(A) The Mayor shall issue a massage business permit within 21 days of receipt of the application unless the Mayor finds that:
(1) The correct permit fee has not been tendered to the city, and, in the case of a check or bank draft, honored with payment upon presentation;
(2) 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;
(3) The applicant, if an individual; or any of the stockholders holding more than 10% of the stock of the corporation, or any of the officers and directors, if the applicant be a corporation; or any of the partners, including limited partners, if the applicant be a partnership; and the manager or other person principally in charge of the operation of the business, have:
(a) Been convicted of any felony involving fraud, or deceit, unless such conviction occurred at least three years prior to the date of the application or, has been convicted of any offense involving sexual misconduct with minors, keeping or residing in a house of ill fame, solicitation of a lewd or unlawful act, prostitution, or pandering, unless such conviction has occurred at least three years prior to application for permit and applicant has had no subsequent convictions; and
(b) Been convicted of any offense involving the use of or threat to use force or violence upon the person of another.
(4) 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 herewith;
(5) The applicant has had a massage business, masseur, or other similar permit or license denied, revoked, or suspended for any of the above causes by the city or any other state or local agency within five years prior to the date of application;
(6) The applicant, if an individual; or any of the officers and directors, if the applicant be a corporation; or any of the partners, including limited partners if the applicant be a partnership; and the manager or other person principally in charge of the operation of the business, is not over the age of 18 years; and
(7) The manager or other person principally in charge of the operation of the business has not successfully completed a resident course of study or learning of not less than 70 hours from a recognized school where the theory, method, profession, or work of massage is taught.
(B) The Mayor, upon denying an application shall state the reasons in writing, specifying the particular grounds for such denial.
(Prior Code, § 118.14) (Ord. 76-8, passed 11-1-1976)