The establishment of reasonable standards for issuance of permits and restrictions on operations would serve to reduce the risk of illegal activity and would thereby benefit the public health.Į. The provisions of this chapter are intended to enhance the efficient processing of permits for massage establishments, operators, and employees, and the ongoing regulation of those permittees and certificate holders by the city of Gardena.
Courts have long recognized massage as a pervasively regulated activity and that massage establishments are often brothels in disguise. of the Government Code, Sections 460, 4600 through 4620 and Section 16000 of the Business and Professions Code, and Section 13 of the Chiropractic Act (initiative measure approved by the electors November 7, 1922, as amended) and AB 1147 (2014).Ĭ. There is a significant risk of injury to massage clients by improperly trained and/or educated massage technicians, and this chapter provides reasonable safeguards against injury and economic loss.ĭ. There is opportunity for acts of prostitution, lewdness, and other unlawful sexual activity to occur in massage establishments, as well as problems relating to human trafficking in massage establishments. The city council finds and declares as follows:Ī. The requirements and restrictions imposed by this chapter are reasonably necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the city, while recognizing massage as a legitimate business interest that provides benefits to its patrons in a therapeutic setting.ī. This chapter is enacted pursuant to the provisions of the State Constitution, Sections 3710 et seq. General Provisions 5.48.010 Findings and purpose. Previous Massage Technician ProvisionsĪrticle I. Operation and Facility Requirementsĥ.48.150 Building and facility requirements.Īrticle V. Certificates of Operation, Operator and Work Permitsĥ.48.055 Certificate of operation and permit requirement.ĥ.48.060 Application – General provisions.ĥ.48.100 Suspension and revocation of permits and certificates.Īrticle IV. Massage Therapists and PractitionersĪrticle III.
5.48.040 Business license/other permits required.Īrticle II.
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