No massage establishment shall conduct business in the City unless an inspection by the City reveals that the establishment complies with each of the following minimum requirements:
(a) Construction of rooms used for toilets, tubs, steam baths and showers, shall be made waterproof with waterproofed materials and shall be installed in accordance with the City Building Code. Plumbing fixtures shall be installed in accordance with the City Plumbing Code. All walls, ceilings, floors, steam and vapor rooms, and all other physical facilities of the massage establishment shall be kept in good repair and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
(1) Steam rooms and shower compartments shall have waterproof floors, walls and ceilings approved by the City.
(2) Floors of wet and dry heat rooms shall be adequately pitched to one or more floor drains properly connected with the sewer. Exception: dry heat rooms with wood floors need not be provided with pitched floors and floor drains.
(3) A source of hot water shall be available within the immediate vicinity of dry and wet heat rooms to facilitate cleaning.
(b) The premises shall have adequate equipment for disinfecting and sterilizing nondisposable instruments and materials used in administering massages. Such nondisposable instruments and materials shall be disinfected after use on each patron.
(c) Closed cabinets shall be provided and used for the storage of clean linen, towels and other materials used in connection with administering massages. All soiled linens, towels and other materials shall be kept in properly covered containers or cabinets, which containers or cabinets shall be kept separate from the clean storage areas. No common use of towels or linen shall be permitted.
(d) Toilet facilities shall be provided in convenient locations. Separate toilet facilities shall be provided for each sex. A water closet shall be provided for each sex. Urinals may be substituted for water closets after one water closet has been provided. Toilet facilities shall be designated as to the sex accommodated therein.
(e) Lavatories or washbasins provided with both hot and cold running water shall be installed in either the toilet room or a vestibule. Lavatories or washbasins shall be provided with soap and a dispenser and with sanitary towels.
(f) All electrical equipment shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of the National Electrical Code.
(Ord. 86-45. Passed 10-6-86; Ord. 02-34. Passed 7-22-02.)