(A) Massage therapy is prohibited as a mobile, house to house, or home occupation.
(B) A recognizable and readable sign shall be posted at the main entrance identifying the location as a massage establishment. All signs must comply with city sign requirements.
(C) All employees of the massage establishment shall be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
(D) Permits issued for massage establishments will not be transferable, and shall be valid only as to the applicant and location provided on the application for such permits. Permits issued for massage therapists will be portable from massage establishment to massage establishment.
(E) It shall be the responsibility of the holder of the permit for the massage establishment to ensure that each massage therapist has obtained a massage therapist permit from the city and a city business license when required by this chapter.
(F) Every massage therapist shall keep and maintain a "record of treatment" to include the date and hour of each treatment, and the name, address and phone number of each patron. The record shall be open to inspection by law enforcement during business hours. The record shall be maintained for twelve (12) months from the time of treatment. A massage establishment need not maintain a separate "record of treatment" from the massage therapist.
(G) No massage establishment may operate between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.M.
(H) Any person holding a massage establishment permit shall, during business hours, ensure that the premises is accessible for inspection by law enforcement or any other government employees charged with enforcing health and safety or other laws of the city or state.
(I) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, massage shall be performed only at a massage establishment for which a permit has been issued. (Ord. 714-04, 7-6-2004; amd. Ord. 835-20, 5-5-2020)