§ 22-163. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Good cause, for purposes of refusing or denying a license renewal or initial license issuance, means:
(1)
The licensee or applicant has violated, does not meet, or has failed to comply with any terms, conditions, or provisions of this article;
(2)
The licensee or applicant has failed to comply with any special terms or conditions that were placed on its license in prior disciplinary proceedings or arose in the context of potential disciplinary proceedings;
(3)
In the case of a new license, the applicant has not established the reasonable requirements of the neighborhood or the desires of the adult inhabitants as provided in section 22-170;
(4)
Evidence that the licensed premises have been operated in a manner that adversely affects the public health, welfare, or safety of the immediate neighborhood in which the establishment is located, which evidence must include a continuing pattern of fights, violent activity, or disorderly conduct.
License means a grant to a licensee to operate a massage parlor.
Licensed premises means the premises specified in an approved application for a license under this article which are owned or in the possession of the licensee and with which such licensee is authorized to carry on the practice of massage.
Licensing authority and authority mean the massage parlor licensing authority of the City of Arvada.
Location means a particular parcel of land that may be identified by an address or by other descriptive means.
Massage means a method of treating the body of another for medical, remedial, or hygienic purposes, including, but not limited to, rubbing, stroking, kneading, or tapping with the hand or an instrument or both.
Massage parlor means an establishment providing massage, but it does not include training rooms or public or private schools accredited by the state board of education or approved by the division charged with the responsibility of approving private occupational schools, training rooms of recognized professional or amateur athletic teams, or licensed health care facilities. A facility that is operated for the purpose of massage therapy performed by a massage therapist is not a massage parlor. A massage therapy school may include an equivalency program approved by the state educational board or division charged with the responsibility of approving private occupational schools.
Massage therapist means an individual registered by the state to engage in the practice of massage therapy. The terms "masseuse" and "masseur" are synonymous with the term "massage therapist."
Party in interest means the applicant, the property owner of the licensed premises, a resident of the neighborhood under consideration, or the owner or manager of a business located in the neighborhood under consideration.
Person means a natural person, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, association, club, company, corporation, limited liability company, business, trust, organization, or the manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer, or employee of any of them.
Premises means a distinct and definite location which may include a building, a part of a building, a room, or any other definite area contiguous thereto.
(Code 1981, § 16-3; Ord. No. 3292, § 1, 10-21-1996; Ord. No. 4136, § 2, 11-3-2008 )