Sec. 7-3.05. Massage establishment permit application.
Every owner of a massage establishment shall complete an application, signed under penalty of perjury, furnished by the Police Chief, and pay the nonrefundable application fee as determined by City Council resolution to cover the cost of the permitting activities established by this Article. A massage establishment permit does not authorize the permittee to provide massage therapy services, and it is unlawful to do so without a valid CAMTC certification.
All applications shall be dated and shall include, but are not limited to, the following information under penalty of perjury:
a.The name, address, and telephone number of the massage establishment.
b.The name, residence address and telephone number, and business address and telephone number of each owner of the massage establishment.
c.The form of business under which the applicant will be conducting the massage establishment, i.e., corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, or other form. If the applicant is a corporation, the name of the corporation shall be set forth exactly as shown in its articles of incorporation, together with the names and residence addresses of each of its officers, directors, and each shareholder holding more than ten (10) percent of the stock of the corporation. If the applicant is a general or limited partnership, the application shall set forth the name and residence address of each of the partners, including limited partners. If one or more of the partners is a corporation, the provisions of this section pertaining to a corporate applicant shall apply. If the applicant is a limited liability company, the application shall set forth the name and residence address of each of the members. If one (1) or more of the members is a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, the provisions of this section pertaining to a partnership, limited liability company, or corporate applicant shall apply, as applicable.
d.The name and address of the owner of the real property upon, in, or from which the certified massage establishment is to be operated. In the event the applicant is not the legal owner of the property, the application shall be accompanied by a copy of any written lease between the applicant and the property owner authorizing use of the premises for a massage establishment, or, alternatively, if there is no written lease, then a written, notarized acknowledgment from the property owner that the property owner has been advised that a massage establishment will be operated by the applicant upon, in, or from the property owner’s property.
e.A description of the proposed massage establishment, including the type of treatments to be administered.
f.The name of each individual who the massage establishment does or will employ or retain to perform massage therapy for compensation, whether on or off the massage establishment premises.
g.For each individual whom the massage establishment does or will employ or retain to perform massage therapy for compensation, whether on or off the massage establishment premises, a copy of that individual’s current certification from the CAMTC as a certified massage practitioner or certified massage therapist, and a copy of his or her current CAMTC-issued identification card.
h.For each owner of the massage establishment who is a CAMTC-certified massage professional, a copy of his or her current certification from the California Massage Therapy Council as a certified massage practitioner or as a certified massage therapist and a copy of his or her current California Massage Therapy Council-issued identification card.
i.For each owner of the massage establishment who is not a CAMTC-certified massage professional, the following information:
1.Whether any owner of the massage establishment has within the five (5) years immediately preceding the date of application been convicted in any state of any misdemeanor or felony.
2.Whether any owner of the massage establishment is currently required to register under the provisions of California Penal Code Section 290.
3.The business, occupation, and employment history of each owner of the massage establishment for five years preceding the date of application, and the inclusive dates of same.
4.For any owner who is not a CAMTC-certified massage professional, one set of fingerprints of each owner of the massage establishment in a form satisfactory to the permit authority. The fingerprints shall be taken at a place designated by the permit authority, and any required fee for such fingerprinting shall be paid by the applicant.
j.Whether any license or permit has ever been issued to the applicant by any jurisdiction under the provisions of any ordinance or statute governing massage therapy, and as to any such license or permit, the name and address of the issuing authority, the effective dates of such license or permit, whether such license or permit was ever suspended, revoked, withdrawn, or denied; and copies of any documentary materials relating to such suspension, revocation, withdrawal, or denial.
k.Such other information as may be required by the permit authority to determine compliance with any other eligibility requirements for issuance of the permit as specified by federal, state, or local law. (Ord. 3674 § 7, 2023; Ord. 3517 § 3, 2015. Formerly 22-31.5)