§ 14-112. Operation of massage establishments.

Massage establishments licensed under this article shall be conducted and operated so as to comply with all federal, state, county and city regulations and ordinances. In addition, such establishments shall also be conducted in conformity with the following rules and regulations:

(1)

No such establishment shall be kept open between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. of the following day.

(2)

No such establishment, nor any part of the building in which it is operated, shall be used as a place of residence.

(3)

No such establishment shall ever be located in any area zoned for residential purposes, whether single-family or multifamily.

(4)

The building official, chief of police, city health officer and fire marshal shall have the right to inspect the premises where such establishment is operated at any and all reasonable times, and without prior notice of their inspections.

(5)

It shall be unlawful for any person to administer a massage in a massage establishment to a person of the opposite sex, unless the person is a state registered massage therapist or physician as indicated in this article.

(6)

It shall be the duty of every person operating a massage establishment to keep the same in a clean and sanitary condition at all times.

(7)

All instruments and mechanical, therapeutic and bathing devices, and parts thereof, which come into contact with the human body, shall be sterilized by a modern and approved method of sterilization before initial use, and after being used by or upon one person, before being used by or upon another person.

(8)

All masseurs and operators shall wash their hands thoroughly before administering massage manipulation to each person.

(9)

All towels and linens furnished for use by a patron shall be thoroughly laundered and sanitized before being furnished for use by another patron.

(10)

It shall be unlawful to employ any person in a massage establishment in any capacity who is a known prostitute.

(11)

Every person giving massages in such establishment shall remain fully clothed with opaque or nontransparent material, from the neck to the knees, except for the hands or the arms, at all times while serving or in the presence of patrons.

(12)

No massage establishment shall advertise any manner that would state or imply that a customer would receive anything at such establishment other than a massage, or a massage with private self-administered bath in connection therewith.

(13)

It shall be unlawful for any person suffering from a communicable or infectious disease to work in a massage establishment, or to employ any such person to work therein.

(14)

It shall be unlawful to accommodate as a patron in a massage establishment any person suffering from an infectious or communicable disease, if such fact is known to the operator, owner, employee or person in control of such establishment.

(15)

It shall be the duty of every person operating a massage parlor to submit a list of all current employees of such establishment, together with their addresses and criminal records, if known, current health certificates and registrations or licenses therefor, to the building official every three months while same is in operation on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each year.

(Ord. No. 95-2, § 7, 4-18-95)