(a) Any application for a permit to operate a massage establishment shall be made with the chief of police. Within thirty working days following receipt of a completed application and LiveScan results, the chief of police shall either issue the permit or mail a written statement of his reasons for denial thereof. The application shall set forth the exact nature of the massage bath or health treatment to be administered, the proposed place of business and facilities therefore, and the name and address of each applicant. The chief of police may request the applicant to allow fingerprints to be taken when needed for the purpose of establishing identification. In addition to the requirements of Chapter 4.04 and this section, any applicant shall furnish the following items:
(1) The address of the proposed location;
(2) The previous addresses of applicant, if any, for a period of three years immediately prior to the date of the application and the dates of residence at each;
(3) Written proof that the applicant is at least eighteen years of age;
(4) Applicant's height, weight, color of eyes and hair;
(5) Two recent passport photos;
(6) Business, occupation or employment history of the applicant for the three years immediately preceding the date of the application;
(7) If the applicant is a corporation, the name of the corporation shall be set forth exactly as shown in its articles of incorporation, together with the names and residence addresses of each of its officers, directors, and each stockholder holding more than five percent of the stock of the corporation. If the applicant is a partnership, the application shall set forth the name and residence address of each of the partners, including limited partners. If one or more of the partners is a corporation, the provisions of this section pertaining to a corporate applicant shall apply;
(8) The names and residence addresses of all persons currently employed or intended to be employed in the massage establishment, regardless of the nature of the employment, other than any person permitted pursuant to Section 4.54.060, along with the proposed or actual nature of the work performed or to be performed, and recent passport-size photographs, suitable to the police officer or designee processing the application, of each such employee. The chief of police may require such employee to allow fingerprints to betaken for the purpose of identification. Any applicant or permitee shall notify the city in writing of the names, addresses and nature of the work, of any new employees, within five days of such employment, and supply the photographs described in this subsection. Such new employees shall allow fingerprints to be taken for the purpose of identification upon request. "Employee" includes every owner, partner, manager, supervisor and worker, whether paid or not, who renders personal services of any nature in the operation of a massage establishment;
(9) Such other information as may be deemed necessary by the chief of police.
(b) Proof of malpractice insurance coverage or equivalent with a minimum of $100,000 coverage shall be required within 30 days of permit issuance.
(Ord. 5161 § 5, 2012: Ord. 2946 § 2, 1976: Ord. 2921 § 9, 1976: Ord. 2833 § 1 (part), 1974)