(a) The Mayor, upon receipt of an application for a massage and/or bath establishment, shall cause an investigation to made of the matters set forth in the application and the sanitary conditions in and about the premises wherein and whereon it is proposed to conduct the massage and/or bath establishment designated in the application.
The Mayor shall request the Division of Building and Health and the Division of Police, for their determination as to applicant's proposed operation being in compliance with the applicable laws, including but not limited to, the building, health, planning, housing, zoning and fire codes and Codified Ordinances of the City, as well as the provisions of this chapter, which determinations shall be attached to the application.
The Mayor shall issue the license to maintain, operate, or conduct the massage and/or bath establishment to a designated person for a specific location upon receipt of an application with determinations of the aforementioned divisions attached, unless it has been determined that:
(1) The operation, as proposed by the applicant, if permitted, would not be in compliance with the applicable laws, including, but not limited to the building, health, planning, housing, zoning and fire codes and Codified Ordinances of the City as well as the provisions of this chapter.
(2) That the application does not contain all the required information or the application contains a material misrepresentation.
(b) A license issued pursuant to this chapter shall terminate at the expiration of one year from the date of its issuance unless subject to suspension or revocation.
(c) Applications for renewals shall be filed as provided in Section 741.04, not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days prior to expiration of the current license.
(Ord. 39-79. Passed 4-9-79.)