§ 9-1605. OPERATING REQUIREMENTS.

As of the effective date of this chapter, no person shall engage in, conduct, carry on, or permit any Massage within the city unless all of the requirements set forth below are met:

(a)

A Certified Massage Practitioner shall have his or her CAMTC certification in his or her possession at all times while providing Massage Services.

(b)

A list of the services available and the cost of such services shall be posted in the reception area within the Massage Business, and shall be described in readily understandable language. Outcall Massage providers shall provide a service list to Clients in advance of performing any service. No Owner, Operator, or responsible managing Employee shall permit, and no Certified Massage Practitioner shall offer to perform, any services other than those posted or listed as required herein, nor shall an Owner, Operator, or Certified Massage Practitioner request or charge a fee for service other than that on the list of services.

(c)

A copy of the CAMTC certificate of each Certified Massage Practitioner employed by the Massage Business shall be displayed in the reception area or similar open public space on the premises.

(d)

For each Massage Service provided, every Massage Business shall keep a complete and legible written record of the following information: the date and hour that the service was provided; the service received; the name or initials of the Employee entering the information; and the name of the Certified Massage Practitioner administering the service. Such records shall be open to inspection and copying by city officials and staff charged with enforcement of this chapter. These records may not be used by any Certified Massage Practitioner, Owner or Operator for any purpose other than as records of service provided and may not be provided to other parties by the Certified Massage Practitioner, Owner, or Operator unless otherwise required by law. Such records shall be retained on the premises of the Massage Business for a period of at least two years.

(e)

Massage Businesses shall at all times be equipped with an adequate supply of clean sanitary towels, coverings, and linens. Clean towels, coverings and linens shall be stored in enclosed cabinets. Towels and linens shall not be used on more than one Client, unless they have first been laundered and disinfected. Disposable towels and coverings shall not be used on more than one Client. Soiled linens and paper towels shall be deposited in separate receptacles.

(f)

Wet and dry heat rooms, steam or vapor rooms or cabinets, toilet rooms, shower and bath rooms, tanning booths, or whirlpool baths and pools shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected as needed, and at least once each day the Massage Business is open, with disinfectant. Bathtubs shall be thoroughly cleaned after each use with disinfectant. All walls, ceilings, floors, and other physical facilities for the Massage Business must be in good repair, and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.

(g)

Instruments utilized in performing Massage shall not be used on more than one Client unless they have been sterilized using approved sterilization methods.

(h)

All Massage Business Operators and their Employees, including Certified Massage Practitioners, shall wear clean, nontransparent outer garments. Garments shall not expose their genitals, pubic areas, buttocks, or chest.

(i)

No person shall enter, be or remain in any part of a Massage Business while in possession of an open container of alcohol, or consuming or using any alcoholic beverages or controlled drugs except pursuant to a prescription for such drugs. The Owner, Operator, or responsible managing Employee, shall not permit any such person, or any person who is clearly intoxicated, to enter or remain upon the premises.

(j)

No Massage Business shall operate a school of Massage, or use the same facilities as that of a school of Massage.

(k)

No Massage Business shall place, publish or distribute, or cause to be placed, published or distributed, any advertising material that depicts any portion of the human body that would reasonably suggest to prospective Clients that any service is available other than those services listed as an available service, nor shall any Massage Business employ language in the text of advertising that would reasonably suggest to a prospective Client that any service is available other than those services as described in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

(l)

No Massage shall be given unless the Client's genitals are, at all times, fully covered. A practitioner shall not, in the course of administering any Massage, make physical contact with the genitals of any other person, nor shall a practitioner expose to a Client or allow physical contract with his or her genitals.

(m)

Where the Massage Business has staff available to assure security for Clients and staff behind closed doors, the entry to the reception area of the Massage Business shall remain unlocked during business hours, when open for business, or when Clients are present.

(n)

No Massage Business located in a building or structure with exterior windows fronting a public street, highway, walkway, or parking area shall block visibility into the interior reception and waiting area through the use of curtains, closed blinds, tints, or any other material that obstructs, blurs, or unreasonably darkens the view into the premises.

(o)

All signs shall be in conformance with the current ordinances of the city.

(p)

Minimum lighting consisting of at least one artificial light of not less than forty watts shall be provided and shall be operating in each room or enclosure where Massage Services are being performed on Clients, and in all areas where Clients are present.

(q)

Ventilation shall be provided in accordance with applicable building codes and regulations.

(r)

Adequate dressing, locker and toilet facilities shall be provided for Clients.

(s)

Hot and cold running water shall be provided at all times.

(t)

A minimum of one wash basin 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. Sanitary towels shall also be provided at each basin.

(u)

Pads used on Massage tables shall be covered with fabric or paper, and shall be changed after each Client.

(v)

All Massage Businesses shall comply with all state and federal laws and regulations for disabled access.

(w)

A Certified Massage Practitioner shall operate only under the name specified in his or her CAMTC certificate.

(x)

A Massage Business shall operate only under the name specified in its City Registration Certificate.

(y)

Clients of a Massage Business shall be limited to adults 18 years of age and older and minors when accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

(Added Ord. 2013-35, § 2, eff. 1-17-14).