Application for a masseur or masseuse permit shall be made to the Building Department in the same manner as provided above for massage establishment licenses or permits, accompanied by the annual non-refundable massagist's permit fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per year or part thereof. The application shall contain but be limited to the following:
(a) The business address and all telephone numbers where the massage is to be practiced.
(b) Name and residence address, and all names, nicknames and aliases by which the applicant has been known, including the two previous addresses immediately prior to the present address of the applicant.
(c) Social Security Number, driver's license number, if any, and date of birth.
(d) Applicant's weight, height, color of hair and eyes and sex.
(e) Written evidence that the applicant is at least eighteen years of age.
(f) A complete statement of all convictions of the applicant for any felony or misdemeanor or violation of local ordinance, except misdemeanor traffic violations.
(g) Fingerprints of the applicant taken by the Police Department.
(h) Two (2) front-face portrait photographs, taken by the Police Department or its designated agent, within thirty (30) days of the date of application and at least two (2) inches by two (2) inches.
(i) The name and address of the accredited school attended, the dates attended, and a copy of the diploma or certificate of graduation awarded the applicant showing the applicant has completed a course of instruction for a period of not less than one year and a minimum of six hundred (600) clock hours at an approved school of massage therapy or a copy of a current license issued by the State of Ohio.
(j) The massage or similar business history and experience for the ten (10) years prior to the date of application, including but not limited to whether or not such person in previously operating in this City or another city or state under license or permit, has had such license or permit denied, revoked, or suspended and the reasons therefore, and the business activities or occupations subsequent to such action of denial, suspension or revocation.
(k) A medical certificate signed by a physician, licensed to practice in the State of Ohio, within seven (7) days of the date of the application. The certificate shall state that the applicant was examined by the certifying physician and that the applicant is free of communicable disease. The additional information required by this subsection shall be provided at the applicant's expense.
(l) Such other information, identification and physical examination of the person deemed necessary by the Police Department or the Department's designated agent in order to discover the truth of the matters hereinbefore required to be set forth in the application.
(m) Authorization for the City, its agents and employees to seek information and conduct an investigation into the truth of the statements set forth in the application and the qualifications of the applicant for the permit.
(n) Written declaration by the applicant, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing information contained in the application is true and correct, such declaration being duly dated and signed in the City.
(Ord. 2021-033. Passed 6-10-21.)