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<br />FINDINGS <br /> <br />Zoning: <br />The property is within the B-3, General Business District. City Code Section 912.040 (I), allows <br />for massage therapy by Conditional Use Permit. <br /> <br />What is a Conditional Use Permit? <br />CUP is an abbreviation for Conditional Use Permit. A Conditional Use Permit is a use that is <br />permitted in a zoning district under the Zoning Ordinance, if certain conditions, designated by the <br />City Council, Planning Commission, or specified in the Zoning District, are met. <br /> <br />City Code Section 912.040 (I): <br />Massage Therapy as a principal or accessory use, provided that: <br /> <br />1. The business receives an appropriate license from the City of Little Canada, and complies with <br />all the requirements of that license. <br /> <br />2. All therapists are licensed in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Code. <br /> <br />3. The City reserves the right to review the conditional use permit at any time, and may add <br />conditions deemed appropriate by the City Council to ensure compliance with the Comprehensive <br />Plan, City Codes, and applicable regulations. <br /> <br />The applicant complies with these standards. <br /> <br />License Requirements – <br />The Municipal Code under Section 2203.020 for Massage Therapy as a Principal Use indicates <br />that no person, partnership, or corporation shall engage in a business, which has massage therapy <br />as a principal use, without being licensed as provided in this Chapter. City code allows up to three <br />licenses for massage therapy as a principal use within the City. Currently, there is only one massage <br />therapy as a principal use license issued. <br /> <br />The following are additional licensing requirements for massage therapy as a principal use: <br /> <br />• The initial application for a license by a business shall be made by completing an application <br />form provided by and containing such information as required by the City and by paying a onetime <br />non-refundable initial application fee as established by City Council resolution. <br /> <br />• If the application for a license under this Chapter is granted, the fee above shall be the first <br />year’s license fee. Thereafter, the license fee shall be as established by City Council resolution. <br />A separate license shall be obtained for each place of business. <br /> <br />• A license for massage therapy business license as a principal use shall be reviewed annually. <br />No license approved by the City grants the licensee a property right or entitlement to a license. <br />The City Council may refuse to issue, refuse to renew, or may suspend or revoke a license for <br />any reason, and the City will not incur liability for any damages including, but not limited to,