A. This chapter establishes permitting standards intended to comply with California law and establish health and safety guidelines for massage establishments.
B. This chapter is not intended to be exclusive and compliance will not excuse noncompliance with any state or local laws or regulations that are uniformly applied to other professional or personal services businesses including, without limitation, all zoning applications; business license regulations; building, fire, electrical, and plumbing codes; and health and safety code laws and regulations applicable to professional or personal services businesses.
C. This chapter establishes a local regulatory system that allows only state certified massage therapists and massage practitioners to operate within the city. This chapter is not intended to regulate massages that are not part of a business occupation. This chapter is also intended to allow a transitional period for certain existing massage practitioners to continue practicing while they obtain state certification before December 31, 2013, and to coordinate the timing of the city's business license renewals with the state massage certification process.
(Ord. 2012-05 § 2 (part), 2012)