The results of all investigations conducted pursuant to this chapter shall be forwarded to the Director of Public Safety for review. The Building Department shall issue a massage establishment license or a massager's permit, if all requirements of this chapter have been met, unless the Director finds:
(a) The correct license or permit fee has not been tendered to the City, and, in the case of a check or bank draft, honored with payment upon presentation;
(b) The operation as proposed by the applicant, if permitted, would not comply with all applicable laws including, but not limited to, the City's building, zoning and health regulations;
(c) The applicant, if an individual, or any of the stockholders holding more than ten percent (10%) of the stock of the corporation; any of the officers and directors, if the applicant is a corporation; or any of the partners, including limited partners, if the applicant is a partnership; or the holder of a lien of any nature upon the establishment and/or the equipment used therein; or the manager or other person principally in charge of the operation of the establishment has been convicted of any of the following offenses; or convicted of an offense outside the State of Ohio that would have constituted any of the following offenses if committed within the State of Ohio.
(1) An offense involving the use of force and violence upon the person of another that amounts to a felony;
(2) An offense involving sexual misconduct; or
(3) An offense involving narcotics, dangerous drugs or dangerous weapons that amounts to a felony.
The City may issue a license or permit to any person convicted of any of the crimes described within this section if it finds that such conviction occurred at least five years prior to the date of the application, and the applicant has had no subsequent felony convictions of any nature, and no subsequent misdemeanor convictions for crime;
(d) The applicant has knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of fact in the permit application or in any document required by the City in conjunction therewith;
(e) The applicant has had a massage establishment license, massager permit or other similar license or permit denied, revoked or suspended by the City or any other State or local agency within five years prior to the date of the application; The applicant, if an individual, or any of the officers or directors if the applicant is a corporation, or any of the partners, including limited partners, if the applicant is a partnership, and the manager or other person principally in charge of the operation of the establishment, is not over the age of eighteen years; or
(g) The applicant has not complied with all requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. 1986-180. Passed 9-16-86.)