§ 22-646. Effect of revocation or denial of an application for renewal.

(a)

The revocation of a massage establishment license or denial of renewal of a massage establishment license for cause shall terminate the right of the licensee to engage in the business authorized by the license anywhere within the city for a period of five years following the effective date of revocation or denial. At the conclusion of such period, the former holder may file a written application for issuance of a new license with the business license administrator. The business license administrator may grant or deny the application pursuant to such terms and conditions necessary to ensure compliance with the law, including conditions relating to the rehabilitation of the applicant.

(b)

The revocation of a massage establishment license or denial of renewal of a massage establishment license for cause shall automatically and without notice also revoke or deny renewal of each general business license issued for the same business at each location where the business is located.

(c)

Reserved.

(d)

The revocation of a massage establishment's general business license or massage establishment license, or denial of renewal of a massage establishment license for cause, shall prohibit the operation of a massage establishment in that same location for a period of five years. The revocation of a massage establishment's general business license or massage establishment license, or denial of renewal of a massage establishment license for cause, shall also prohibit a massage establishment, or any other business establishment operating in the same location, from using the same name and/or same phone number as the revoked or denied massage establishment for a period of five years.

(e)

If a massage establishment's general business license or massage establishment license is revoked or renewal of a massage establishment license is denied for cause, neither the spouse, child, brother, sister or parent of the holder of the revoked license nor a person possessing an ownership interest in the business for which the license was revoked or who was an employee thereof shall be entitled to issuance of a massage establishment license for the business.

(f)

For purposes of this article, denial of renewal of a massage establishment license "for cause" means denial of renewal pursuant to subsections (a)(1)—(3) or (b) of section 22-619.

(Ord. No. 2016-010, § 1, 9-22-2016; Ord. No. 2018-03, § 1(Exh. A), 10-11-2018)