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SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL CODE
PREFACE
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 (Reserved)
Title 5 BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Title 6 ANIMALS
Title 7 (Reserved)
Title 8 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Title 11 (Reserved)
Title 12 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Title 13 PUBLIC UTILITIES
Title 14 (Reserved)
Title 15 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Title 16 OIL AND GAS CODE*
Title 17 TRAILER PARKS
Title 18 SUBDIVISIONS*
Title 19 (Reserved)
Title 20 ZONING
Title 21 PUBLIC DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS AND IMPROVEMENT FEES TO BE PAID BY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES
PRIOR CODE CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE
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5.16.080   Inspection of facilities and financial records.
   A.   The chief of police or his agent may, and the building inspector, fire chief, county health officer shall, prior to the issuance of a permit under this chapter, and from time to time thereafter, and at least once each year, make an inspection of each massage establishment in the city for the purpose of determining that the provisions of this chapter are met.
   B.   The permittee under this chapter shall maintain and make available to the chief of police ledger books, daily journals, and other accounting records which truly and correctly show the income, the expenses and the distribution of all profits, if any, pertaining to the massage establishment licensed under this chapter. The purpose of the foregoing is to provide the city with a means to determine whether or not there has been a transfer of any interest in the establishment and to determine the identity of any and all persons and entities who or which own an interest therein. The chief of police may require such other financial information and records to effectuate the foregoing purpose. If application or renewal application is made to continue or to recommence the operation of a previously licensed establishment, in addition to the information required of the applicant by this chapter, the chief of police shall be provided with the foregoing financial records relating to the prior operation of the applicant.
(Ord. 81-6-872 § 1 (part))
5.16.090   Records of treatment.
   Every person, association, firm, or corporation operating a massage establishment under a permit. as provided in this chapter shall keep a record of the date and hour of each treatment, the name and address of the patron, and the name of the technician administering such treatment. Each and every patron shall be required to supply reliable verification of his or her identity. Said record shall be open to inspection by officials charged with the enforcement of these provisions. Identical records shall be kept of treatments rendered off the business site and shall describe the address where the treatment was rendered. The information furnished or secured as a result of any such record shall be used only to ensure and enforce compliance with this municipal code and other applicable laws and shall otherwise be confidential. Any unauthorized disclosure or use of such information by an employee of the establishment or the city shall constitute a misdemeanor, and such employee shall be subject to the penalty provisions of this code in addition to any other penalties provided by law. Such records shall be maintained for a period of two years.
(Ord. 81-6-872 § 1 (part))
5.16.100   Name of business.
   No permittee licensed under this chapter shall operate under any name or conduct the business under any designation not specified in the permit.
(Ord. 81-6-872 § 1 (part))
5.16.110   Permit procedures.
   A.   Any applicant, as defined in this chapter, for a permit shall personally appear at the police department of the city and produce proof to the police department that the four hundred dollar application, inspection and enforcement fee has theretofore been paid to the city finance director together with any additional fees required by this chapter for additional applicants, and thereupon said applicant or applicants shall complete an application containing the aforementioned and described information. The chief of police shall have a reasonable time in which to investigate the application, the background of the applicant, and the premises, for the protection of the public interests. Upon the completion thereof, the chief of police shall notify the applicant by registered or certified mail, at the address shown on the application, whether or not such permit will be issued. The chief of police shall deliver the notification to the applicant by registered or certified mail at his or her address shown on the application within forty-five days after the chief of police receives the completed application. The foregoing forty-five-day deadline is directory only; failure to meet such deadline shall not affect the power of the chief of police to deny, or otherwise act on such application.
   B.   In the event that the chief of police denies a permit, the chief of police shall include a statement of the grounds for the decision in the notice to the applicant, and such applicant shall have the rights of appeal within the time limits prescribed as set forth in this chapter.
   C.   To aid in the determination of whether to issue a permit for a massage establishment pursuant to Section 5.16.020, the department of building and safety, the fire department, and the county department of health services may inspect the premises proposed to be devoted to the massage establishment and may make recommendations to the chief of police concerning compliance with the foregoing provisions. If the establishment is not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, the department of health services shall issue a letter to such effect to the applicant with a copy to the city setting forth the deficiencies and if a letter of full compliance is not issued within ninety days of the application, it shall be deemed withdrawn and a new application must be filed.
(Ord. 81-6-872 § 1 (part))
5.16.120   Issuance of permit.
   The chief of police shall issue a massage establishment permit to the applicant if all requirements of this chapter for a massage establishment are met. Moreover, and in addition to the provisions of Section 5.16.120, such a permit shall not issue if the chief of police reasonably determines that the applicant made misrepresentations on the application or any of the applicants have been convicted of one of the crimes specified in Section 51032 of the Government Code as amended from time to time. Any permits issued under this chapter are nontransferable.
(Ord. 81-6-872 § 1 (part))
5.16.130   Appeal.
   Upon any permit required by this chapter being refused, or suspended or revoked, as specified in this chapter, the applicant or permittee may, within fifteen days after notice thereof has been sent by registered or certified mail, file a written request with the city clerk for a hearing by the council to review such refusal, suspension or revocation. Upon the filing of such a request, the city clerk shall set such hearing within forty-five days and, unless waived in writing by such person, shall serve a notice of the time and place thereof by registered or certified mail to the person making such request at the address shown therein at least fifteen days in advance of such hearing. The council may affirm the denial, revocation, or suspension, or order the issuance, or reinstatement of any permit. The applicant shall have the right to: present witnesses on his behalf; cross-examine witnesses; and present evidence and shall have the right to a full and fair determination according to the evidence.
(Ord. 81-6-872 § 1 (part))
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