No license to conduct a massage establishment shall be issued unless inspectors of the city reveal that the establishment complies with each of the following minimum requirements:
(A) All provisions of the city’s Building, Plumbing, Fire, Electrical and Health Codes have been fulfilled. If the applicant has already obtained a valid certificate of occupancy and certificate of compliance prior to the passage of this subchapter, then an inspection by the Building, Electrical and Plumbing Inspectors is not required with the filing of the application;
(B) A representative and readable sign shall be posted at the main entrance identifying the establishment as a massage establishment, and all signs shall comply with the sign requirements of the city;
(C) There shall be no entrance or exit way which provides direct access to another type of business residence or living quarters;
(D) During business hours the premises shall remain open and no exits, entrances or secondary doorways shall be locked or obstructed in any way to prevent the immediate free ingress or egress of persons;
(E) Minimum ventilation shall be provided in accordance with the state’s Construction Code;
(F) Minimum lighting shall be provided in accordance with the state’s Construction Code, and in addition at least one artificial light of not less than 60 watts shall be provided in each enclosed room or booth where massage services are performed;
(G) Adequate dressing, locker and toilet facilities shall be provided for patrons. One dressing room and, if clothing and personal property is not kept with the patron, a separate locker for each patron to be served, which shall be capable of being locked as well as a minimum of one toilet and one wash basin shall be provided. However, if male and female patrons are to be served simultaneously at the establishment, separate massage rooms and separate dressing and toilet facilities shall be provided for male and female patrons;
(H) Construction of rooms used for toilets, steam baths and showers shall be made water-proof with approved water-proofed materials and shall be installed in accordance with the city’s Building Code. Plumbing fixtures shall be installed in accordance with the city’s Plumbing Code.
(1) Steam rooms and shower compartments shall have water-proof floors, walls and ceilings.
(2) Floors of wet and dry heat rooms shall be adequately pitched to one or more floor drains properly connected to the sewer.
(3) A source of hot water must be available within the immediate vicinity of dry and wet heat rooms to facilitate cleaning.
(I) The premises shall have adequate equipment for disinfecting and sterilizing non-disposable instruments and materials used in administering massages. Such non-disposable instruments and materials shall be disinfected after use on each patron;
(J) Closed cabinets shall be provided and used for the storage of clean linen, towels and other materials used in connection with administering massages. All soiled linens, towels and other materials shall be kept separate from the clean storage areas. No common use of towels or linens shall be permitted; and
(K) A minimum of one separate washbasin shall be provided in each massage parlor for the use of employees of any such establishment, and the basin shall provide soap or detergent and hot and cold water at all times, and shall be located within or as close as practicable to the area devoted to the performing of massage services. In addition, there shall be provided at each washbasin sanitary towels placed in permanently installed dispensers.
(Prior Code, § 40-122) (Ord. 1294, passed 4-21-2008; Ord. 1359, passed 3-12-2012; Ord. 1477, passed 6-17-2019) Penalty, see § 132.999