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The Department of Building Safety and Housing, the Fire Department, and the Orange County Health Department shall inspect the premises proposed to be devoted to the massage establishment and shall make separate recommendations to the city Manager concerning compliance with the foregoing provisions. The city Manager, after receiving the aforementioned and described recommendations, shall grant a permit to the establishment if all requirements for a massage establishment described herein are met and shall issue a permit to all persons who have applied to perform massage services or to act as aides unless it appears that any such person has delib- erately falsified the application or unless it appears that the record of such person reveals a conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude. Any person denied a permit pursuant to these provisions by the City Manager, may appeal to the City Council in writing within ten (10) days from said action, stating reasons why the permit should be granted. The city Council may grant or deny the permit and such decision shall be final upon the applicant. Also, the City Council may elect on its own motion to review any determination of the city Manager granting or denying a permit. The City Council shall hear the appeal not less than seven (7) nor more than twenty-one (21) days following the filing of the appeal. Ail permits issued hereunder are nontransferable; pro- vided, however, a change of location of a massage establish- ment may be permitted pursuant to the provisions herein. Section ~613.4. Display of Permit. Every person, association, firm, or corporation to whom or for which a permit shall have been granted shall display said permit in a conspicuous place so that the same may be readily seen by persons entering the premises where the massage, bath, or treatment is given. Section 6614. Change of Location. A change of location of any of the aforementioned and described premises may be approved by the chief of Police and city Planner, provided all ordinances and regulations of the City of Santa Ana are complied with and the change of location fee of Five Dollars ($5.00) is deposited with the city. Section 66~15. Unlawful Activities. It shall be unlawful for any person to massage any other person, or give or administer any bath or baths, or to give or administer any of the other things mentioned in this Chapter for immoral purposes, or in a manner intended to arouse, appeal to or gratify the lust or passions or sexual desires. Any violation of this provision shall be deemed grounds for the revocation of the permit granted hereunder. Section 6616. Employees. It shall be the responsibility of the holder of the permit for the massage establishment or the employer of any persons purporting to act as massage technicians to insure that each person employed as a massage technician shall first have obtained a valid permit pursuant to this Part. No registered massage technician aide may independently practice the acts of massage, but he may, as a massage technician aide, -5-