An existing massage business operating as a residential massage establishment in the city as of October 2, 2021, shall be considered a legal, non-conforming use, and may continue to operate so long as there is no lapse in the timely renewal of a city business license and/or residential massage establishment permit. A residential massage establishments must comply with all of the following requirements:
A. Maintain a home occupation permit issued by the city and comply with the home occupation permit requirements under Chapter 16.60;
B. The massage operations shall be purely incidental and secondary to the location’s primary use as a residential dwelling unit;
C. The operator of the residential massage establishment must reside at the residence and may not employ any persons other than immediate family members;
D. All materials or mechanical equipment utilized by the residential massage establishment must be of a type normally associated with household or hobby use;
E. No products shall be for sale or sold at a residential massage business, unless the residential massage business obtains an appropriate vending or sales permit from the County of Riverside;
F. Pedestrian and vehicular traffic generated by the residential massage establishment must be consistent with the location of the residential dwelling unit;
G. All general sign regulations applicable in the residential land use district in which a residential massage establishment is located shall apply at a residential massage establishment; and
H. Massage must be provided in a facility separate from any living quarters. Business access to a residential massage establishment shall be separate from residential access and must comply with the requirements applicable to massage establishments, generally.
I. A residential massage establishment and all massage therapists who perform massage at the residential massage establishment must comply with the massage operating requirements under Section 5.18.090, unless expressly exempted.
(Ord. 565-21, Exhibit A (part), 2021)