5.15.130 Grounds for denial.
The following include, but are not limited to, grounds for denial of an application for a regulated business license:
A. The applicant, or proposed conduct of the business, fails to meet the requirements of this chapter or any other applicable rule, regulation or law;
B. The applicant does not have an acceptable plan for compliance with this chapter on requirements for operation;
C. The applicant is a corporation which is not qualified to transact business in the state of Arizona;
D. Fraud, misrepresentations or material misstatements are made in the application or in the course of carrying on the business;
E. Harm to the public health, safety or welfare of the community, or clear or present danger of serious damage or danger to the public, would result from granting the license; or
F. A business owner, managing agent, applicant, tattoo and/or body piercing artist, other managing employee or a controlling person in the business to be licensed has been convicted of:
1. A felony; or
2. A misdemeanor which relates to the activity to be licensed, or has, within two years preceding the date of the issuance of a license, violated any of the provisions of this chapter or the Maricopa City Code while conducting a related business activity.
G. A license for a massage establishment may be denied if:
1. The applicant or a controlling person has been convicted within the last 10 years of any felony or misdemeanor offense having a reasonable relationship to the functions of a massage establishment licensee, if the application was falsified, if the applicant or a controlling person has an outstanding warrant for his or her arrest, or if the applicant or a controlling person is not in compliance with any provision of this chapter;
2. The applicant or controlling person has been convicted within the last 10 years of any offense proscribed by Chapters 14, 32, and 35.1 of the Arizona Criminal Code (Title 13, Arizona Revised Statutes), or by the city of Maricopa City Code, or any offense committed outside this state or city that if committed in this state or city would constitute a violation of any offense proscribed by Chapters 14, 32, and 35.1 of the Arizona Criminal Code or by the city of Maricopa City Code; or
3. The applicant or controlling person(s) has any felony or misdemeanor charge(s) pending in a court of competent jurisdiction having reasonable relationship to the functions of a massage establishment. The license will not be processed until such charges are adjudicated. [Ord. 18-16 § 1; Res. 18-29; Code 2004 § 8-3-13.]