation of any statute, law, regulation or ordinance in Ohio or elsewhere that is substantially equivalent to any offense contained in Ohio R.C. Chapter 2907;
(e) Since the issuance of the permit any masseur or masseuse employed, working or performing services at the massage establishment has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (D) of Ohio R.C. 503.42;
(f) Since the issuance of the permit any one of the persons named on the application therefor, or any other person who has been directly or indirectly engaged in the management or operation of the massage establishment, has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any violation of this chapter, or violation of any statute, law, regulation or ordinance in Ohio or elsewhere that is substantially equivalent to any offense contained within this chapter;
(g) Since the issuance of the permit any masseur or masseuse employed, working or performing services at the massage establishment has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any violation of this chapter, or violation of any statute, law, regulation or ordinance in Ohio or elsewhere that is substantially equivalent to any offense contained within this chapter;
(h) Since the issuance of the permit the operation of the massage establishment has not complied with all applicable laws and codes of the City of Mason;
(i) Since the issuance of the permit any one of the persons named on the application, or any other person who was directly or indirectly engaged in the management or operation of the massage establishment, employed, hired or made use of a masseur, masseuse or other person who was coerced or forced to act as a masseur, masseuse or other worker against that individual's will and volition.
(j) Any violation of this section shall be cause for the suspension of the permit for not more than thirty (30) days in the first instance. Any subsequent violation of this section shall be cause for additional suspension or revocation of the permit. Before suspending or revoking any permit pursuant to this section, the permit holder shall be given at least ten (10) days written notice of the charges against the permit holder and the opportunity for a public hearing thereon before the Manager of the City of Mason or the Safety Director if acting as the Manager's designated agent therefor.
(Ord. 2016-67, passed 6-13-2016)