§ 5.56.090. Health and safety requirements.

The following health and safety requirements shall be applicable to all nonexempt massage businesses or establishments, and to all massage businesses or establishments described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 4612 of the California Business and Professions Code:

A.

The business or establishment shall at all times be equipped with an adequate supply of clean sanitary towels, coverings and linens, and all massage tables shall be covered with a clean sheet or other clean covering for each patron. After a towel, covering or linen has once been used it shall be deposited in a closed receptacle and not used until properly laundered and sanitized. Towels, coverings and linens shall be laundered either by regular commercial laundering or by a noncommercial laundering process which includes immersion in water at least one hundred forty (140) degrees Fahrenheit for not less than fifteen (15) minutes during the washing or rinsing operation. Clean towels, coverings and linens shall be stored in closed, clean cabinets when not in use.

B.

All massage therapy rooms or cubicles, wet and dry heat rooms, toilet rooms, shower compartments, and hot tubs and pools shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected as needed, and at least once each business day the premises are open and such facilities are in use. All bathtubs shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected after each use.

C.

All liquids, creams, or other preparations used on or made available to patrons shall be kept in clean and closed containers. Powders may be kept in clean shakers. All bottles and containers shall be distinctly and correctly labeled to disclose their contents. When only a portion of a liquid, cream or other preparation is to be used on or made available to a patron, it shall be removed from the container in such a way as not to contaminate the remaining portion.

D.

No invasive procedures shall be performed on any patron. Invasive procedures include, but are not limited to: (1) application of electricity which contracts the muscle; (2) application of topical lotions, creams, or other substances which affect living tissue, such as chemical peel preparations or bleaches; (3) penetration of the skin by metal needles; (4) abrasion of the skin below the nonliving, epidermal layers; (5) removal of skin by means of any razor-edged instrument or other device or tool; and (6) any needle-like instrument which is used for the purpose of extracting skin blemishes and other similar procedures.

E.

All bathrobes, bathing suits and/or other garments that are provided for the use of patrons shall be either fully disposable and shall not be used by more than one patron, or shall be laundered after each use pursuant to subsection A of this section.

F.

All combs, brushes, and/or other personal items of grooming or hygiene that are provided for the use of patrons shall be either fully disposable and shall not be used by more than one patron, or shall be fully disinfected after each use.

G.

No patrons shall be allowed to use any shower facilities of the business or establishment unless such patrons are wearing slip-resistant sandals or flip-flops while in the shower compartment. All footwear such as sandals or flip-flops that are provided for the use of patrons shall be either fully disposable and shall not be used by more than one patron, or shall be fully disinfected after each use.

H.

The patron's genitals, pubic area, anus, and female patron's breasts below a point immediately above the top of the areola must be fully draped at all times while any employee of the business or establishment is in the massage therapy room or cubicle with the patron. No massage therapy shall be provided to a patron that results in intentional contact, or occasional and repetitive contact, with the genitals, anus, or areola of a patron.

(Ord. No. 617, § 1(Exh. A), 12-8-2009)