The city manager may deny a massage therapy establishment permit if the city manager determines that one or more of the following circumstances exist:
A. The application received is incomplete or filed late;
B. The application contains a false or misleading statement or omission of a material fact;
C. The applicant has unpaid city fines, penalties, or business operations taxes;
D. The applicant poses a threat to the public health, safety, or welfare;
E. Within five years of filing the application, the proposed site is or has been the subject of a pending investigation or administrative penalty, or of a suspension or revocation of a massage therapy establishment permit; or
F. Within 12 months of filing the application, the applicant, any registered owner, or any person with a financial interest in the massage therapy establishment has had a massage therapy establishment permit denied for any of the reasons provided in subsections B through E or has had an establishment permit revoked. (Ord. 2021-0016 § 26)