8.38.070 Certified massage establishment and certified sole proprietorship requirements.
A. For massage establishments providing massage services within the city to qualify as certified massage establishments in accordance with this chapter, the owner or operator of the massage establishment must provide to the permit administrator copies of valid, unexpired, unrevoked CAMTC certificates for each person the massage establishment will employ or contract with for purposes of performing massage, and a copy of the owner or operator’s valid, unexpired and unrevoked CAMTC certificate, if applicable, when applying for a city business license. For massage establishments providing massage services within the city to qualify as certified sole proprietorships in accordance with this chapter, the owner or operator of the massage establishment must provide to the permit administrator a copy of his or her valid, unexpired and unrevoked CAMTC certificate when applying for a city business license. Owners and operators of massage establishments providing massage services within the city must verify that the establishment meets the requirements for a certified massage establishment in accordance with this chapter by completing the city form provided by the permit administrator for that purpose.
B. For massage establishments providing massage services within the city to qualify as certified massage establishments in accordance with this chapter, owners and operators who own five percent or more of the massage establishment and that do not have valid, unexpired and unrevoked CAMTC certificates must also provide the following background information:
1. For owners or operators that are corporations, the names and residence addresses of each of the officers and directors of the corporation and of each stockholder owning more than five percent of the stock of the corporation;
2. For owners or operators that are partnerships, the names and residence addresses of each of the partners, including limited partners;
3. All previous residential addresses (if any) for the five years immediately prior to the present address of owners or operators;
4. Written proof that individual or partnership owners or operators are over the age of eighteen years;
5. For sole proprietorships or partnership owners or operators, the height, weight, color of eyes and hair, and sex of each proprietor or partner;
6. Two portrait photographs at least two inches by two inches for each owner or operator;
7. Business, occupation, or employment of the owner or operator for the preceding five years;
8. The owner or operator massage or similar business history, including, but not limited to, whether or not such person, in previously operating in the city or another city or state under permit, has had such permit revoked or suspended and the reason, and the owner or operator’s business activity or occupation subsequent to the suspension or revocation;
9. The name and address of the owner and lessor of the real property upon which the massage establishment will be operated and a copy of the lease or rental agreement;
10. The information required by Sections 8.38.060(I) through (R) for each owner and operator; and
11. Such other identification and information necessary to discover the truth of the required background information, including fingerprints and additional photographs of any owner or operator.
C. Upon receipt of completed applications, the permit administrator will review applications for compliance of the establishment with applicable codes and regulations administered by the city police department, and, as appropriate, refer applications for review by other departments such as the building, fire, and development departments for review of application materials, inspection of the premises, and other appropriate review to determine compliance of the establishment with applicable codes and regulations.
(Ord. 2473 NCS §1 (part), 2013.)