Any Person, except as herein otherwise provided, desiring to operate a massage, bathing or similar establishment in the city shall apply for and must obtain a massage establishment permit. Any individual desiring to engage in the practice of massage in the city shall apply for a masseur/masseuse technician permit. A massage establishment permit or a technician permit may be obtained under this chapter by filing with the police department a sworn application in writing on a form to be furnished by the police department which shall give the following information:
A. Name, residence and telephone number;
B. The previous address of the applicant for the ten years immediately prior to the present address of the applicant;
C. Social Security number and driver's license number if any;
D. Birth certificate or other written proof acceptable to the police department that the applicant is at least eighteen years of age;
E. Fingerprints (taken by the police department for criminal history investigation) and two passport photographs at least two inches by two inches showing the head and shoulders of the applicant in a clear and distinct manner, taken within the last sixty days immediately prior to the date of the filing of the application;
F. Applicant's height, weight, color of eyes and hair;
G. Business, occupation or employment of the applicant for the ten years immediately preceding the date of application;
H. The massage establishment permit and/or technician permit or similar business license and permit history of the applicant, individually or as a member of a corporation, business or partnership. Such history shall include whether such applicant, in operating massage establishments or providing massage services in this or another city or state, under license or permit, has had such license or permit revoked or suspended, or if such or similar proceedings are currently pending, the reasons therefore, and the business activity or occupation subsequent to such action of suspension or revocation;
I. If the applicant is a partnership, the application shall set forth the names and street addresses of each general and limited partner;
J. If one or more partners of the applicant are a corporation, the name of the corporation shall be set forth exactly as shown in its articles of incorporation or charter together with the state and date of incorporation and the full legal names and street addresses of each of its current officers and directors;
K. If the application is for a technician permit, the name and address of the establishment where the applicant is to be employed and the name of the Person holding the massage establishment permit for same;
L. Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of any crime, except misdemeanor traffic violations, and if so convicted, a statement must be made giving the place and court where such conviction occurred, the specific charge under which the conviction was obtained and the sentence imposed as a result of such conviction;
M. Whether applicant, or any employee employed by the applicant has been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of an offense involving conduct which requires registration under California Penal Code subsection 290, or a violation of subsections 266(i), 311 through 311.7, 314, 315, 316, 318, 318.5, 318.6 or 647(a), (b), (d), (h), (i) or (k) of the Penal Code;
N. Whether the applicant has previously applied to the city for a massage establishment permit, or technician permit, the date of the application and every name(s) under which the application was made;
O. A diploma or certificate of graduation from a Recognized School, provided, however, that an applicant for a massage establishment permit who will have no physical contact with customers or clients need not possess such diploma or certificate; (500 hours minimum).
P. Such other identification and information necessary to learn relevant matters specified above as required to be set forth in the application;
Q. A certificate executed under penalty of perjury from a medical doctor stating that the applicant for a masseur/masseuse technician permit has, within thirty days immediately prior to the filing of the application, been physically examined and tested for tuberculosis and found to be free from any infectious, contagious or communicable disease capable of being transmitted through the work of therapeutic massage;
R. A separate waiver and release signed by the applicant authorizing the city, its agents and employees to seek information and to conduct any requisite investigation into the truth of the statements made on the application and the qualifications and record of the applicant;
S. If the application is for a massage establishment permit, provide proof of malpractice insurance in the amount of not less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00), or provide proof of membership in a professional massage association that provides automatic malpractice insurance as a benefit of membership in such organization. The applicant must maintain the malpractice insurance policy in the amount of $500,000 or must maintain a current membership in a professional massage association that provides automatic malpractice insurance coverage at all times while the massage establishment permit is in effect;
T. Evidence of current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid from the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross; and
U. If the application is for a massage establishment permit, provide the name and address of the owner and lessor of the real property upon or in which the business is to be conducted. In the event the applicant is not the legal owner of the property, the application must also be accompanied by a copy of the lease and a notarized acknowledgment from the owner of the property that a massage establishment will be located on his/her property.
V. A safety plan including, but not limited to, exterior lighting, parking lot security and emergency access to the establishment.
2009 FEE SCHEDULE
- Technician Permit Application Fee: $246.00
Includes $165.00 Application Fee, $30.00 LiveScan Fingerprinting Fee, $51.00 DOJ/FBI Background Check Fee - Parlor Permit Application Fee: $327.00
Includes $246.00 Application Fee, $30.00 LiveScan Fingerprinting Fee, $51.00 DOJ/FBI Background Check Fee - Annual Renewal Technician Permit $71.00
- Annual Renewal Parlor Permit $99.00
Please make checks payable to City of Foster City
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