For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
APPLICANT. Person applying for a permit under this chapter, and must include all partners, including limited partners, or a partnership applicant,
any officer or director of a corporate applicant, and any stockholder holding more than 2% of the stock of a corporate applicant.
EMPLOYEE. Any and all persons who render any service to the massage establishment or its customers and receive compensation directly from the massage establishment.
HEALTH OFFICER. The Director of the Department of Health of the city or his or her authorized representative.
LICENSED INSPECTOR. The duly appointed Superintendent of Public Works.
MASSAGE. Any method of pressure on or friction against or stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping, pounding, vibrating, or stimulating of the external soft parts of the body with the hands or with the aid of any mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliance, with or without such supplementary aids as rubbing alcohol, liniments, antiseptics, oils, powder, creams, lotions, ointments, or other similar preparations commonly used in this practice.
MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT. Any establishment having a fixed place of business where any person, firm, association, or corporation engages in, carries on, or permits to be engaged in or carried on, any of the activities mentioned in the definition of MASSAGE above. MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT shall not include any establishment exempted by § 118.19 of this chapter.
MASSEUR or MASSEUSE. Any individual who, for any consideration whatsoever, engages in the practice of massage as herein defined.
PERMITTEE. The operator of a massage establishment that has a valid permit issued under this chapter.
SEXUAL or GENITAL AREA. The genitals, pubic area, anus, or perineum of any person, or the vulva or breasts of a female.
(Ord. 1096, passed 9-9-1985)