City of Baltimore
Baltimore City Code

§ 11-8. Application for license — contents; fee.

(a) Required information.

Applicants for a license under § 11-5 shall file upon a form provided by the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development a signed application, subject to the law relating to perjury, setting forth the following information:

(1) a definition of service to be provided;

(2) the address where it is proposed to conduct the business for which application is made;

(3) the name, local and permanent addresses, and local telephone number of each applicant;

(4) if applicant is a corporation, the state of corporation, the names and residence addresses of each of the officers and directors of said corporation and of each stockholder owning more than 10% of the stock of the corporation, and the address of the corporation itself, if different from the address of the massage establishment;

(5) if applicant is a partnership, the names and residence addresses of each of the partners including limited partners, and the address of the partnership itself, if different from the address of the massage establishment;

(6) a photograph, at least 2 inches by 2 inches in size, showing the head and shoulders of the applicant in a clear and distinguishing manner;

(7) description: height, weight, age, date of birth, color of hair and eyes, other distinguishing physical characteristics of the applicant;

(8) a statement indicating whether the applicant has ever been licensed to practice or carry on the same business and, if so, when and where it was last practiced or carried on;

(9) a statement that the applicant has never been convicted of any crime, motor vehicle laws excepted, or convicted of violation of any municipal code or ordinance or, if so convicted, the nature of the offense and the punishment or penalty imposed;

(10) the number of rooms to be occupied by the business, together with a drawing of the interior arrangement and a list of the proposed equipment with a brief description of each piece of proposed equipment; and

(11) the name and address of each massagist who is or will be employed in said establishment, together with a statement of his/her individual qualifications and the name and address of the last place of business where each individual worked.

(b) Application fee.

The sum of $25 shall accompany the application to reimburse the City for the cost of investigation, which sum shall be retained by the City whether the license is granted or denied.

(c) Successor license.

An application for a successor license shall be filed with the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development on or before April 1 of each year.