(A) It shall be unlawful, after 30 days from the effective date of this chapter, for any person to operate a massage establishment without first having acquired a business license issued by the county pursuant to this chapter.
(B) An application for all licenses under this chapter must be made on a form provided by the county.
(C) All applicants must be qualified according to the provisions of this chapter. The application may request and the applicant shall provide such information as to enable the county to determine whether the applicant meets the qualifications established in this chapter.
(D) If a person who wishes to operate a massage establishment is an individual, the person must sign the application for a license as applicant. If a person who wishes to operate a massage establishment is other than an individual, each individual who has a 20% or greater interest in the business must sign the application for a license as applicant. Each applicant must be qualified under § 95.04, and each applicant shall be considered a licensee if a license is granted.
(E) The completed application for a massage establishment license shall contain the following information and shall be accompanied by the following documents:
(1) If the applicant is:
(a) An individual the individual shall state his or her legal name and any aliases and submit proof that he or she is 18 years of age;
(b) A partnership, the partnership shall state its complete name and the names of all partners, whether the partnership is general or limited, and a copy of the partnership agreement, if any; or
(c) A corporation, the corporation shall state its complete name, the date of its incorporation, evidence that the corporation is in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation, evidence that the corporation is authorized to do business in the commonwealth, the names and capacity of all officers, directors and principal stockholders, and the name of the registered corporate agent and the address of the registered office for service of process.
(2) If the applicant intends to operate the massage establishment under a name other than that of the applicant, he or she must state:
(a) The massage establishment’s fictitious name; and
(b) Submit the required registration documents.
(3) Whether the applicant has had a previous license under this chapter or other similar ordinances from another city or county denied, suspended or revoked, including the name and location of the massage establishment for which the license was denied, suspended or revoked, as well as the date of the denial, suspension or revocation, and whether the applicant has been a partner in a partnership or an officer, director, principal stockholder of a corporation that is licensed under this chapter whose license has been previously been denied, suspended or revoked, including the name and location of the massage establishment for which the permit was denied, suspended or revoked as well as the date of denial, suspension or revocation.
(4) Whether the applicant or a person residing with the applicant holds any other licenses under this chapter or other similar massage establishment ordinances from another city or county and, if so, the names and locations of such other licensed businesses.
(5) The applicant’s Social Security number and/or his or her state or federally issued tax identification number.
(6) Applicants for a license under this chapter shall have a continuing duty to promptly supplement application information required in the event that said information changes in any way from what is stated on the application. The failure to comply with said continuing duty within 30 days from the date of such change by supplementing the application on file with the county shall be grounds for suspension of a license.
(7) The applicant must be qualified according to the provisions of this chapter, submit a floor plan drawn to scale identifying the use of each room, and the premises must be inspected and found to be in compliance with any health, fire, zoning, plumbing and/or building codes of the county in effect at the time of filing the application.
(8) The fact that a person possesses other types of state or city permits and/or licenses does not exempt him or her from the requirement of obtaining a massage establishment license; provided, however, a massage establishment duly licensed under the ordinances of the City of Paducah shall not be required to obtain a license under this chapter.
(9) The application form for licenses issued under this chapter shall contain a provision providing that under penalty of perjury the applicant verifies that the information contained therein is true to the best of their knowledge.
(Ord. 99-6, passed 11-15-1999; Ord. 99-6.1, passed 3-27-2000) Penalty, see § 95.99