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Sec. B22-20. Facility requirements.

All massage establishments shall comply with the following requirements:

(a) A minimum of one tub or shower, and one toilet and one wash basin shall be provided.

(b) Massage establishments shall be equipped with clean and sanitary towels, sheets and linens in sufficient quantity. Towels, sheets and linens shall not be used by more than one person. Reuse of such linen is prohibited unless it has been laundered. Heavy white paper may be substituted for sheets, provided that such paper is discarded after each use.

(c) Cabinets or other covered space shall be provided for the storage of clean linen. Receptacles shall be provided for all soiled linen and paper towels.

(d) All rest rooms or wash basins shall be provided with hot and cold running water, soap, and single-service towels in wall-mounted dispensers.

(e) All walls, floors, ceilings, pools, showers, bathtubs and all other physical facilities must be in good repair and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. Wet and dry heat rooms, steam or vapor rooms, or vapor cabinets, shower compartments and rooms shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected each day the business is in operation.

(f) All other components of a massage establishment, including appliances, furniture and apparatus shall be maintained in a sanitary and operational condition at all times.

(g) Disinfecting agents and sterilizing equipment shall be provided for any instruments used in practicing acts of massage and instruments shall be disinfected and sterilized after each use.

(h) Pads used on massage tables shall be covered with durable, washable plastics or other acceptable waterproof material.

(i) All doors, except rest room doors, shall be kept unlocked during business hours. Locking devices shall not be allowed on any interior doors within the establishment, with the exception of rest room doors.

(j) Secure deposit devices capable of being locked by the client, or a security bag that may be carried by the client shall be available to the client for the protection of valuables.

(k) A single mirror, whose dimensions do not exceed three feet wide (horizontal) and five feet tall (vertical), may be installed within a room. No other mirrors shall be allowed.

(l) Massage establishments must be well lighted at all times during business hours. Rooms where massage services are provided must be sufficiently illuminated by not less than one 40-watt white light bulb or equivalent, and shall remain lighted at all times when occupied.

(Ord. No. NS-516.3, § 1, 1-9-01)

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