Chapter 5.32

No massage business shall place, publish or distribute or cause to be placed, published or distributed any advertising matter that depicts any portion of the human body that would reasonably suggest to prospective clients that any service is available other than legitimate massage services...

No person shall enter, be, or remain in any part of a massage establishment while consuming or using an alcoholic beverage or drug unless it is a drug prescribed for that individual.

Beds and floor mattresses shall not be permitted on the premises.

It is unlawful for any person to own, conduct, operate or maintain a massage business within the city unless all persons providing massage services at a massage establishment each hold an active and valid certificate from the CAMTC as a massage practitioner or massage therapist.

Change of the massage business address requires the owner or manager to notify the chief of police in writing ten calendar days prior to the massage business moving to a new location...

Except for a client who is inside a massage therapy room for the purpose of receiving a massage, no clients or visitors shall be permitted in or on the massage establishment premises at any time who are not fully clothed in outer garments of nontransparent material...

A room, which may be the room where massage is administered for each client, shall be available on the premises with individual lockers or a separate storage area for the clothing of the client.

The following persons and businesses shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter: ...

One front door that enters into the lobby and/or other waiting room shall be provided for client use.

No massage establishment shall be open for business except during the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on any day.

No out-call massage services shall be conducted except during the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on any day.

Shared use of towels or linen shall not be permitted. Towels and linen shall be laundered or changed promptly after each use. Separate enclosed cabinets shall be provided for the storage of clean and soiled linen...

No person or persons shall be allowed to reside, dwell, occupy or live inside a massage establishment at any time.

Any windows in the lobby shall not be covered. The lobby must be clearly visible from the exterior of the massage establishment at all times.

It is unlawful for any person to own, conduct, operate or maintain a massage business within the city without having a valid massage business permit issued pursuant to this chapter.

A massage table shall be provided in each massage room and all massages shall be performed on the massage table...

It is unlawful for any person to employ or retain anyone under the age of 18 years as a massage professional.

Each massage establishment shall provide to all clients clean, sanitary, and opaque coverings of a minimum size of 30 inches by 60 inches...

A current and valid policy of insurance ... providing minimum coverage of $1,000,000.00 for injury or death to any one person arising out of the operation of any massage business and the administration of a massage.

The lighting in each massage room shall be at least one, 40-watt white light bulb and shall be continuously activated at all times while the client is in a massage room.

A minimum of one toilet and one separate wash basin shall be provided for clients in each massage establishment.

Every massage business permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall be conspicuously displayed so that it may be easily seen by any client or other person on the massage establishment premises.

Any massage business permit issued pursuant to this chapter is valid only at the address, if applicable, and for the person specified therein and cannot be sold, transferred or assigned to any other person.

No building or part thereof where massage or massage services are being conducted shall be equipped with any electronic, mechanical or artificial device used, or capable of being used, for recording or videotaping or monitoring the activities, conversation or other sounds in the treatment room or room used by clients...

These records shall be prepared prior to administering any massage or treatment and shall be retained for a period of two years after such treatment or service.

Every portion of a massage establishment, including appliances and apparatus, shall be kept clean and in a sanitary condition. Appliances, apparatus, and equipment shall be disinfected after each use.

Each owner and/or manager shall post and maintain a list of services available and the cost of such services in the lobby of the massage establishment in a conspicuous public place.

Violation of this chapter is a misdemeanor.

The presence of any device which can be utilized as an early warning system, to alert the employees or independent contractors of a massage business to the presence of law enforcement officers or city authorities is prohibited in any massage establishment.

Any signs shall be in conformance with the current sign ordinances of the city. Each owner and/or manager shall post and maintain, adjacent to the main entrance and the front of the business, a readable informational sign identifying the premises as a massage establishment.