HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 4518 - Ordinance Chapt. 5-15 Regulating Massage Therapist
ORDINANCE NO. ____
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION (n) OF
SECTION 5-15-10 AND AMENDING SECTION 5-15-9 OF
CHAPTER 5-15 OF TITLE 5 OF THE ROCHESTER CODE OF
ORDINANCES RELATING TO MASSAGE THERAPISTS AND
MASSAGE THERAPY BUSINESSES.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER ORDAINS:
Section 1. Subsection (n) of Section of 5-15-10 of Chapter 5-15 of the Rochester Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-15-10. Restrictions and regulations.
(n) No license issued under this chapter may be transferred. A massage business
therapy license shall terminate upon any change in the licensee's officers or
ownership interests unless the change is submitted to the city and vetted through the
original application process, approved by the common council, in which case, the
license shall continue in force until the end of the license term.
Section 2. Section 5-15-9 of Chapter 5-15 of the Rochester Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 5-15-9. Investigation, granting and denial of license application.
Every license application must be reviewed by the police department, planning
department and such other entities as the city deems necessary, to determine whether
the application satisfies all applicable legal requirements. The police department must
conduct a review of the applicant's criminal history. If warranted by the police
department's review of the applicant's criminal history, the department may require the
applicant to provide fingerprints or a photograph. Upon satisfaction of all the requirements
of this chapter, the city shall issue the license.The license application, along with any
referral department comments, shall be delivered to the common council for its review
and action. The council must approve a license application only if it satisfies all of the
requirements of this chapter.
Section 3. This ordinance shall become effective from and after its publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2024.
___________________________________
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2024.
___________________________________
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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