Any person desiring a massage establishment permit shall file a written application with the police chief on a form to be furnished by the police chief. The applicant shall accompany the application with a tender of the correct permit fee as hereinafter provided and shall, in addition, furnish the following:

    A.    The type of ownership of the business, i.e., whether individual, partnership, corporation or otherwise;

    B.    The name, style and designation under which the business or practice is to be conducted;

    C.    The business address and all telephone numbers where the business is to be conducted;

    D.    A complete list of the names and residence addresses of all masseurs and employees in the business and the name and residence addresses of the manager or other person principally in charge of the operation of the business;

    E.    The following personal information concerning the applicant, if an individual; and concerning each stockholder holding more than ten percent of the stock of the corporation, each officer and each director, if the applicant is a corporation and concerning the partners, including limited partners, if the applicant is a partnership; and concerning the manager or other person principally in charge of the operation of the business.

    1.    Name, complete residence address and residence telephone numbers,

    2.    The two previous addresses immediately prior to the present address of the applicant,

    3.    Written proof of age,

    4.    Height, weight, color of hair and eyes, and sex,

    5.    Two front-face portrait photographs taken within thirty (30) days of the date of the application and at least two inches by two inches in size,

    6.    The massage or similar business history and experience, including, but not limited to whether or not such person in previously operating in this or another city or state under license or permit has had such license or permit denied, revoked, or suspended and the reason(s) therefor, and the business activities or occupations subsequent to such action of denial, suspension or revocation,

    7.    All criminal or city ordinance violation convictions, bond forfeitures or nolo contendere pleas, other than for misdemeanor traffic violations, fully disclosing the jurisdiction in which charged and the offense for which convicted or placed on court supervision or similar disposition, and the circumstances thereof,

    8.    A complete set of fingerprints taken and to be retained on file by the chief of police or his authorized representatives,

    9.    Diploma, certificate or other written proof of graduation from a recognized school by the person who shall be directly responsible for the operation and management of the massage establishment and for each masseur who will administer massage in each massage establishment for which a permit is requested;

    F.    If the applicant is a corporation, or if the applicant is a partnership and a partner of the partnership is a corporation, provide the name of the corporation as set forth in its certificate of incorporation and provide copies of the corpora-tion’ s articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation, certificate of authority to do business in the state of Illinois if the corporation is a foreign corporation, and Certificate of Goodstanding from the Illinois Secretary of State;

    G.    Such other information, identification, and physical examination of the person as shall be deemed necessary by the chief of police to discover the truth of the matters hereinbefore required to be set forth in the application;

    H.    Authorization for the city, its agents and employees to seek information and conduct an investigation into the truth of the statements set forth in the application and the qualifications of the applicant for the permit;

    I.    The names and addresses of three adults who will serve as character references. These references must be persons other than relatives and business associates. (Ord. 1414 § 1 (part), 1996: prior code § 7-6-3)