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deficiencies and if a letter of full compliance is not issued within ninety days of the application, it shall be deemed withdrawn and a new application must be filed.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))