5.30.120 Denial, suspension or revocation.
1. Conditions of Denial, Suspension or Revocation. Any massage establishment business license issued by the city may be suspended or revoked, and any application for any business license or for the renewal of any business license may be denied, by the business license authority upon a finding of a violation of the city code or conviction of any of the following with respect to the licensee or licensee’s operator or agent:
a. A violation of or a conviction for violating any ordinance regulating or governing the massage establishment for which said license was granted; or
b. A violation of or conviction for violating any other city ordinance or law of the state which affects the health, welfare or safety of its residents, including, but not limited to, a public nuisance, and which violation or conviction relates to the business so licensed or to be licensed; or
c. A violation of or conviction for violating an ordinance which violation or conviction resulted from the operation of the business so licensed; or
d. Any material misrepresentation or any fraud perpetrated on the licensing authority through application for, or operation of, said business.
2. Other Grounds Not Precluded. These violations shall not limit, but shall be in addition to, any other grounds for the denial, suspension or revocation of any license as provided for by ordinance or law.
3. Procedure. Prior to the denial, suspension, or revocation of any massage establishment business license the following procedures must be satisfied:
a. Hearing Required. No suspension, revocation or denial of the renewal of a license by the city may take place until a hearing is first held before the business license authority, or an appointed hearing examiner.
b. Reasonable Notice. Notice of the time and place of the hearing, together with notice of the nature of the charges or complaints sufficient to reasonably inform the licensee or applicant and to enable him/her to answer such charges and complaints, shall be served upon the licensee or applicant personally or by mailing a copy to the licensee or applicant at his or her last known address.
c. A licensee or applicant shall have the right to appear at the hearing in person or by counsel, or both, present evidence, present argument on the licensee’s or applicant’s behalf, cross-examine witnesses, and in all proper ways defend the licensee’s or applicant’s position. (Ord. 2022-1 §1, amended, 2022)