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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUUKWILA, WASHINGTON, REPEALING
CHAPTER 5.40 RELATING TO MASSAGE ESTABL .SF? NTS, ENACTING
REVISE CHAPTER 5,40 RELATING TO MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS,
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
Ordinance 1534 was amended or repealed by the
following ordinances.
AMENDED BY: REPEALED BY:
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CITY OF TUKWIL
WASHINGTON,
ORDINANCE NO. I
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, REPEALING
CHAPTER 5.40 RELATING TO MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS, ENACTING
REVISED CHAPTER 5.40 RELATING TO MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS,
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Tukwila City Council desires to repeal the existing
Ordinances governing massage establishments which have been codified at
Chapter 5.40 of the Tukwila Municipal Code,
WHEREAS, the Tukwila City Council desires to enact an ordinance revising
Chapter 5.40 of the Tukwila Municipal Code, and
WHEREAS, this repeal and revision governing massage establishments is in
the interest of the public health, safety and welfare,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Repeal of Existing Chapter 5.40 of the Tukwila Municipal
Code. Chapter 5.40 of the Tukwila Municipal Code is hereby repealed.
Section 2. Enactment of Revised Chapter 5.40 of the Tukwila Municipal
Code. The following sections numbered 5.40.010 through 5.40.280, to be
codified as Chapter 5.40 of the Tukwila Municipal Code, are hereby adopted:
5.40.010 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter,
the following words and phrases shall have the meanings
respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(1) "Employee" means any person over twenty -one years of
age, other than a massagist, who renders any service in
connection with the operation of a massage business and
receives compensation from the operator of the business or
patrons.
(2) "Licensee" means the person to whom a license has
been issued to own or operate a massage establishment as
defined herein.
(3) "Manager" means any employee appointed by the
licensee to manage the premises and the other employees.
(4) "Massage" means any method of pressure on or friction
against, or stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping,
pounding, vibrating, or stimulating of the external parts
of the human body with the hands or with the aid of any
mechanical electrical apparatus or appliances with or
without such supplementary aids as rubbing alcohol,
liniments, antiseptics, oils, powder, creams, lotions,
ointment or other such similar preparations commonly used
in the practice of massage, under such circumstances that
it is reasonably expected that the person to whom the
treatment is provided or some third person on his or her
behalf will pay money or give any other consideration or
any gratuity therefore.
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(5) "Massage establishment" means any establishment
having a source of income or compensation derived from the
practice of massage as defined in subsection (4) of this
section, or a corporation which engages in or carries on
any of the activities as defined in subsection (4).
"Massage Establishments" include but are not limited to
every massage school, massage parlor, massage therapy
clinic, sauna, health spa, bath house, or "adult massage
parlor" as that term is defined in TMC 18.06.825.
(6) Massagist," "masseur," or "masseuse" means any
person who, for any consideration whatsoever, engages in
the practice of massage as defined in subsection (4) of
this section.
(7) "Outcall massage service" means any business the
function of which is to engage in or carry on massages at
a location designated by the customer or client rather
than at a massage establishment as defined in
subsection (5) of this section.
(8) "Patron" means any person who receives a massage
under such circumstances that it is reasonably expected
that he or she will pay money or give other consideration
therefor.
(9) "Permittee" means the person to whom a permit has
been issued to act in the capacity of a massagist,
masseur, or masseuse as defined in subsection (6) of this
section.
(10) "Person" means any individual, partnership, firm,
association, joint stock company, corporation or
combination of individuals of whatever form or character.
(11) "Recognized school" means any school or educational
institution licensed to do business as a school or
educational institution in the state in which it is
located, or any school recognized by or approved by or
affiliated with the American Massage and Therapy
Association, Inc. and which has for its purpose the
teaching of the theory, method, profession or work of
massage, which school requires a resident course of study
not less than seventy hours before the student shall be
furnished with a diploma or certificate of graduation from
such school or institution of learning following the
successful completion of such course of study or learning.
(12) "Sexual or genital area" means genitals, pubic area,
buttocks, anus, or perineum of any person, or the vulva or
breasts of a female.
5.40.020 Compliance. The licensee and all its employees,
and any person who leases, owns, or rents, either directly
or indirectly, the property or premises wherein or
whereupon the massage establishment is located to the
licensee, shall exercise due diligence to insure
compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
5.40.030 Exemptions. This chapter shall not apply to the
following individuals while engaged in the personal
performance of the duties of their respective professions:
(1) Physicians, surgeons, chiropractors, osteopaths, or
physical therapists who are duly licensed to practice
their respective professions in the state.
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(2) Nurses
state.
(3) Barbers
the laws of
apply solely
hair of the
purposes.
who are registered under the laws of this
and beauticians who are duly licensed under
this state, except that this exemption shall
to the massaging of the neck, face, scalp and
customer or client for cosmetic or beautifying
5.40.040 License Required. No person shall engage in or
carry out the business of massage unless he has a valid
massage business license issued by the city pursuant to
the provisions of this ordinance for each and every
separate office or place of business conducted by such
person.
5.40.050 Massagist's Permit Reauired.
(a) No person shall practice massage within the city
as a massagist, employee, or otherwise unless he has a
valid and subsisting massagist's permit issued to him by
the city pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(b) No person shall employ as a massagist any person
unless the employee has obtained and has in effect a
permit issued pursuant to this chapter.
5.40.060 License Application.
(a) Every applicant for a license to maintain,
operate, or conduct a massage establishment shall file an
application under oath with the city upon a form provided
by the office of the city clerk and pay a nonrefundable
annual license fee, which shall be $100 per year or any
part thereof. The application, once accepted, shall be
referred to the police department for investigation.
Copies of the application shall within five days also be
referred to the building department, the fire department,
and the health department. The departments shall within
thirty days inspect the premises proposed to be operated
as massage establishment and shall make written
verification to the office of the city clerk concerning
compliance with the codes of the city that they
administer. The application shall further be referred to
the police department for investigation of the applicant's
character and qualifications. Each application shall
contain the information outlined in the subdivisions
numbered (1) through (24) which follow this paragraph.
All provisions which refer to "applicant" include an
applicant which may be a corporation or partnership.
(1) A definition of service to be provided;
(2) The location, mailing address, and all
telephone numbers where the business is to be conducted;
(3) The name, telephone number, business
address, and residence address of each person who leases,
owns, or rents, either directly or indirectly, the
premises wherein or whereupon the massage establishment is
to be located to the licensee;
(4) If any of the person(s) referred to in
subdivision (3) is a corporation, the name, telephone
number, and residence address of each of the officers and
directors of the corporation and of each stockholder
owning more than 100 of the stock of the corporation and
the address of the corporation itself;
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(5) If any of the person(s) referred to in
subdivision (3) is a partnership, the name, telephone
number, and residence address of each of the partners,
including limited partners, and the address of the
partnership itself;
(6) The name, telephone number, and residence
address of each applicant;
(7) If applicant is a corporation, the name,
telephone number, and residence address of each of the
officers and directors of the corporation, and of each
stockholder owning more than 10% of the stock of the
corporation and the address of the corporation itself, if
different from the address of the massage establishment;
(8) If applicant is a partnership, the name,
telephone number, and residence address of each of the
partners, including limited partners, and the address of
the partnership itself, if different from the address of
the massage establishment;
(Subdivisions (9) through (23) of this subsection apply to
all persons required to be identified by subdivisions (7)
and (8) of this subsection as well as to individual
applicants.)
(9) The two previous addresses immediately
prior to the present address of the applicant;
(10) Proof that the applicant is at least
twenty -one years of age;
(11) The applicant's height, weight, color of
eyes, and hair and sex;
(12) Copy of identification such as driver's
license or social security card;
(13) One portrait photograph of the applicant
at least two inches by two inches and a complete set of
applicant's fingerprints, which shall be taken by the
chief of police or his agent. If the applicant is a
corporation, one portrait photograph at least two inches
by two inches of all officers and managing agents of the
corporation and a complete set of the same officers' and
agents' fingerprints, which shall be taken by the chief of
police or his agent. If the applicant is a partnership,
one front -face portrait photograph at least two inches by
two inches in size of each partner, including a limited
partner in the partnership, and a complete set of each
partner's or limited partner's fingerprints, which shall
be taken by the chief of police or his agent;
(14) Business, occupation, or employment of the
applicant for the three years immediately preceding the
date of application;
(15) The massage or similar business license
history of the applicant, including whether such person,
in previously operating in this or another city or state,
has had a business license revoked or suspended, the
reason therefor, and the applicant's activity or
occupation subsequent to such action or suspension or
revocation;
(16) All criminal convictions other than
misdemeanor traffic violations, including the dates of
convictions, nature of the crimes, and place convicted;
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(17) The name and address of each massagist who
is or will be employed in the establishment;
(18) Applicant must furnish a diploma or
certificate of graduation from a recognized school or
other institution of learning wherein the method,
profession, and work of massage is taught; provided,
however, that if the applicant will not himself engage in
the practice of massage as defined in this chapter, he
need not possess such diploma or certificate of graduation
from a recognized school or other institution of learning
wherein the method, profession, and work of massage is
taught;
(19) The name and address of all massage
businesses and massage establishments situated or located
on property or premises owned, leased, or rented by any
person whose name is required to be given as a response in
subdivisions (3) through (8) of this subsection wherein
the business or profession of massage is carried on;
(20) A description of any other business to be
operated on the same premises or adjoining premises or
within the city boundaries, owned or controlled by the
applicant;
(21) Authorization for the city, its agents,
and employees to seek information and conduct an
investigation into the truth of the statements set forth
in the application and the qualifications of the applicant
for the permit;
(22) Such other identification and information
necessary to discover the truth of the matters specified
as required to be set forth in the application;
(23) The names, telephone numbers, and current
addresses and written statements of at least three bona
fide permanent residents of the United States that the
applicant is of good moral character. If the applicant is
able, the statement must first be furnished from residents
of the city, then the county, then the state, and lastly
from the rest of the United States. These references must
be persons other than relatives or business associates;
(24) Whether the establishment will limit the
availability of any of its services to any specific sex or
to any limited age group or exclude any portion of the
public from its premises based upon age or sex.
(b) Upon the completion of the above provided form
and the furnishing of all foregoing information, the city
clerk shall accept the application for the necessary
investigations. An applicant for a massage establishment
license shall notify the city clerk of any change in any
of the data required to be furnished by this section
within ten days after such change occurs. A holder of a
massage establishment license shall notify the city clerk
of any change in any of the data required to be furnished
by this section within ten days after such change occurs.
5.40.070 Bond Required.
(a) All applications for a massage business license
shall be accompanied by a bond in the amount of two
thousand dollars issued by surety satisfactory to the
city, or cash deposit of two thousand dollars, which shall
be forfeited to the city in the event that there is any
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conviction of any owner, employee, or agent of the massage
parlor for violation of any federal, state, or local law
relating to sex offenses arising out of conduct on the
premises, or for violation of any provision of this
chapter.
(b) All applications for a massagist's permit shall
be accompanied by a bond in the amount of one thousand
dollars issued by surety satisfactory to the city, or cash
deposit of one thousand dollars, which shall be forfeited
to the city in the event that there is any conviction of
the permit holder for violation of any federal, state or
local law relating to sex offenses arising out of conduct
on the premises, or for violation of any provisions of
this chapter.
5.40.080 Massagist's Permit Application. Application
for a massagist's business permit shall be made to the
office of the city clerk in the same manner as provided in
Section 5.40.070 for massage establishment licenses,
accompanied by the annual nonrefundable massagist's permit
fee of seventy -five dollars per year or part thereof for
every establishment at which the applicant will practice.
Massagists who have already paid the permit fee for the
current six -month period shall not be required to pay an
additional fee hereunder. The application shall contain
but not be limited to the following:
(1) The business addresses and all telephone numbers
where the massage is to be practiced;
(2) Name, telephone number and residence address, and all
names, nicknames and aliases by which the applicant has
been known, including the two previous addresses
immediately prior to the present address of the applicant
and period of residence there;
(3) Social Security Number, driver's license number, if
any, and date of birth;
(4) Applicant's weight, height, color of hair, and eyes,
and sex;
(5) Written evidence that the applicant is at least
twenty -one years of age;
(6) A complete statement of all convictions of the
applicant for any felony or misdemeanor or violation of a
local ordinance, except misdemeanor traffic violations;
(7) Fingerprints of the applicant taken by the police
department;
(8) Two front -face portrait photographs taken within
thirty days of the date of application and at least two
inches by two inches in size;
(9) The name and address of the recognized school
attended, the dates attended and a copy of the diploma or
certificate of graduation awarded the applicant showing
the applicant has completed not less than seventy hours of
instruction.
(10) The massage or similar business history and
experience ten years prior to the date of application,
including but not limited to whether or not such person in
previously operating in this or another city or state
under license or permit has had such license or permit
denied, revoked, or suspended and the reasons therefor and
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the business activities or occupations subsequent to such
action of denial, suspension, or revocation. All relevant
business addresses and telephone numbers must be provided;
(11) The names, telephone numbers, current addresses and
written statements of at least five bona fide permanent
United States residents, other than relatives, that the
applicant is of good moral character. If the applicant is
able, the statement must first be furnished from residents
of the city, then the county, then the state and lastly
from the rest of the United States;
(12) A medical certificate signed by a physician,
licensed to practice in the state, within seven days of
the date of the application. The certificate shall state
that the applicant was examined by the certifying
physician and that the applicant is free of communicable
disease. The additional information required by this
subsection shall be provided at the applicant's expense;
(13) Such other information, identification and physical
examination of the person deemed necessary by the police
chief in order to discover the truth of the matters
hereinbefore required to be set forth in the application;
(14) Authorization for the city, its agents and employees
to seek information and conduct an investigation into the
truth of the statements set forth in the application and
the qualifications of the applicant for the permit;
(15) Written declaration by the applicant, under penalty
of perjury, that the foregoing information contained in
the application is true and correct, the declaration being
duly dated and signed in the city;
(16) Valid massage operators licenses from the state and
the county must be provided with application.
5.40.090 License or Permit Issuance. The city clerk
shall issue a license for a massage establishment or a
permit for a masseur or masseuse, after the unanimous
ratification by a license committee of the city to be
composed of the mayor, the chief of police, and the
planning director. The committee members shall ratify the
application if they determine that all of the requirements
for a massage establishment or a massage permit described
in this chapter are met unless they find:
(1) The correct permit or license fee has not been
tendered to the city and, in the case of a check or bank
draft, honored with payment upon presentation;
(2) The operation as proposed by the applicant if
permitted would not comply with all applicable laws,
including but not limited to the city's building, zoning,
adult entertainment, and health regulations;
(3) The applicant has knowingly made any false,
misleading, or fraudulent statement of fact in the permit
application or in any document required by the city in
conjunction therewith;
(4) The applicant, if an individual, or any of the
officers or directors if the applicant is a corporation,
or any of the partners, including limited partners, if the
applicant is a partnership, is not over the age of
twenty -one years.
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(5) The manager or other person principally in charge of
the operation of the business is not over the age of
twenty -one years.
5.40.100 License or Permit Application Approval or
Denial. The city council or its duly authorized committee
shall act to approve or deny an application for a license
or permit under this chapter within a reasonable period of
time, and in no event shall the city council or duly
authorized committee act to approve or deny the license or
permit later than ninety days from the date that the
application was accepted by the city clerk. Every license
or permit issued pursuant to this chapter will terminate
at the expiration of one year from the date of its
issuance unless sooner suspended or revoked.
5.40.110 Application Requirements Waiver. The city
council or duly authorized committee shall waive the
requirements of Sections 5.40.060(a)(15) and 5.40.090(9)
if the applicant furnishes satisfactory evidence that he
or she attended not less than seventy hours of instruction
in a school within or without this state, or in any
foreign country, that provides education substantially
equal to or in excess of the educational requirements of
this chapter.
5.40.120 License Nontransferable. No license or permit
shall be transferable.
5.40.130 License Posting and Display.
(a) Every massagist shall post the permit required
by this chapter in his work area readily available for
public inspection.
(b) Every person, corporation, partnership, or
association licensed under this chapter shall display such
license in a prominent place. Name of the responsible
manager on duty shall be prominently posted during
business hours.
5.40.140 License Multiple Locations. Should any
applicant or licensee have more than one location where he
or she seeks to pursue the business of massage, said
applicant or licensee must follow the licensing procedures
outlined in this chapter for each and every location.
5.40.150 License -Name of Business and Place of
Business. No person granted a license pursuant to this
chapter shall operate the massage establishment under a
name not specified in his license, nor shall he conduct
business under any designation or location not specified
in his license.
5.40.160 License Revocation or Suspension.
(a) Any license issued for a massage establishment
may be revoked or suspended by the city after notice of
not less than ten days and after a hearing for good cause
to determine whether the licensee is in violation of any
one or more of subsections (1) through (8). The city
shall revoke or suspend the license of a massage
establishment if it determines that:
(1) The licensee has failed to comply with the
applicable building requirements contained in or referred
to in TMC 5.40.190; or
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(2)
applicable
TMC 5.40.200,
TMC 5.40.240,
TMC 5.40.280;
The licensee has failed to comply with the
operating requirements contained in
TMC 5.40.210, TMC 5.40.220, TMC 5.40.230,
TMC 5.40.250; TMC 5.40.260; TMC 5.40.270;
or
or
(3) The licensee has failed to comply with any
applicable building, fire, or zoning code provisions; or
(4) The licensee has employed persons who,
within a period of one year, have been convicted of
consumer fraud stemming from activities conducted on the
licensed premises or prostitution or violating any
provision of Chapter 5.40 of the Tukwila Municipal Code,
or who have been arrested for such offenses and ultimately
are convicted of such offenses, provided that there are
two or more such convictions within one year, or two or
more arrests in one year which ultimately lead to
convictions; or
(5) Has employed as a massagist any person who
during any time of such employment does not possess a
valid massagist's permit issued by the City of Tukwila; or
(6) Subsequent to obtaining his license from
the City of Tukwila, the licensee has had any convictions
or bail forfeitures which have a direct connection with
the licensed activity, including but not limited to
consumer fraud, theft, felony assault, controlled
substances, prostitution, permitting or promoting
prostitution, sexual offenses, lewd conduct, indecent
exposure, or obscenity; or
(7) The licensee has failed to comply with or
do anything which constitutes a basis for denying a
license; or
(8) The county health department has
recommended that such licensee's massage business is being
managed, conducted, or maintained without regard to proper
sanitation and hygiene.
(b) If any licensee under this chapter has his or
her license revoked, a license shall not granted under
this chapter for a period of at least one year from the
date of such revocation.
(c) The city may suspend a license for no more than
six months.
(d) In addition to suspending or revoking the
licensee's massage establishment license, the city may
seek any other form of legal or equitable relief to enjoin
any acts or practices which constitute a violation of any
applicable law.
5.40.170 Permit Revocation or Suspension. A masseur or
masseuse permit issued by the city clerk shall be revoked
or suspended where it appears that the masseur or masseuse
has made a false statement on an application for a permit;
has committed an act in violation of this chapter; has had
any convictions or bail forfeitures which have a direct
connection with the licensed activity, including but not
limited to consumer fraud, theft, controlled substances,
felony assault, prostitution, permitting or promoting
prostitution, sexual offenses, lewd conduct, indecent
exposure, or obscenity.
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5.40.180 License -Sale, Transfer, or Relocation. Upon
sale, transfer or relocation of a massage establishment,
the license therefor shall be null and void unless
approved as provided in Section 5.40.090; provided,
however, that upon the death or incapacity of the licensee
or any co- licensee of the massage establishment, any heir
or devisee of a deceased licensee, or any guardian of an
heir or devisee of a deceased licensee may continue the
business of the massage establishment for a reasonable
period of time not to exceed sixty days to allow for an
orderly transfer of the license.
5.40.190 Building Requirements. No license to conduct a
massage establishment shall be issued unless an inspection
by the building official reveals that the establishment
complies with each of the following minimum requirements:
(1) Construction of rooms used for toilets, tubs, steam
baths and showers shall be installed in accordance with
Chapter 1711, Uniform Building Code. Plumbing and
fixtures shall be installed in accordance with the County
Plumbing Code.
(2) Steam rooms and shower compartments shall be
installed in accordance with the Uniform Building Code.
(3) Floors of wet and dry heat rooms shall be adequately
pitched to one or more floor drains properly connected to
the sewer; exception: dry heat rooms with wooden floors
need not be provided with pitched floors and floor drains.
(4) A source of hot water must be available within the
immediate vicinity of dry and wet heat rooms to facilitate
cleaning.
(5) The premises shall have adequate equipment for
disinfecting and sterilizing nondisposable instruments and
materials used in administering massages. Such
nondisposable instruments and materials shall be
disinfected after use on each patron.
(6) Closed cabinets shall be provided and used for the
storage of clean linen, towels and other materials used in
connection with administering massages. All soiled
linens, towels and other materials shall be kept in
properly covered containers or cabinets, which containers
or cabinets shall be kept separate from the clean storage
areas.
(7) Toilet facilities shall be provided in convenient
locations. When employees and patrons of different sexes
are on the premises at the same time, separate toilet
facilities shall be provided for each sex. A single water
closet per sex shall be provided for each twenty or more
employees or patrons of that sex on the premises at any
one time. Urinals may be substituted for water closets
after one water closet has been provided. Toilets shall
be designated as to the sex accommodated therein.
(8) Lavatories or washbasins provided with both hot and
cold running water shall be installed in either the toilet
room or a vestibule. Lavatories or washbasins shall be
provided with soap and a dispenser and with sanitary
towels.
(9) All electrical equipment shall be installed in
accordance with the requirements of the State Department
of Labor and Industry Electrical Code.
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(10) A separate dressing room for each sex must be
available on the premises with individual lockers for each
employee. Doors to such dressing rooms shall open inward
and be self closing.
(11) All doors on the premises of any massage
establishment, excluding doors in office and storage
rooms, unless such doors provide access to service areas,
must be equipped so that they may not be fastened shut so
as to prevent reasonable access by law enforcement
authorities who announce their authority to enter prior to
inspection of such premises.
5.40.200 Operating Requirements.
(a) Every portion of the massage establishment,
including applicances and apparatuses, shall be kept clean
and operated in a sanitary condition.
(b) Price rates for all services shall be
prominently posted in the reception area in a location
available to all prospective patrons.
(c) All employees, including masseurs and masseuses,
shall be clean and wear clean nontransparent outer
garments covering the sexual and genital areas as a
minimum, whose use is restricted to the massage
establishment.
(d) All massage establishments shall be provided
with clean, laundered sheets and towels in sufficient
quantity and shall be laundered after each use thereof and
stored in a sanitary manner.
(e) No massage establishment granted a license under
the provisions of this chapter shall place, publish or
distribute or cause to be placed, published or distributed
any advertisement, picture, or statement which is known or
through the exercise of reasonable care should be known to
be false, deceptive, or misleading in order to induce any
person to purchase or utilize any professional massage
services.
5.40.210 Hours of Business. No massage business shall be
kept open for any purpose between the hours of ten p.m.
and eight a.m.
5.40.220 Inspection Reauired. Every massage
establishment shall be open for inspection during all
business hours and at other reasonable times by police
officers, health and fire inspectors and duly authorized
representatives of the city upon the showing of proper
credientials by such persons.
5.40.230 Employees Register. The licensee or person
designated by the license of a massage establishment shall
maintain a register of all persons employed at any time,
including but not limited to masseurs or masseuses and
their permit numbers. Such register shall be available at
the massage establishment to representatives of the city
during regular business hours.
5.40.240 Employees Identification Badge Reauired. All
employees while on the premises during regular business
hours are required to wear an identification badge where
it can clearly be seen. Each badge will show the height,
weight, color of eyes and hair, employee identification
number, name of the business and date of expiration. It
will not include the name of the employee. Badges will
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contain one color photograph of the employee. All badges
will be furnished by the city and new badges will be
issued with renewal of license.
5.40.250 Customer Register. Each massage establishment
must keep business receipts showing the date of service(s)
given, the type of service(s) rendered, and the name and
license number of the employee rendering the service(s).
These business receipts shall be retained for a period of
three years after the date of the service(s), and shall be
open to inspection by city officials.
5.40.260 Alcoholic Beverages Prohibited. No person shall
sell, give, dispense, provide or keep, or cause to be
sold, given, dispensed, provided or kept any alcoholic
beverage on the premises of any massage business.
5.40.270 Unlawful Acts.
(a) It is unlawful for any person in a massage
parlor to place his or her hands upon, to touch with any
part of his or her body, to fondle in any manner, or to
massage, a sexual or genital part of any other person.
(b) It is unlawful for any person in a massage
parlor to expose his or her sexual or genital parts, or
any portion thereof, to any other person. It is also
unlawful for any person in a massage parlor to expose the
sexual or genital parts, or any portions thereof, of any
other person.
(c) It is unlawful for any person, while in the
presence of any other person in a massage parlor, to fail
to conceal with a fully opaque covering, the sexual or
genital parts of his or her body.
(d) It is unlawful for any person owning, operating,
or managing a massage parlor knowingly to cause, allow or
permit in or about such massage parlor any agent,
employee, or any other person under his control or
supervision to perform such acts prohibited in
subsections (a), (b), or (c) of this section.
(e) It is unlawful for any permittee under this
chapter to administer massage on an outcall basis as
defined in Section 5.40.010(7). Such persons shall
administer massage solely within an establishment licensed
to carry on such business under this chapter. Any
violation of these provisions shall be deemed grounds for
revocation of the permit granted under the provisions of
this chapter. The restriction on outcall massage shall
not apply to a permittee who performs outcall massage as
defined in this chapter upon a customer or client who,
because of reasons of physical defects or incapacities or
due to illness is physically unable to travel to the
massage establishment. If any outcall massage is
performed under this exception, a record of the date and
hour of each treatment, and the type of service rendered,
and the name of the employee administering such treatment
and the type of treatment administered, as well as the
nature of the physical defect, incapacity, or illness of
the client or customer shall be kept by the licensee or
person or employee designated by the licensee. Such
records shall be open to inspection by officials charged
with the enforcement of public health laws. The
information furnished or secured as a result of any such
inspection shall be confidential. Any unauthorized
disclosure or use of such information by an employee of
the business or the city is unlawful.
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Section 3. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of
this ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not
affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in force and effect
five days after publication of the attached Summary which is hereby approved.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IJKWI WASHINGTON, this oZ
day of 1989.
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ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
CItY dLERK, MAXINE ANDERSON
APPRO
OFFIC
By
FI �D WITH THE CITY CLERK: 8..21-B9
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 8 .2 89
PUBLISHED: 8 -.25- B 9
EFFECTIVE DATE: 9 -3a 8 9
ORDINANCE NO.:
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(f) It is unlawful for any massage service to be
carried on within any cubicle, room, booth, or any area
within a massage establishment which is fitted with a door
capable of being locked.
5.40.280 Violation Penalty. Every person, except those
persons who are specifically exempted by this chapter,
whether acting as a lessor, renter, or owner of the
premises wherein or whereupon the massage establishment is
located, or whether acting as an individual owner,
employee of the owner, operator, employee of the operator,
or whether acting as a mere agent or independent
contractor for the owner, employee, or operator, or
whether acting as a participant or worker, who in any way,
directly or indirectly, gives massages or operates a
massage establishment without first obtaining a license or
permit and paying a fee to do so from the city or who
violates any provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor; and upon conviction such person shall be
punished by a fine not to exceed $500, or by imprisonment
for a period not to exceed six months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
AS TO FORM:
F THE CITY ATTORNEY
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R,' GARY VAN'DTSEN
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. /.5
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, REPEALING
CHAPTER 5.40 RELATING TO MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS, ENACTING
REVISED CHAPTER 5.40 RELATING TO MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS,
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
On .2/ 1989, the City Council of the City of Tukwila passed
Ordinance /.57.341 which provides as follows: repeals Chapter 5.40 of
the Tukwila Municipal Code and adopts sections 5.40.010 through 5.40.280, to
be codified as Chapter 5.40 of the Tukwila Municipal Code, relating to the
licensing and regulation of massage establishments; contains a severability
provision; and establishes an effective date.
The full text of this ordinance will be mailed without charge to anyone
who submits a written request to the City Clerk of the City of Tukwila for a
copy of the text.
APPROVED by the City Council at its meeting o
PUBLISHED: VALLEY DAILY NEWS Aug st 25, 1989
SENT BY FAX
TRANSMITTAL: August 25, 1989
FAX NUMBER: 854 -1006
FROM: CITY OF TUKWILA
MAXINE ANDERSON, City Clerk
6200 Southcenter Blvd.
Tukwila, WA 98188
433 -1800
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AAMINE CITY CLERK
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1989.