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All massage establishments shall comply with the following facilities and operation requirements:

A. Massage establishments shall comply with all code requirements;

B. Closed cabinets or other cupboard space shall be provided for the storage of clean linen. Approved receptacles shall be provided for the storage of all soiled linen and paper towels;

C. The walls in all rooms where water or steam baths are given shall have a washable, mold-resistant surface;

D. All lavatories or washbasins shall be provided with running water, disinfectant, soap and single service towels;

E. Security deposit facilities capable of being locked by the patron or a security bag that may be carried by the patron shall be available for the protection of the valuables of the patrons;

F. Every portion of a massage establishment including appliances, apparatus and personnel, shall be kept clean and operated in a sanitary condition;

G. All massage establishments shall be equipped with clean and sanitary towels, sheets and linens of sufficient quantity. Towels, sheets and linens shall not be used by more than one person Reuse of such linen is prohibited unless the same has first been laundered Heavy white paper may be substituted for sheets: provided, that such paper is used once for each person and then discarded in a sanitary receptacle;

H. All walls, ceilings, floors, pools, showers, bathtubs, steamrooms and other physical facilities for the establishment must be in good repair and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. Wet and dry heat rooms, steam and vapor rooms, or steam or vapor cabinets, shower compartments, and toilet rooms shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected each day the business is in operation. Bathtubs shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected after each use;

1. Disinfecting agents and sterilizing equipment shall be provided for any instruments used in performing acts of massage and said instruments shall be disinfected and sterilized after each use;

J. Pads used on massage tables shall be covered with durable, washable plastic or other acceptable waterproof material;

K. To protect patrons from potential health and sanitary hazards, all employees, and massage technicians shall be clean and shall wear clean outer garments when performing services on the premises, No massage technician shall, in the course of administering any massage, bath or health treatment, expose his or her genitals or private parts, No massage technician shall, in the course of administering any massage, bath or health treatment, make physical contact with the genitals or private parts of any other person;

L. A listing of each service offered, the price thereof, and the minimum length of time such service shall be performed shall be made available on request, No services shall be performed and no sum shall be charged for any services other than those listed, Arrangements shall be made for all services prior to the performance of any service. No massage technician shall solicit or offer to perform for any patron any additional service after such technician has commenced the performance of any service for such patron;

M. No alcoholic beverages shall be sold, served or furnished on the premises of any massage establishment:

O. No massage establishment shall be open for business between the hours of ten-thirty p.m. of one day and seven a.m. of the following day;

P. Minimum lighting shall be provided in accordance with the Uniform Building Code, and in addition, at least one artificial light of not less than forty watts shall be provided in each room or enclosure when massage is performed on patrons:

Q. Minimum ventilation shall be provided in accordance with the Uniform Building Code;

R. No massage establishment shall be allowed in any district where residential use is the principal permitted use unless having first qualified for and obtained a home occupation permit;

S. Proof of compliance with all applicable provisions of this code shall be provided. (Ord. 1002 § 1 (part), 1984: prior code § 4912)