All massage establishments shall comply with the following operations and facilities requirements:
(A) No massage establishment shall be kept open for business between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:59 a.m.
(B) At least one responsible person acting as manager shall be on the premises at all times the establishment is open for business. The manager shall be familiar with the requirements of this chapter and shall be capable of communicating such requirements to employees and patrons of the establishment.
(C) Each massage establishment shall post and maintain a list of massage services available and the cost of such services in a conspicuous public place such as the lobby area or any other location on the premises as the manager deems appropriate. No manager shall permit, and massage practitioner shall offer to perform or perform, any other service other than those posted.
(D) No massage establishment or part thereof where massage services are being administered shall be equipped with any device used, or capable of being used, for recording, videotaping or monitoring the activities, conversation, or other sounds in the cubicles, rooms, booths or other areas used by patrons.
(E) No alcoholic beverages shall be sold, served, furnished, kept, or possessed on the premises of any massage establishment.
(F) Each massage establishment shall maintain a record which includes the date and time of each massage, the name and address of the patron, the name of the massage practitioner administering the massage, and the type of massage administered or given. Such records shall be available for inspection pursuant to this chapter.
(G) No massage shall be provided to or upon a minor without the consent of a parent or legal guardian.
(H) Facility requirements.
(1) No massage services shall be given within any cubicle, room, booth or other area which is fitted with a door capable of being locked if there is staff available to assure the security of patrons and massage practitioners who are behind closed doors. The massage establishment premises' exterior doors and any doors separating the waiting or reception area from the remainder of the premises shall remain unlocked during business hours. Electronic locking devices shall not be used. The requirement that exterior doors must remain unlocked at all times does not apply to any massage establishment owned by one individual with no employees or independent contractors.
(2) Minimum ventilation shall be provided in accordance with the applicable provisions of the construction codes adopted by the city as set forth in Title 15 of this code. To allow for adequate ventilation in cubicles, rooms, and areas provided for patrons’ use, which are not serviced directly by required windows or mechanical systems of ventilation, partitions shall be constructed so that the height of the partition does not exceed 75% of the floor-to-ceiling height of the area in which they are located.
(3) All plumbing and electrical installations shall be installed under permit and inspection of the city’s Building Department, and such installations shall be installed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the construction codes adopted by the city as set forth in Title 15 of this code and other applicable codes.
(4) At least one artificial light of not less than a 60-watt bulb, or equivalent light, shall be provided, hung in accordance with the building code adopted by the city, directly above any work table or booth where massage services are administered to patrons.
(5) The walls in all rooms where water or steam baths are given shall have a washable, mold-resistant surface.
(6) Adequate bathing, dressing, locker and toilet facilities shall be provided for all patrons of the establishment. Separate facilities, including baths, dressing rooms, and cubicles, rooms, or booths used for the administration of massage services, shall be provided for male and female patrons. A separate locker shall be provided for each patron within the premises at any one time, which locker shall be capable of being locked.
(7) A minimum of one separate wash basin shall be provided for massage practitioners who work at the establishment at any one time. All wash basins shall be provided with hot and cold running water and soap.
(8) Except in emergencies, patrons shall be directed to use the front or street facing entrance and exit.
(9) All payment for services, including gratuities, shall be exchanged in a reception room or other central area, if any, and not within any of the massage rooms.
(I) All other applicable ordinances, laws, rules and regulations shall be satisfied.
(`83 Code, § 5.24.080) (Ord. 97-17 § 2, 1997; Ord. 2011-05 § 8, 2011; Ord. 2016-03 §§ 4, 5, 2016)