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Ordinances enacted through January 13, 2009

Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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Sec. B22-19. Operating requirements, general.

All massage establishments shall comply with the following operating requirements.

(a) Exterior signs. A recognizable and legible sign shall be posted at the main entrance identifying the business as a massage establishment. Such sign shall comply with any applicable ordinance requirements.

(b) Maintenance of permits. A copy of the establishment permit and each therapists' permit shall kept on the premises and available for inspection. A passport-size photograph of the permittee or a photocopy of the permittee's driver license shall be affixed to each permit.

(c) Posting of services offered. Each service offered, the price thereof, and the minimum length of time such service shall be practiced shall be posted legibly on a list located in a conspicuous public place within the premises. No service other than those set forth on the list shall be provided.

(d) Payment. All payments for massage services shall be made at the designated reception area exclusively.

(e) Alcohol prohibited. No alcoholic beverages shall be sold, served, furnished, kept or possessed in any part of a massage establishment. The owner and/or operator shall be responsible to ensure that no person possesses alcoholic beverages inside the massage establishment.

(f) Written records. Every massage establishment shall maintain written records which include the date and hour of each service provided, the full name of each client and type of service received, as well as the name of the massage therapist administering the service. These records shall be kept on the premises and shall be open to inspection by officials upon request, including the Sheriff and County Attorney charged with enforcement of this article. These records shall be kept for a period of at least six months.

(g) Dress code for employees. The holder of the establishment permit, massage therapists and all other employees of the massage establishment shall remain fully clothed in clean outer garments while on the premises of the massage establishment. At a minimum such clothing shall be made of non-transparent material and shall cover the entirety of the torso area from the chest to mid-thigh.

(h) Operating hours. No massage establishment shall be kept open for business and no massage therapist shall administer massages before the hour of 8:00 a.m. or after the hour of 10:00 p.m. More restrictive hours may be stipulated by the Sheriff where appropriate.

(i) Recording or scanning devices prohibited. No audio or video recording device shall be used by the operator or any employee of the massage establishment to monitor the practice of a massage, or any conversation or other sounds in massage rooms without the expressed consent of the client. No device of any kind shall be installed or used which would operate in any way to detect or interfere with law enforcement surveillance or communication equipment.

(j) Advertising. All advertisements for massage establishments and the services offered therein shall reflect the professional nonsexual nature of the business. No massage establishment granted a permit under this division shall distribute or cause to be distributed any advertising matter that depicts any service is available other than those services authorized by this division.

(Ord. No. NS-516.3, § 1, 1-9-01)

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