As used in this chapter:
“Massage parlor” means any premises where “massage” or “massage services” are given.
“Massage” and “massage services” mean and shall include any method of pressure on or friction against, or stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping, pounding, manipulation, or stimulating the external parts of the body, with or without the aid of any mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliances, with or without supplementary aids such as rubbing alcohol, liniments, antiseptics, oils, powder, creams, lotions, ointments, or other similar preparations.
“Massage” and “massage services” shall further include any bath, facial massage, fomentations, massage, electric or magnetic treatment, acupressure, shiatsu, alcohol rubs, and Russian, Swedish or Turkish baths. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991.)

Every person conducting or managing a massage parlor, or any other place where facial massages, fomentations, massage, electric or magnetic treatment, acupressure, shiatsu, alcohol rubs, Russian, Swedish or Turkish baths are administered or given, or any school of massage which performs any such activity for any member of the public for any form of consideration or gratuity, shall first procure a license and for each of such places pay an annual license fee in the amount set forth in Section 7.14.010 of this title, under the appropriate heading. This requirement does not apply to any location licensed as a health club, provided only one massage table is used at such location and provided such use is incidental to the operation of the health club. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 12230 § 2, 1980: Ord. 11209 § 1 (part), 1975: Ord. 10775 § 1, 1973: Ord. 9749 § 9 (part), 1969: Ord. 8608 § 1 (part), 1964: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 11 § 591, 1951.)

The holder of a license required by Section 7.54.020 shall notify the treasurer and tax collector in writing, of the name and address of each person employed as an acupressurist, masseuse, or massage technician as defined in Section 7.54.200 within five business days of that person being employed. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991.)

This Part 1 does not apply to any treatment administered in good faith in the course of the practice of any healing art personally by any person licensed to practice any such art or profession under the provisions of the Business and Professions Code of the state of California or any other statute of this state. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 10233 § 4, 1971: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 11 § 593, 1951.)

Except as provided in Section 7.06.260, the business license commission shall hold a public hearing on every application for a license required by this Part 1, and shall give notice of such hearing as required by Sections 7.10.100, 7.10.110, 7.10.120 and 7.10.130 of this title. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 10233 § 2, 1971: Ord. 9714 § 12, 1969: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 11 § 591.8, 1951.)

A licensee or person required by this Part 1 to obtain a license shall not hire or employ a massage technician unless such massage technician possesses a valid, subsisting license required by Part 2 of this chapter. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 10336 § 4, 1971: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 11 § 592.2, 1951.)

A license shall not be issued pursuant to this Part 1 unless an inspection reveals that the establishment complies with each of the following minimum requirements of this Part 1. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 10233 § 1 (part), 1971: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 11 § 591.1, 1951.)

No massage or massage services shall be given in a business or premises licensed pursuant to this chapter, or in an establishment providing acupressure, shiatsu, skin care, body wrap or the like within any cubicle, room, booth, or other area which is fitted with a door capable of being locked. The premises’ exterior doors and the doors separating the waiting or reception area from the remainder of the premises shall remain unlocked during business hours (including electric locking devices). (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991.)

A recognizable and readable sign shall be posted at the main entrance, identifying the establishment. Such sign shall comply with all requirements of all county ordinances. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 10233 § 1 (part), 1971: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 11 § 591.2, 1951.)

A. Minimum lighting shall be provided in accordance with the building code, and, in addition, at least one artificial light of not less than 40 watts shall be provided in each enclosed room or booth where massage services are being performed on a patron.
B. Minimum ventilation shall be provided in accordance with the building code. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 10233 § 1 (part), 1971: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 11 § 591.3, 1951.)

A. Adequate equipment for disinfecting and sterilizing instruments used in performing the acts of massage shall be provided.
B. Hot and cold running water shall be provided at all times.
C. Separate closed cabinets shall be provided for the storage of clean and soiled linen, and shall be plainly marked: “Clean Linen,” “Soiled Linen.”
D. All walls, ceilings, floors, pools, showers, bathtubs, steamrooms, and all other physical facilities, shall be in good repair. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 10233 § 1 (part), 1971: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 11 § 591.4, 1951.)

In any establishment in which massage services are rendered only to members of the same sex at any one time, such persons of the same sex may be placed in a single separate room; or the operators of the massage establishment may elect to place such persons of the same sex in separate enclosed rooms or booths having adequate ventilation to an area outside said room or booth while massage services are being performed. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 10233 § 3 (part), 1971: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 11 § 591.5, 1951.)

Adequate bathing, dressing, locker and toilet facilities shall be provided for patrons. A minimum of one tub or shower, one dressing room containing a separate locker for each patron to be served, which locker shall be capable of being locked, as well as a minimum of one toilet and one washbasin, shall be provided in every massage establishment; provided, however, that if male and female patrons are to be served simultaneously at the establishment, separate bathing, a separate massage room or rooms, separate dressing and separate toilet facilities shall be provided for male and female patrons. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 10233 § 3 (part), 1971: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 11 § 591.6, 1951.)

A minimum of one separate washbasin shall be provided in each massage establishment for the use of employees of any such establishment, which basin shall provide soap or detergent and hot and cold running 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. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 10233 § 3 (part), 1971: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 11 § 591.7, 1951.)

Every establishment for which this Part 1 requires a license shall be maintained and operated in conformity with the following sections. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 10233 § 3 (part), 1971: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 11 § 591.9, 1951.)

The licensee shall not conduct or operate a massage parlor between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of any day, and shall exclude all customers, patrons and visitors therefrom between those hours. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 12145 § 1, 1980: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 11 § 592.3, 1951.)

No building or part thereof where massage or massage services are being conducted shall be equipped with any electronic, mechanical or artificial device used, or capable of being used, for recording or videotaping, for monitoring the activities, conversation, or other sounds in the treatment room or room used by customers. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991.)

A. All walls, ceilings, floors, pools, showers, bathtubs, steamrooms and all other physical facilities for the establishment shall be in good repair and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
B. Wet and dry heat rooms, steam or vapor rooms, or steam or vapor cabinets, shower compartments and toilet rooms shall be thoroughly cleaned each day the business is in operation. Bathtubs shall be thoroughly cleaned after each use.
C. Clean and sanitary towels and linens shall be provided for each patron of the establishment or each patron receiving massage services. No common use of towels or linens shall be permitted.
D. Standard or portable massage tables shall be used with a durable, washable plastic or other waterproof material as a covering. Foam pads more than four inches thick or more than four feet wide may not be used. Beds, mattresses and water beds may not be used in the administration of a massage. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 10233 § 3 (part), 1971: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 11 § 592.1, 1951.)

A person shall not enter, be or remain in any part of a massage parlor or premises licensed as such while in the possession of, consuming or using any alcoholic beverage or drugs. The licensee, manager, and every supervising employee, shall not permit any such person to enter or remain upon such premises. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 10545 § 3, 1972: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 11 § 592, 1951.)

A. As used in Part 1 and Part 2 of this chapter, “massage technician” means any persons, male or female who administer to any person, for any form of consideration or gratuity, a “massage” or “massage services” as defined in Section 7.54.010 of this chapter. A “massage technician includes a student at a school of massage who administers a massage or massage services to any person who pays for or gives a gratuity for such, whether the payment or gratuity is to such student or to the school.
B. As used in this Part 2 “recognized school” means any school or institution of learning, which school or institution of learning has been approved pursuant to Section 29025 of the Education Code of the state of California, and which has for its purpose the teaching of the theory, method, profession, practice or work of a massage technician. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 85-0131 § 1, 1985: Ord. 11126 § 1 (part), 1975: Ord. 10775 § 1 (part), 1975: Ord. 10233 § 5 (part), 1971: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art 11.5, § 595, 1951.)

Every massage technician shall first procure a license and pay a license fee in the amount set forth in Section 7.14.010 of this title, under the appropriate heading. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 11209 § 1 (part), 1975: Ord. 10233 § 5 (part), 1971: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 11.5 § 595, 1951.)

This Part 2 does not apply to any treatment administered in good faith in the course of the practice of any healing art personally by any person licensed to practice any such art or profession under the provisions of the Business and Professions Code of the state of California or any other statute of this state. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 10233 § 3 (part), 1971: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 11.5 § 599, 1951.)

In addition to the requirements of Section 7.06.020, an application for a license required by this Part 2 also shall show:
A. The two previous addresses, if any, immediately prior to the present address of the applicant;
B. Written statements of at least five persons that the applicant is of good moral character;
C. Written proof that the applicant is over the age of 18 years;
D. Applicant’s height, weight, color of eyes and hair;
E. Two portrait photographs at least two inches by two inches;
F. Business, occupation or employment of the applicant for the three years immediately preceding the date of the application;
G. The license history of the applicant; whether the applicant has had a license for any business or similar activity issued by this or any other county, by any city, or by the state revoked or suspended, the reason therefor, and the business activity or occupation subsequent to such action of suspension or revocation;
H. All convictions, except for minor traffic violations, and the reasons therefor;
I. A certificate from a medical doctor stating that the applicant has, within 30 days immediately prior thereto, been examined and found to be free of any contagious or communicable disease;
J. Such other identification and information necessary to discover the truth of the matters hereinabove specified as required to be set forth in the application;
K. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny the sheriff the right to take fingerprints and additional photographs of the applicant, nor shall anything contained herein be construed to deny the right of the sheriff to confirm the height and weight of the applicant. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 11126 § 1 (part), 1975: Ord. 10233 § 5 (part), 1971: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 11.5 § 596, 1951.)

A. The applicant shall:
1. Furnish with his application a diploma or certificate of graduation from a recognized school wherein the method, profession and work of a massage technician is taught; or
2. Furnish with his application a diploma or certificate from a school outside of the state of California which substantially complies with the educational requirements of Section 29025 of the Education Code of this state; or
3. Have had not less than five years’ experience as a practicing massage technician and furnish proof thereof.
B. Any department which has as one of its duties the investigation of this licensed activity or enforcement of this title shall have the right to verify for authenticity the information supplied pursuant to this section. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991: Ord. 11126 § 1 (part), 1975: Ord. 10233 § 5 (part), 1971: Ord. 5860 Ch. 2 Art. 11.5 § 597, 1951.)

No massage technician licensed pursuant to this chapter may perform any massage or massage services in any location other than that location specified on the license. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991.)

No massage or massage services may be administered unless the patron wears clothing which covers the patron’s genitals, and if the patron is female, the breasts. The massage technician shall at all times while on the premises of the establishment, be clean, and wear nontransparent outer garments covering the body from knee to neck. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991.)

All massage technicians must wear a picture I.D. issued by the treasurer and tax collector while working in a massage parlor. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991.)

All establishments licensed under this section shall at all times the establishment is open have a responsible person licensed under Section 7.54.210 acting as manager on the premises. The manager must be familiar with the requirements of this chapter and be capable of communicating the provisions of this chapter to employees and patrons of the establishment. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991.)

The business license commission shall revoke any license issued pursuant to Part 1 and Part 2 of this chapter upon receiving satisfactory evidence that either:
A. The licensee has been convicted of or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any violation of Penal Code Section 647(b), 266(h), 266(i), 315, or 316; or
B. The licensee has violated any provision of Chapter 7.54 of the county code on two separate occasions within a 12-month period.
Whenever a license has been revoked, the former licensee, whether a person, partnership, or corporation, shall not be granted a new license for a period of one year from the date of revocation. (Ord. 91-0079 § 1 (part), 1991.)