(a) The City shall issue a license for a massage establishment upon receipt of the certificate of the Cuyahoga County Department of Health that the massage establishment is in compliance with all of the health and sanitation requirements of this Code, and the certificate of the Building Inspector and the Fire Inspector that the building meets the requirements of the Building Code and the Fire Prevention Regulations, respectively, and the certificate of the Chief of Police that the applicant or applicants have not been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of the crimes listed in division (a) (2) of this section, the Director of Public Safety shall issue a permit to maintain, operate or conduct a massage establishment, unless he finds:
(1) That the operation, as proposed by the applicant, if permitted, would not have complied with all applicable laws of the City;
(2) That the applicant and any other person who will be directly or indirectly engaged in the management and operation of a massage establishment has within the last ten years been convicted of a felony; any crime involving dishonesty, fraud or deceit; any offense violating Ohio R.C. Chapter 2907 or Parma Codified Ordinances Chapter 666 or any similar municipal ordinance;
(3) That the correct permit or license fee has not been tendered to the City.
(b) The City shall issue a permit for a masseur or masseuse, after ratification by the Director of Public Safety, if all requirements for a massagist permit described in this chapter are met, unless:
(1) The applicant for the permit has within the last ten years been convicted of a felony; any crime involving dishonesty, fraud or deceit; any offense violating Ohio R.C. Chapter 2907 or Parma Codified Ordinances Chapter 666 or any similar municipal ordinance; or
(2) The correct permit or license fee has not been tendered to the City.
.(Ord. 164-88. Passed 5-16-88; Ord. 262-08. Passed 10-6-08.)