07-28-2025 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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N O N BUSINESS, LICENSING, LIQUOR REGULATION Such other information as the city council shall deem necessary considering the nature of the mas- sage therapy center business. (4) It is unlawful for any applicant to intentionally make a false statement or omission upon any application form. Any false statement in such application or any willful omission to state any informa- tion called for on such application form shall, upon discovery of such falsehood, work an automatic refusal of license or, if already issued, shall render any license issued void and of no effect to protect the applicant from prosecution for violation of this article. (5) The city clerk shall, upon receipt of each application completed in accordance with this division, forthwith investigate the truth of statements made in the applica- tion and the moral character and busi- ness reputation of each applicant for license to such extent as he or she deems necessary, including ordering a computer- ized criminal history inquiry and/or a driver's license history inquiry on the applicant and all employees or independent contractors listed as perform- ing massage in the application. For such investigations, the city clerk may enlist the aid of the chief of police. The city council shall not consider an application before such investigation has been completed. (6) Applications for renewal may be made in such abbreviated form as the city council may adopt under this chapter. (Code 2003, § 31-12; Ord. No. 71(3rd series), § 1, 6-28-2010; Ord. No. 87(3rd series), § 2, 4-11- 2011) Sec. 4.12.130. Granting, refusal, issuing, transferring, and duplicat- ing of licenses. (a) Granting. License applications shall be reviewed by the police department, planning department, county health department and such other departments as the city administrator § 4.12.130 shall direct. The review shall include an inspec- tion of the premises covered by the application to determine whether the premises conform to all requirements of this Code. Recommendations of each department shall be made in writing to the administrator. Thereafter, licenses shall be granted or denied by the city council. (b) Issuing. If an application is approved, the city clerk shall forthwith issue a license in the form prescribed by the city council upon proof of ownership of the business, payment of the appropriate license fee, and approval of insur- ance, if required. All licenses shall be on a calendar year basis. All applications for a license under this chapter shall be accompanied by the fee established in the ordinance adopting the fee schedule. The city council may grant any applica- tion for the period of the remainder of the then current calendar year or for the entire ensuing license year. License fees shall be prorated on the basis of 1/12 for each calendar month or part of a month remaining in the then current license year. The license shall be displayed on the licensed premises so it is visible to anyone who enters the premises. (c) Refusal. The city council may, for any reasonable cause based on the conditions govern- ing the issuance of licenses, refuse to grant any application. No license shall be granted to a person of questionable moral character or busi- ness reputation. (d) Transferring. No license issued under this chapter shall be transferred to any person or entity other than the person or entity to whom the license was issued or to a different location without the consent of the city council and payment of the investigation fee. It is unlawful to make any transfer in violation of this subsec- tion. (e) Duplicates. Duplicates of original licenses issued under this chapter may be issued by the city clerk without action by the city council upon the licensee's affidavit that the original has been lost or destroyed, and upon payment of a fee in the amount established by resolution for issu- ance of the duplicates. All duplicate licenses shall be clearly marked "duplicate." (Code 2003, § 31-13; Ord. No. 71(3rd series), § 1, 6-28-2010) CD4:21