5.40.100 Massage establishment operating requirements.

        All massage establishments operating pursuant to this code must meet each and all of the following requirements:

A.    Each person acting or employed as a massage technician shall have a valid work permit;

B.     Massage establishment operations may be carried on, and the premises may be open, only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. each day;

C.     A list of services available and the cost of such services shall be posted in an open and conspicuous place on the premises. Each service shall be described in readily understandable language. No other services may be performed, or offered to be performed, on the premises;

D.    The massage establishment’s special operation license and a copy of the work permit of every massage technician employed by or working in the massage establishment shall be posted in an open and conspicuous place on the premises;

E.     A minimum of one toilet and wash basin shall be provided for the patrons in every massage establishment. Hot and cold running water shall be provided to all wash basins, bathtubs, showers, or similar equipment. Each wash basin shall be provided with soap or hand detergent, and sanitary towels placed in permanently installed dispensers. A trash receptacle shall be provided in each bathroom;

F.     Clean and sanitary towels, sheets, and linens shall be available for the use of each patron receiving massage services. Towels, sheets and linens may only be used once, by only one person, before being laundered. Re-use is allowed only after laundering. Heavy white paper may be substituted for sheets, provided that it is used only once, for only one person, and then discarded into a sanitary receptacle;

G.    Any instruments used in performing massage shall be maintained in a clean, sanitary and safe condition by means of disinfecting agents and sterilizing equipment;

H.    Pads used on massage tables shall be covered in an adequate manner with durable washable plastic or other waterproof material;

I.      Clean, sanitary, and opaque clothing shall be provided to all patrons, capable of covering the patron’s designated body parts. The clothing may be reused only after being laundered;

J.      No owner, operator, manager, or other person in charge or in control of a massage establishment shall permit a massage to be given or administered unless the patron’s designated body parts are covered during the entire massage by the clothing specified in subsection I of this section;

K.    Except for bathrooms or dressing rooms providing complete visual privacy, no owner, operator, manager, or other person in charge or in control of a massage establishment shall permit any person in the massage establishment to expose their designated body parts;

L.     No owner, operator, manager, or other person in charge or in control of a massage establishment shall permit any massage technician to be in the presence of a patron, or to be on the premises of a massage establishment during its hours of operation, unless the massage technician is clothed from a point not exceeding four inches above the center of the kneecap to the base of the neck. The clothing shall be of an opaque material and shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition;

M.    No owner, operator, manager, or other person in charge or in control of a massage establishment shall permit any massage technician to massage or intentionally touch the designated body parts of another person while on the premises.

(Ord. 5072 § 3, 2018.)