(a) Any person desiring to obtain a license to operate a massage clinic or renew an existing massage clinic license shall complete an application form provided by the responsible department of the County. Said application shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following items:
(1) The full name of, and any aliases currently or previously used by, the applicant, all officers and directors of the massage clinic, each owner of the massage clinic who has at least a ten percent share of the ownership, and, if the massage clinic is a partnership, all partners.
(2) The work and residential addresses of the applicant, all officers and directors of the massage clinic, each owner of the massage clinic who has at least a ten percent share of the ownership, and, if the massage clinic is a partnership, all partners.
(3) A description of the height, weight, color of eyes, and hair of the applicant, all officers and directors of the massage clinic, each owner of the massage clinic who has at least a ten percent share of the ownership, and, if the massage clinic is a partnership, all partners. The responsible department or the responsible department’s designee shall photograph each of the above-described persons.
(4) A certified birth certificate, immigration papers, passport, or current California driver’s license evidencing the fact the applicant is not less than 18 years of age.
(5) A description of the business, occupation, or employment of the applicant, all officers and directors of the massage clinic, each owner of the massage clinic who has at least a ten percent share of the ownership, and, if the massage clinic is a partnership, all partners. If the applicant is a corporation, the name of the corporation shall be set forth exactly as shown in its articles of incorporation and a copy of the articles of incorporation must be attached to the application.
(6) The address of each location where the licensed activities will be conducted.
(7) The name, home address, number of the state certificate or the County massage technician license, and address of the location worked, of each massage technician to be employed or used by the massage clinic.
(8) A description of any massage clinic licenses or permits previously issued by the County or any other public agency to the applicant, all officers and directors of the massage clinic, each owner of the massage clinic who has at least a ten percent share of the ownership, and, if the massage clinic is a partnership, all partners, and a statement as to whether or not any such license or permit was ever suspended or revoked.
(9) A statement of whether the applicant or any officer or director of the massage clinic, any owner of the massage clinic who has at least a ten percent share of the ownership, and, if the massage clinic is a partnership, any partner: is, or has been, required to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act (Chapter 5.5 (commencing with § 290) Title 9 of Part 1 of the Penal Code); is, or has been, required to register as a sex offender in another state; was convicted of any sexually related crime; was convicted of Penal Code § 647, excluding subdivisions (c), (e), and (f); or was convicted of any of the offenses described in Government Code § 51032.
(10) The address to which all notices and communications from the County to the applicant or licensee shall be directed. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant or licensee to immediately inform the responsible department in writing, of any change to the applicant’s or licensee’s notice address.
(Ord. 3484, passed - -1992; Am. Ord. 4263, passed - -2014; Am. Ord. 4381, passed - -2020)