No massage business license for a massage establishment shall be issued or renewed unless inspection by the Building Safety Division of Development Services Department indicates the site of the proposed establishment complies with each and all of the following minimum requirements:
(A) Minimum lighting shall be provided in accordance with the Uniform Building Code or equivalent is the current code that the Building Official relies on, and, in addition, at least 1 artificial light of not less than 60 watts shall be provided in each room or enclosure where services are performed on patrons and shall be in use whenever those services are being performed;
(B) Minimum ventilation shall be provided in accordance with the Uniform Building Code or other current code which the Building Official relies on;
(C) Adequate equipment shall be provided for disinfecting and sterilizing instruments used in administering or practicing any massage therapy techniques;
(D) Hot and cold running water shall be provided at all times;
(E) Closed cabinets shall be provided and used for storage of clean linens;
(F) Adequate bathing, dressing and toilet facilities shall be provided for patrons. A minimum of 1 dressing area, 1 toilet and 1 wash basin shall be provided for each massage establishment; provided, however, that if male and female patrons are to be served simultaneously at the establishment, a separate massage room and separate dressing areas shall be provided for male and female patrons;
(G) All walls, coiling, floors, pools, showers, bathtubs, steam rooms and all other physical facilities for the establishment must be in good repair and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. Wet and dry heat rooms, steam or vapor rooms and cabinets, shower compartments and toilet rooms shall be thoroughly cleaned each day the business is in operation. Bathtubs shall be thoroughly cleaned after each use;
(H) Clean and sanitary towels shall be provided for each patron. The headrest of each table shall be provided with a clean and sanitary towel, paper towel or sheet for each patron;
(I) A minimum of 1 separate wash basin shall be provided in each massage establishment, which basin shall provide soap or detergent and hot and cold running water at all times, and shall be located within or as close as practical to the area devoted to the performing of massage services. In addition, there shall be provided at each wash basin sanitary towels placed in permanently installed dispensers; and
(J) A massage establishment shall at all times comply with all applicable city ordinances, county, state and federal regulations.
(Am. Ord. 1296, passed 5-1-2007)