(a) Every applicant for a permit to maintain, operate or conduct a massage establishment shall file an application in duplicate, under oath, sworn to in front of a notary public, with the Auditor of the County of Summit, upon a form provided by the Auditor and pay a nonrefundable filing fee of one hundred eighty-five dollars ($185.00) to the Auditor who shall issue a receipt which shall be attached to the application filed with the Auditor.
(b) The Auditor shall, within five days, refer copies of such application to the appropriate Fire Department, the Health Commissioner, the Building Inspection Department, and the appropriate Police Department. These agencies shall, within thirty days, inspect the premises proposed to be operated as a massage establishment and make written recommendations to the Auditor concerning compliance with the codes and regulations that they administer.
(c) Within ten days of receipt of the recommendations of the aforesaid agencies, the Auditor shall notify the applicant that his application is granted, denied or held for further investigation. The period of such additional investigation shall not exceed an additional thirty days unless otherwise agreed to by the applicant. Upon the conclusion of such additional investigation, the Auditor shall advise the applicant, in writing, whether the application is granted or denied.
(d) Whenever an application is denied or held for further investigation, the Auditor shall advise the applicant in writing of the reasons for such action.
(e) The failure or refusal of the applicant to promptly give information relevant to the investigation of the application or his or her refusal to submit to or cooperate with any inspection required by this chapter shall constitute an admission by the applicant that he or she is ineligible for such permit and shall be grounds for denial thereof by the Auditor.
(Ord. 94-320. Approved 6-30-94.)