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to Sections 11225 through 11235 of the California Penal Code, or any similar provision of law in <br />a jurisdiction outside the State of California; or <br />(5) The applicant, or any shareholder, partner, or member of the applicant, has <br />knowingly made a false statement or omission of a material fact in the application for the <br />operator permit; or <br />(6) The applicant, if an individual, has not attained the age of eighteen years; or <br />(7) The applicant, or any shareholder, partner, or member of the applicant, within five <br />years of the date of application, and as established by clear and convincing evidence, has <br />engaged in acts prohibited under California Penal Code Section 266, 266a, 266e, 266f, 266g, <br />266h, 266i, 266j, 315, 316, 318, 647(b), or 653.22; or <br />(8) The applicant, or any shareholder, partner, or member of the applicant, within five <br />years immediately preceding the date of filing of the application, has had a permit or license to <br />practice massage or to own and/or operate a massage establishment revoked or denied in any <br />jurisdiction. <br />(d) Notice to Property Owner. Where the applicant is not the record owner, as shown <br />on the latest County assessment roll, of the property upon, in, or from which the massage <br />establishment is to be operated, then upon issuance of an operator permit, the Permit <br />Administrator may send a written notice to the property owner advising of the issuance of the <br />permit and of the regulations applicable to the massage establishment and the property pursuant <br />to this Chapter. Any other notices sent to the applicant pursuant to this Chapter at any time <br />before or after issuance of the operator permit may also be sent to the property owner. <br />(e) Notice of Denial—Appeal. If an operator permit is denied, the Permit <br />Administrator shall serve on the applicant, in the manner provided in Section 4-23-315 of this <br />Code, a written notice of denial that shall specify the grounds for the denial and shall indicate the <br />appeal procedures. <br />(f) Display of Permit. Each holder of an operator permit shall display that permit in <br />an open and conspicuous place on the premises visible from the entrance and/or reception and <br />waiting area of the massage establishment or stored in a binder behind the counter and <br />immediately available upon request from an inspector. <br />(g) Term. An operator permit issued pursuant to the terms of this Chapter shall be <br />valid for a term of three years from the date of issuance. A permit that has not expired and has <br />not been suspended or revoked may be renewed for another three-year period, on submittal of a <br />written application and payment of a renewal application fee to be established by resolution of <br />the City Council. <br />(h) Requirement to Amend Operator Permit Application. In addition to the <br />requirements of Sections 4-23-410 and 4-23-415, whenever the information provided in the <br />application for operator permit on file with the City changes, the operator shall, within ten <br />business days after such change, file an amendment to the operator permit application with the <br />Permit Administrator. The applicant shall file an amendment to the information required by <br />Section 4-23-305(a)(6) with the Permit Administrator prior to permitting any certified massage <br />technician employed or retained to perform massage to begin providing services on the premises <br />of the massage establishment. <br />(i) Violations and Remedies. <br />(1) Operator Responsible for Employees. For the purpose of enforcing the <br />requirements of this Chapter, the operator shall be responsible for the conduct of all massage