The City Council makes the following findings regarding the need to license
and therapists and to prohibit all other types of
businesses and services to the public.
(a)
who have bona fide and standardized training in therapeutic
, health and hygiene can provide a legitimate and necessary service to the general public.
(b) Health and sanitation regulations governing
and therapists can minimize the risk of the spread of communicable diseases and can promote overall health and sanitation.
(c) License qualifications for the restrictions on
and therapists can minimize the risk that such businesses and
will facilitate prostitution and other criminal activity in the community.
(d)
services provided by
with no specialized and standardized training in
can endanger citizens by facilitating the spread of communicable diseases, by exposing citizens to unhealthy and unsanitary conditions, and by increasing the risk of personal injury.
(e)
businesses which employ
with no specialized and standardized training can tax city law-enforcement services, because such businesses are more likely to be operated as fronts for prostitution and other criminal activity than operations established by
with standardized training.
(f) The training of professional
at accredited institutions is an important means of ensuring the fullest measure of protecting the public health, safety and welfare.
(1958 Code, § 150.22) (Ord. 112, passed 9-16-1947; Ord. 137, passed 12-7-1948; Ord. 148, passed 8-15-1950; repealed and new Division added by Ord. 171, passed 12-4-1951; Ord. 75-3, passed 1-13-1975, renumbered to § 150.20; recodified by Ord. 95-13, passed 8-7-1995; Ord. 99-23, passed 9-7-1999)