A. Individuals Providing Massage Services. On and after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter derives, it shall be unlawful for any individual to practice massage therapy for compensation as a sole practitioner or employee of a massage business or in any other capacity within the City of Larkspur unless that individual is a certified massage practitioner, unless as expressly allowed in this chapter. This includes any massage practitioner offering massage services as a home occupation. All persons lawfully holding a valid massage technician permit under the previous requirements of Larkspur Municipal Code Chapter 5.34 on the effective date hereof shall have until December 7, 2021, to comply with the requirements of this section. Until such time, the massage practitioner shall remain valid so long as the permittee complies with the conditions of the permit imposed at the time of its issuance and all other applicable requirements of this section.

B. Massage Businesses. On and after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter derives, it shall be unlawful for any massage business to provide massage for compensation within the City of Larkspur unless all individuals employed by the massage business to perform massage, whether as an employee, independent contractor, or sole practitioner, are certified massage practitioners and said business has obtained a valid massage operator’s permit as provided in this chapter.

C. Location. Massage businesses shall be located in a zoning district that permits such use.

D. Applicability to Existing Businesses. Preexisting massage businesses in operation on the effective date of this chapter shall obtain all necessary permits and comply with the provisions of this chapter. They shall complete and submit an application as required by this chapter within ninety (90) days of the effective date of this chapter. Any and all building or tenant modifications shall be completed within one hundred eighty (180) days of issuance of an operator’s permit. (Ord. 1032 § 1, 2019; Ord. 1026 § 1, 2018)