No license to conduct a massage establishment shall be issued 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 approved waterproofed materials and shall be installed in accordance with the State Construction Code. Plumbing fixtures shall be installed in accordance with the State Construction Code.
(1) Steam rooms and shower compartments shall have waterproof floors, walls and ceilings approved by the Construction Code Authority of the county and city.
(2) Floors of wet and dry heat rooms shall be adequately pitched to one or more floor drains properly connected to the sewer. (Exception: Dry heat rooms with wooden floors need not be provided with pitched floors and floor drains.)
(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 separated from the clean storage areas.
(D) Toilet facilities shall be provided in convenient locations. When employees and patrons of different sexes are on the premises at the same time separate toilet facilities shall be provided for each sex. A single water closet per sex shall be provided for each 20 or more employees or patrons of that sex on the premises at any one time. Urinals may be substituted for water closets after one water closet has been provided. Toilets shall be designated as to the sex accommodated therein.
(E) Lavatories or wash basins provided with both hot and cold running water shall be installed in either the toilet room or a vestibule. Lavatories or wash basins 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 State Construction Code.
(Ord. 8.17, passed 5-6-86) Penalty, see § 110.99
Cross-reference:
Building code adopted, see § 150.01
Enforcement of state building codes, see §§ 150.15 et seq.