The Chief of Police may deny, revoke or suspend a massage establishment license for the following reasons:
(A) The correct license fee has not been tendered to the city;
(B) The applicant for, or holder of, a license, if an individual; or any of the stockholders holding more than 20% of the stock of the corporation; any of the officers and directors, if the applicant or license holder is a corporation; or any of the partners, including limited partners, if the applicant or license holder is a partnership; or the manager or any other person principally in charge of the massage establishment, has been convicted of any of the following offenses or convicted of an offense without the state that would have constituted any of the following offenses if committed within the state, in the past five years:
(1) An offense involving the use of force or violence upon the person of another that amounts to a felony pursuant to the laws of the state; or
(2) An offense involving sexual misconduct, which constitutes a felony or misdemeanor under the laws of the state.
(C) The applicant for, or holder of, a license has knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of fact in the license application, or in any document required by the city in connection with this chapter;
(D) The applicant or license holder has had an establishment, massagist or other similar permit or license denied, revoked or suspended by the city or any other state or local agency within the past five years;
(E) The applicant, if any individual; or any of the officers and directors, if the applicant is a corporation; or any of the partners, including limited partners, if the applicant is a partnership; and the manager or other person principally in charge of the operation of the business, is not over the age of 21 years;
(F) The application was not completely filled out or the application was not correctly filled out;
(G) The establishment would not comply with all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the city’s building, zoning and health regulations, and with this chapter;
(H) Any person has committed, on the premises of the establishment, an act that would constitute prostitution pursuant to the laws of the state, or any offense involving narcotics, dangerous drugs or gambling, whether or not such person has been convicted of such prostitution, narcotics, dangerous drugs or gambling offense under the laws of the state; and/or
(I) The establishment, or any employee of the establishment, has not complied with the provisions of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 117.06) (Ord. G-95-10, passed 7-25-1995; Ord. G-09-17, passed 12-22-2009)