A. CAMTC certification shall be in the possession of the massage practitioner during working hours and at all times when the massage practitioner is inside a massage business, providing outcall massage or working as a home occupation.

B. All massage business operators and their employees, including massage practitioners, shall be fully clothed at all times. No person shall dress in:

C. No massage shall be given unless the client’s specified anatomical areas are, at all times, fully covered. A massage practitioner shall not, in the course of administering any massage, make physical contact with the specified anatomical areas of any other person regardless whether the contact is over or under the persons clothing. Furthermore, a massage practitioner shall not, in the course of administering any massage, make physical contact with the practitioner’s own specified anatomical areas or force or compel the client to make physical contact with the practitioner’s own specified anatomical areas, whether the contact is over or under the practitioner’s clothing.

D. A massage practitioner may operate under a nickname different from the name specified in their CAMTC certificate. The CAMTC certificate required to be on public display by this section shall have appended to it the nickname under which the practitioner operates. The nickname shall be appended in a location and type size large enough to be easily read by a person with normal vision.

E. Massage shall be provided or given only between the hours of seven a.m. and ten p.m. No massage business shall be open and no massage shall be provided between ten p.m. and seven a.m. A massage commenced prior to ten p.m. shall nevertheless terminate at ten p.m., and, in the case of a massage business, all clients shall exit the premises at that time. It is the obligation of the massage business to inform clients of the requirement that services must cease at ten p.m.

F. A copy of the CAMTC certificate of each and every massage practitioner employed in the business shall be displayed in the reception area or similar open public place on the premises. CAMTC certificates of former employees and/or contractors shall be removed as soon as those massage practitioners are no longer employed by or offering services through the massage business. If an owner or operator desires to display the CAMTC certificates in a different manner, the manner of display shall be included in the permit application or submitted as part of a permit amendment or renewal application.

G. A list of the services available and the cost of such services shall be posted in the reception area within the massage business premises, and shall be described in readily understandable language. Off-premises massage practitioner providers shall provide such a list to clients in advance of performing any service. No owner, manager, or operator shall permit, and no massage practitioner shall offer or perform, any service other than those posted or listed as required herein, nor shall an operator or a massage practitioner request or charge a fee for any service other than those on the list of services available and posted in the reception area or provided to the client in advance of any off-premises massage services.

H. No massage business shall place, publish or distribute, or cause to be placed, published or distributed, any advertising matter that depicts any portion of the human body that would reasonably suggest to prospective clients that any service is available other than those services listed as an available service pursuant to subsection (G) of this section nor shall any massage business employ language in the text of such advertising that would reasonably suggest to a prospective client that any service is available other than those services as described in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

I. For each massage service provided, every massage business shall keep a complete and legible written record of the following information: the date and hour that service was provided; the service received; the name or initials of the employee entering the information; and the name of the massage practitioner administering the service. Such records shall be open to inspection and copying by the Police Chief, or other City officials charged with enforcement of this chapter. These records may not be used by any massage practitioner or operator for any purpose other than as records of service provided and may not be provided to other parties by the massage practitioner or operator unless otherwise required by law. Such records shall be retained on the premises of the massage business for a period of two (2) years and be immediately available for inspection during business hours.

J. No person shall enter, be, or remain in any part of a massage business while in possession of an open container containing alcohol, or illegal drugs. The massage business owner, operator, responsible managing employee, or manager shall not permit any such person to enter or remain upon such premises. The foregoing prohibition on possession of an open container of alcohol shall not apply to social events hosted at the premises of the massage business; however, no massage services shall be provided during the social event.

K. Where the massage business has staff available to ensure security for clients and massage staff are behind closed doors, the entry to the reception area of the massage business shall remain unlocked during business hours when the massage business is open for business or when clients are present, except as part of a home occupation or live/work unit.

L. No massage business located in a building or structure with exterior windows fronting a public street, highway, walkway, or parking area shall, during business hours, block visibility into the interior reception and waiting area through the use of curtains, closed blinds, tints, or any other material that obstructs, blurs, or unreasonably darkens the view into the premises. The foregoing requirement shall not apply to a massage business operated as a home occupation or that is providing outcall massage services at the client’s residence. For the purpose of this subsection, there is a nonrebuttable presumption that the visibility is impermissibly blocked if more than ten (10) percent of the interior reception and waiting area is not visible from the exterior window.

M. Hot and cold running water shall be provided at all times.

N. No massage business shall allow any person to reside within the massage business or in attached structures owned, leased or controlled by the massage business, except as part of a home occupation or live/work unit.

O. A minimum of one wash basin for employees shall be provided at all times. The basin shall be located within or as close as practicable to the area devoted to performing of massage services. Sanitary towels shall also be provided at each basin.

P. Massage businesses shall at all times be equipped with an adequate supply of clean sanitary towels, coverings, and linens. Towels and linens shall not be used on more than one client, unless they have first been laundered and disinfected. Disposable towels and coverings shall not be used on more than one client. Soiled linens and paper towels shall be deposited in separate receptacles approved by the health department.

Q. Wet and dry heat rooms, steam or vapor rooms or cabinets, toilet rooms, shower and bath rooms, tanning booths, whirlpool baths and pools shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected as needed, and at least once each day the premises are open, with a disinfectant. Bathtubs shall also be thoroughly cleaned after each use with a disinfectant. All walls, ceilings, floors, and other physical facilities for the business must be in good repair, and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.

R. Instruments utilized in performing massage shall not be used on more than one client unless they have been sterilized, using approved sterilization methods. (Ord. 1062 § 14, 2022; Ord. 1032 § 1, 2019; Ord. 1026 § 1, 2018)