Any permit issued for a massage establishment may be revoked or suspended by the Mayor after a hearing for good cause or in any case where any of the provisions of this chapter is violated or where an employee of the permittee, including a masseur or masseuse, is engaged in any conduct at the permittee's place of business which violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any State law which provides for imprisonment, and the permittee has actual or constructive knowledge of such violation or should, with due diligence, have actual or constructive knowledge, or where any applicant has made a false statement on an application for a permit under this chapter, or in any case where the permittee refuses to permit any duly authorized police officer or health inspector of the City to inspect the premises or the operations therein. Such permit may also be revoked or suspended by the Mayor, after hearing, upon the recommendation of the County Board of Health, because such business is being managed, conducted or maintained without regard for the public health or the health of patrons or customers or without due regard for proper sanitation or hygiene.
Any violation of this chapter by an employee of the permittee, including a masseur or masseuse, shall be cause for suspension of the permit for not more than thirty days in the first instance. Any subsequent violation of this chapter by an employee of the permittee, including a masseur or masseuse, shall be cause for suspension or revocation of the permit.
The Director of Buildings, before revoking or suspending any permit, shall give the permittee at least ten days written notice of the charges against him or her and an opportunity for a public hearing before the Mayor, at which time the permittee may present evidence bearing upon the question. In such case, the charges shall be specific and in writing.
(Ord. 1987-33. Passed 7-10-87; Ord. 1990-18. Passed 4-23-90.)