§ 9-47. Same—Issuance.

The chief of police or his designee may issue a permit within fourteen (14) days following a hearing if all requirements for a massage establishment described in this article are met and may issue a permit to all persons who apply to perform massage services unless he finds:

(1)

The operation as proposed by the applicant, if permitted, would not have complied with all the applicable laws, including but not limited to, the building, health, city planning, housing, zoning and fire codes of the City of Shelton.

(2)

That the applicant and any other person who will be directly engaged in the management and operation of a massage establishment has been convicted of:

a.

A felony;

b.

An offense involving sexual misconduct with minors;

c.

Obscenity, keeping or residing in a house of ill fame, solicitation of a lewd or unlawful act, prostitution or pandering;

d.

Falsification of application.

(3)

The applicant has had a massage business, masseur, 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 (5) years prior to the date of the application.

(4)

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 seventy (70) hours from a recognized school where the theory, method, profession, work of massage is taught.

(5)

Each such establishment shall conform to all rules and regulations contained herein and the state sanitary code as well as to such terms and conditions as the state commissioner of public health or the local director of health finds necessary and proper.

(Ord. No. 302, § 10, 8-8-77; Ord. No. 805, § 10, 4-12-07)