§ 5.44.100. Approval by City Health Officer.

The Chief of Police shall also submit a copy of the application to the City Health Officer, who shall thereupon conduct an investigation into the personal health and health history of the applicant, and shall require proof that the applicant is free from all communicable diseases. The applicant shall also furnish an acceptable report of a chest X-ray showing freedom from tuberculosis. The Health Officer may also, in his discretion, order a physical examination of any person engaged in the massage practice. Before any license or permit shall issue under this chapter, the Health Officer shall first sign his approval to the application therefor and return the form to the Chief of Police. Should the Health Officer fail to approve the license or permit application, he shall, with the return application form, set forth fully in writing his reason therefor based on the following grounds:

A.

That the applicant has communicable or venereal disease; or

B.

That the applicant's personal health history would make him poor risk in the massage practice; or

C.

That the premises fail to meet the sanitation standards required by this chapter; or

D.

That the applicant is currently in violation of any or some health regulation contained in the ordinance codified in this chapter or other ordinances of the City.

(Ord. 438 §10, 1972)