A. A recognizable and readable sign shall be posted at the main entrance identifying the massage professional/establishment; provided, however, that all signs shall comply with the sign requirements of the city.

B. Lighting shall be provided as required by the building code, adopted in Chapter 15.05 of this code; in addition, at least one artificial light of not less than a constant forty watts (with no dimmer switches) shall be provided in each enclosed room where massage services are being performed.

C. Ventilation shall be provided as required by the building code, adopted in Chapter 15.05 of this code.

D. The massage establishment premises and facilities shall meet and be maintained in a condition to comply with all applicable code requirements of the city, including, but not limited to, those related to the safety of structures, adequacy of the plumbing, heating, waterproofing of rooms in which showers, water or steam baths are used, and the health and cleanliness of the facility.

E. Massage establishments and massage professionals shall at all times have an adequate supply of clean sanitary towels, coverings and linens. Towels, nondisposable coverings, and linens shall not be used on more than one client, unless they have first been laundered and disinfected. Disposable towels and disposable coverings shall not be used on more than one client. Soiled linens and paper towels shall be deposited in separate receptacles.

F. In the massage establishment, wet and dry heat rooms, steam or vapor rooms or cabinets, toilet rooms, showers and bathrooms, tanning booths, whirlpool baths, and pools shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected as needed, and at least once each day when the premises are open, with a disinfectant. Bathtubs shall be thoroughly cleaned with a disinfectant after each use. All walls, ceilings, floors and other physical facilities for the establishment shall be in good repair and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.

G. All equipment used in the massage establishment shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. Instruments utilized in performing massage techniques shall not be used on more than one client unless they have been sterilized, using standard sterilization methods.

H. Clients of the massage establishment shall be furnished with a dressing room. Dressing rooms will be used only by clients of the same sex at the same time. Dressing rooms need not be separate from the room in which the massage is being performed.

I. Toilet facilities shall be provided in convenient locations within the massage establishment and shall consist of at least one unisex toilet with lavatories or wash basins provided with soap and both hot and cold running water either in the toilet room or vestibule.

J. A minimum of one washbasin for employees shall be provided at all times. The basin shall be located within or as close as practicable to the area devoted to performing of massage services. Soap and sanitary towels shall also be provided at each basin.

K. All massage establishments shall be operated in compliance with state and local health laws and regulations.

L. All employees of the massage establishment, and all persons performing massages, shall be eighteen years of age or older.

M. No massage establishment shall operate at any time unless there is displayed in a location clearly visible to the public a valid permit to so operate issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

N. It shall be the responsibility of the holder of the permit for the massage establishment to ensure that each massage professional operating at the establishment shall have first obtained a valid permit pursuant to this chapter.

O. The permit holder for the massage establishment shall maintain a current file of all persons operating at the establishment. The file shall contain true names and aliases used by such employees, age, birth date, color of hair and eyes, home address, phone numbers, social security number and the date of employment and termination. The manager of the massage establishment shall have access to the records for inspection by the chief of police or designee during business hours.

P. Every person holding a permit pursuant to this chapter shall keep a record of the date and hour of each treatment, the name and address of the patron and the name of the massage professional administering such treatment. The record shall be open to inspection by the chief of police or designee during business hours. Such records shall be maintained for a period of two years.

Q. No person holding a permit pursuant to this chapter shall permit communication devices to be installed or used in any manner on the premises of the massage establishment so as to interfere with or hinder inspection by a law enforcement officer.

R. A massage shall be provided or given only between the hours of seven a.m. and ten p.m. All clients shall exit the premises by ten p.m. and no massage business shall allow any person to reside within the premises or in attached structures owned, leased or controlled by the massage business.

S. Either a manager or person holding a permit for a massage establishment shall, during business hours, be present, be responsible for, and provide that the premises be readily accessible and open for inspection by law enforcement officers or other government employees who are charged with enforcement of health and safety or other laws of the city or state.

T. The departments of planning, building, fire and health shall, from time to time, make an inspection of each massage establishment in the city for the purpose of determining that the provisions of this chapter are met.

U. No massage establishment shall operate under any name not specified in the permit.

V. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, massage shall be performed only at a massage establishment for which a permit has been issued and is valid.

W. Massage professionals shall be fully clothed at all times, unless providing a water-based massage modality approved by CAMTC, in which case they shall not dress in a manner that exposes one’s breasts, buttocks, or genitals, or otherwise dress in a manner that constitutes a violation of state or local laws, including California Penal Code Section 314. Otherwise, clothing shall be of a fully opaque, nontransparent material and provide complete covering from mid-thigh to three inches below the collarbone. Massage professionals shall have visible in the work station at all times a photo-identification name tag issued by the chief of police or designee which readily displays a photograph of the massage professional measuring no smaller than two inches by two inches, the name of the massage professional, the name of the massage establishment in which the massage professional is employed, and the date of expiration of the massage professional’s permit.

X. An original CAMTC certificate or a practitioner permit under Section 5.32.130 for each massage professional employed in the business shall be displayed in the reception area or similar open public place on the premises. Likewise, a CAMTC certificate or a practitioner permit under Section 5.32.130 shall also be visibly displayed in the work station or worn by and clearly visible on the massage professional’s person during working hours, and at all times when the massage professional is inside a massage business or providing outcall massage.

Y. No person shall enter, be, or remain in any part of a massage establishment while in the possession of, consuming, or using any alcohol or drug except a prescription drug. The responsible owner, operator, managing employee, manager or permit holder shall not permit any such person to enter or remain upon such premises.

Z. All exterior doors shall remain unlocked from the inside during business hours unless otherwise allowed by law. A person operating a massage establishment shall be responsible for and provide that said premises shall, during business hours, be readily accessible and open for inspection by law enforcement officers for the purpose of locating evidence that would substantiate a violation of the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 4963 § 1, 2019; Ord. 4931 § 1, 2018)