Sec. 7-3.06. Massage establishment permit issuance.
The Police Chief shall issue a massage establishment permit if the applicant meets the requirements of this Article and no grounds for denial exist under Section 7-3.07. The Police Chief may impose conditions on the permit consistent with this Article and applicable law.
a. Timing.The Police Chief shall issue or deny the application for a new massage establishment permit within sixty (60) calendar days of a completed application. When necessary, the Police Chief may extend the time to issue or deny the permit.
b. Notice.If the applicant is not the record owner of the property where the massage establishment is located, the Police Chief may send a written notice to the property owner advising of the issuance of the permit and of the regulations applicable to the massage establishment. The Police Chief may also provide the property owner with copies of any other notices or communications with the applicant sent at any time before or after issuance of the permit.
c. Duration.A massage establishment permit issued pursuant to the terms of this Article shall be valid for a term of one (1) year from the date of issuance, and, unless suspended or revoked, must be renewed by the massage establishment operator annually so long as the massage establishment is operating within the City.
1.A permittee may apply for a renewal of a permit thirty (30) calendar days prior to the expiration of the permit. If, upon the fourteenth day after the expiration of a permit, an application for renewal has not been received, the permit shall be deemed expired and no privilege to provide massage therapy shall exist. A massage establishment may continue to provide massage under the terms of the previous permit if a timely renewal application has been received and is awaiting a determination by the Police Chief.
2.The Police Chief shall renew the permit within 30 calendar days of submission of the application for renewal if the information upon which the original application was granted remains unchanged and no violations of this Article have been committed. In all other situations, the Police Chief shall approve or deny the application within sixty (60) calendar days.
d.No permit shall be sold, transferred, or assigned by the permittee or by operation of law to any other person. Any such sale, transfer, assignment, attempted sale, attempted transfer or attempted assignment shall constitute an immediate revocation of the permit and the permit shall thereafter be null and void. A new owner of a massage establishment must submit a new application for a massage establishment permit. (Ord. 3674 § 7, 2023; Ord. 3517 § 3, 2015. Formerly 22-31.6)