In addition to the requirements contained in § 122.11, the following requirements shall apply to all massage parlors within the city:
(A) Facility requirements.
(1) Construction of rooms used for toilets, tubs, steam baths and showers shall be waterproofed with approved waterproof materials.
(2) Toilet facilities shall be provided in convenient locations. When five or more persons of different sexes are on the premises at the same time, separate toilet facilities shall be provided. Toilets shall be designed as to the sex accommodated therein.
(3) Lavatories or wash basins provided with both hot and cold running water shall be installed in either the toilet room or vestibule. Lavatories or wash basins shall be provided with soap in a dispenser and with sanitary towels.
(B) Operating requirements.
(1) Every portion of the massage parlor, including appliances and apparatus, shall be kept clean and operated in a sanitary condition. Adequate lighting shall be provided, and each room or enclosure where a massage is administered shall have an illumination of not less than one footcandle as measured at the floor level while such room or enclosure is occupied.
(2) All employees of the massage parlor shall be clean and wear clean outer garments, which use is restricted to the massage parlor. Provisions for a separate dressing room for each sex must be available on the licensed premises with individual lockers for each employee. Doors to such dressing rooms shall open inward and shall be self-closing.
(3) All employees and masseurs shall be modestly attired. Diaphanous, flimsy, transparent, form-fitting, or tight clothing is prohibited. Clothing must cover the employee's or masseur's chest at all times. Hemlines of skirts, dresses or other attire may be no higher than three inches above the top of the knee.
(4) All specified anatomical areas of patrons must be covered by towels, cloth or undergarments when in the presence of any employee or masseur. It shall be unlawful for any person in a massage parlor to expose his/her specified anatomical areas to any other person or for any person to expose the specified anatomical areas of another person.
(5) It shall be unlawful for any person in a massage parlor to engage in any specified sexual activities or to place his/her hand upon, to touch with any part of his/her body, to fondle in any manner, or to massage any specified anatomical areas of any other person.
(6) All massage parlors shall be provided with clean, laundered sheets and towels in sufficient quantity and shall be laundered after each use thereof and stored in an approved sanitary manner.
(7) Wet and dry heat rooms, shower compartments and toilet rooms shall be thoroughly cleaned each day business is in operation. Bathtubs shall be thoroughly cleaned after each use.
(8) No massage parlor shall place, publish, or distribute or cause to be placed, published, or distributed any advertising material that depicts any portion of the human body or contains any written text that would reasonably suggest to prospective patrons that any services are available other than those services described in Section 5.60.020, or that employees or masseurs are dressed in any manner other than described in division (B)(3) of this section.
(9) All services enumerated in Section 5.60.020 shall be performed in a cubicle, room, booth or area within the massage parlor, which cubicle, room, booth or area shall have transparent doors or walls that all activity therein shall be visible from outside the same.
(10) No massage parlor shall carry on, engage in, or conduct business on any day before 10:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m.
(11) A full schedule of service rates shall be posted in a prominent place within the massage parlor in such a manner as to come to the attention of all patrons. No charges other than the specified rates for specified services shall be allowed and all patrons shall be notified of the full cost of services prior to the rendering of any service.
(Ord. 8183-2018, passed 4-2-2018) Penalty, see § 122.99