Subd. 1. Walls and other surfaces. All massage rooms, locker rooms, restrooms and bathrooms used in connection with a massage business shall be constructed of smooth and easily cleanable materials which are resistant to moisture, bacteria, mold or fungus growth. The floor-to-wall and wall-to-wall joints shall be constructed to provide a sanitary cove with a minimum radius of one inch.
Subd. 2. Restrooms. Restrooms shall be provided for each sex. Each restroom shall be provided with ventilation as required pursuant to the building code, a handwashing sink equipped with hot and cold running water under pressure, sanitary towels and a soap dispenser. Waste shall be removed from each restroom at least daily.
Subd. 3. Maintenance and sanitation generally. Floors, walls and equipment in massage rooms, restrooms and bathrooms used in connection with the massage business must be kept in a state of good repair and sanitary at all times. Linens and other materials shall be stored at least six inches off the floor. Sanitary towels, washcloths, cleaning agents and toilet tissue must be made available for each customer.
Subd. 4. Paper/linen requirements. A licensed therapeutic massage enterprise shall provide single-service disposal paper or clean linens to cover the table, chair, furniture or area on which the patron receives the massage; or in the alternative, if the table, chair or furniture on which the patron receives the massage is made of material impervious to moisture, such table, chair or furniture shall be properly sanitized after each massage.
Subd. 5. Massage rooms. Doors on massage rooms shall not be locked or capable of being locked. No locks, latches or other devices intended to secure a door so as to prevent its being opened by any person from either side of the door with or without a key may be present on any doors on massage rooms. All massage rooms shall be clearly identified by signs. Massage rooms must be equipped with mechanical air ventilation or an exhaust fan. A hot and cold water hand washing sink with soap and hand drying by mechanical or disposable towel is required in the therapeutic massage area. Use of a public bathroom or janitor's sink is not allowed. One sink may serve multiple massage therapy rooms in the same therapeutic massage area.
Subd. 6. License display. The business license and personal license of all massage therapists employed by the business must be displayed at all times in an open and conspicuous area of the premises which patrons can readily view.
(Ord. 600, passed 4-10-2023)