Legal Documents of Gatlinburg

The City of Gatlinburg shall issue a license for a massage establishment or a permit for a masseur or masseuse after ratification by the board of commissioners of the City of Gatlinburg, if all requirements for a massage establishment or massagist permit described in this chapter are met unless it finds:

1. The correct permit or license fee has not been tendered to the city, and, in the case of a check, or bank draft, honored with payment upon presentation.
2. The operation, as proposed by the applicant, if permitted, would not comply with all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the city's building, zoning and health regulations.
3. The applicant, if an individual; or any of the stockholders holding more than ten percent (10%) of the stock of the corporation, any of the officers and directors, if the applicant is a corporation; or any of the partners, including limited partners, if the applicant is a partnership; or the holder of any lien, of any nature, upon the business and/or the equipment used therein; and the manager or other person principally in charge of the operation of the business, have been convicted of any of the following offenses or convicted of any offense without the State of Tennessee that would have constituted any of the following offenses if committed within the State of Tennessee.
   
   1. An offense involving the use of force or violence upon the person of another that amounts to a felony.
   2. An offense involving sexual misconduct.

   3. An offense involving narcotics, dangerous drugs or dangerous weapons that amounts to a felony.

      The City of Gatlinburg may issue a license or permit to any person convicted of any of the crimes described herein above if it finds that such conviction occurred at least five (5) years prior to the date of the application and that the applicant has had no subsequent felony convictions of any nature and no subsequent misdemeanor convictions for crimes mentioned in this section.

4. The applicant has knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of fact in the permit application or in any document required by the city in conjunction therewith.
5. The applicant has had a massage business, masseur, or other similar permit or license denied, revoked, or suspended by the city or any other state or local agency within five (5) years prior to the date of the application.
6. The applicant, if an individual, or any of the officers and directors, if the applicant is a corporation; or any of the partners, including limited partners, if the applicant is a partnership; and the manager or other person principally in charge of the business, is not over the age of eighteen (18) years. (1976 Code, § 5-906)