Title 5 - Business Licenses and Regulations

5.50 Massage Therapy

5.50.350 Massage Establishment License Application Processing.

  1. A.
    Upon receipt of a complete application for a massage establishment license, the City Clerk shall immediately transmit one copy of the application to the Chief of Police for investigation of the application. In addition, the City Clerk shall transmit a copy of the application to the Community Planning & Services Manager, the Director of Planning & Development Services and the Fire Inspector.
  2. B.
    It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to investigate such application to determine whether the information contained in the application is accurate and whether the applicant is qualified to be issued the license applied for. The Chief of Police shall report the results of the investigation to the City Clerk not later than 21 days from the date the application is received by the City Clerk.
  3. C.
    It shall be the duty of the Community Planning & Services Manager, the Director of Planning & Development Services and the Fire Inspector to determine whether the structure where the massage therapy business will be conducted complies with the requirements and meets the standards of the applicable health, zoning, and fire ordinances of the City. All standards for premises set forth in Section 5.50.360 must be met prior to the first day the premises are open for business. The Community Planning & Services Manager, the Director of Planning & Development Services and the Fire Inspector shall report the results of their investigation to the City Clerk not later than 21 days from the date the application is received by the City Clerk.
  4. D.
    Upon receipt of the reports from the Chief of Police, the Community Planning & Services Manager, the Director of Planning & Development Services and the Fire Inspector, or whenever 21 days have elapsed after the filing of the application, whichever occurs first, the City Clerk shall grant or deny the license consistent with the notification requirements established by law, provided the license shall be issued or denied within 45 days from the date of filing of a completed application with the clerk's office.  Any applicant aggrieved by denial of a license may seek judicial review in accordance with subsection E.
  5. E.
    Any person aggrieved by denial, suspension or revocation of a license application may seek judicial review pursuant to K.S.A. 60-2101(d), and amendments thereto.

(History: Ord. MP-2790 §6, 2008)

Effective on: 1/1/1901