(a) Each massage establishment permit holder shall display at all times, and in a conspicuous place open to the public within the massage establishment, his/her/its current permit so that the same may be readily seen by persons upon entering the premises.
(b) Each masseur or masseuse shall display at all times, and in a conspicuous place open to the public within the massage establishment, his or her current license so that the same may be readily seen by persons upon entering the premises.
(c) The Health Commissioner of the City of Warren, or his/her representatives, shall, from time to time and at least twenty- four (24) times a year, make an inspection of each massage establishment granted a permit for the purpose of determining that the provisions of this chapter and other applicable laws and regulations are being complied with. The Chief of Police of the City of Warren and/or the Health Commissioner of the City of Warren, or their representatives, may, from time to time and in addition to the inspections provided for in the preceding sentence, make an inspection of each massage establishment granted a permit for the purpose of determining that the provisions of this chapter and other applicable laws and regulations are being complied with. Such inspections shall be made at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner. No permit holder shall fail to allow such inspection officer or official access to the premises or hinder such officer or official in any manner.
(d) Other operating requirements.
(1) Every portion of a massage establishment, including appliances and apparatus, shall be kept clean and operated in a sanitary condition at all times.
(2) All massage establishments shall be provided at all times with clean, laundered sheets and towels in sufficient quantity, and the sheets and towels shall be laundered after each use thereof and stored in a sanitary manner.
(3) All walls, ceilings, floors, pools, showers, bathtubs, steam rooms, and other physical facilities of a massage establishment shall be in good repair and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times. Wet and dry heat rooms, steam or vapor cabinets, shower compartments and toilet rooms shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected each day the business is in operation. Bathtubs and showers shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected after each use. When carpeting is used on the floors, it shall be kept dry at all times.
(4) Oils, creams, lotions or other preparations used in administering massages in massage establishments shall be kept in clean closed containers or cabinets.
(5) Eating in the massage work area of any massage establishment is not permitted. Animals shall not be permitted in the massage work area of any massage establishment at any time.
(6) Each masseur and masseuse shall wash his or her hands in hot running water, using a proper soap or disinfectant, before administering a massage to any person.
(Ord. 12390/12. Passed 1-25-12.)