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ORDINANCE NO. 2163
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING DIVISION 8 TO
ARTICLE VI, CHAPTER 4, PART I OF THE ARCADIA
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE REGULATION OF
MASSAGE THERAPISTS
THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Division 8 is hereby added to Article VI, Chapter 4, Part 1 of the Areadia
Municipal Code to read as follows:
"DIVISION 8
MASSAGE THERAPIST REGULATIONS
6418. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
The City of Arcadia is authorized, by virtue of the State Constitution and Section 51031
of the Government Code, to regulate massage therapists by imposing reasonable standards
relative to their skill and experience.
The City Council finds and determines that licensing standards pertaining to massage
therapy business activities are neeessary to protect the public health and safety and the personal
safety of massage therapists.
The City Council further finds that the public health and safety are best served by thc
adoption of an ordinance providing for regulation of massage therapy business activities in a
manner that is consistent throughout the City of Arcadia.
The establishment of reasonable standards for issuance of a license and restrictions on
massage therapy business activities would serve to reduce the risk of illegal activities.
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There is a significant risk of injury to massage clients by improperly trained and/or
uneducated massage therapists and this Division provides reasonable safeguards against injury
and economic loss.
6418.1.
DEFINITlONS.
Acupressure shall mean the stimulation or sedation of specific meridian points and trigger
points near the surfaee of the body by the use of pressure applied in order to prevent or modify
perception of pain or to normalize physiological functions, including pain control, in the
treatment of certain diseases or dysfunctions of the body.
Applicanlmeans the individual seeking a permit pursuant to this Division.
Certified copy shall mean a copy of a document that is certified by the issuer as being a
truc and accurate eopy of the original document or a similar doeument bearing an original
signature of the issuer.
Chief of Police means the Chief of Police of the City of Arcadia, or his or her dcsignated
representative.
City regulatory officials shall mean the City's licensing authority, Building and Planning
Serviccs, Code Services Officers, Fire Department and the Police Department.
Disqualifying conduct means any of the following:
(A) Pandering;
(B) Keeping or residing in a house of ill-fame;
(C) Keeping a house for the purpose of assignation or prostitution, or othcr
disorderly house;
(D) Prevailing upon a person to visit a place of illegal gambling or
prostitution;
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(E) Lewd conduct;
(F) Prostitution activities;
(0) Any offense committed in any other state which, if committed or
attempted in this state, would have been punishable as a felony;
(H) Any felony offense involving the sale of any controlled substance;
(I) Any offense committed in any other state which, if committed or
attempted in this state, would have been punishable as a felony offense involving the sale of any
controlled substance;
(1) Any misdemeanor or felony offense whieh relates directly to the practice
of massage therapy, whether as a massage therapy business owner or operator. or as a massage
therapist; or
(K) Any felony the commission of which occurred on the business premises
where message therapy serviees are perfomled.
Employ shall include, without limitation, eontraeting with independent contractors as well
as hiring or employing persons.
Employee shall include, without limitation, independent contractors and persons hired or
employed by a manager or owner of a massage therapy business.
Health Department means the Health Services Agency of the County of Los Angeles.
License shall mean the license to operate a massage therapy business in the City of
Arcadia.
Licensing Authority shall mean the Business License Officer or the designated official
responsible for issuing, revoking and otherwise administering the provisions of this Division.
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!Yfanager or Owner means the individual(s) who are responsible for the management
and/or supervision of a massage therapy business.
Massage or massage fherapy shall mean any method of pressure on, or friction against,
or stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping, pounding, vibrating, or stimulating the external parts of
the human body with the hands or with the aid of any meehanical or electrical apparatus or
appliances, with or without supplementary aids such as creams, ointments, or other similar
preparations commonly used in the practice of massage, under such cireumstances 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 therefor.
Massage fherapy business shall mean any establishment having a fixed place of business
for the purpose of deriving income or compensation from massage therapy services.
Massage fherapisf shall mean any person who, for any eonsideration whatsoever,
performs or offers to perform a massage in a massage therapy business.
Minor means any individual under the age of eighteen (18).
Nudity or semi-nudify shall mean any of the following:
(A) The appearance or display of an anus, male or female genital, pubic region
or a female breast: or
(B) A state of undress which less than completely eovers an anus, male or
female genital, pubic region or a female breast.
Pellron shall mean any person who receives a massage in exchange for any form of
consideration including, but not limited to, the payment of money.
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Recognized school of massage shall mean any school or institution of learning which
teaches, through State certified instructors, the theory, ethics, practice, profession or work of
massage, which sehool or instruction complies with California Education Code Sections 94760
through 94770 and 94775 through 94777 and all regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, and
whieh requires a resident course of study before the student shall be furnished with a diploma or
a certificate of graduation from such school or institution of learning following the successful
completion of such course of study or learning.
Specified anatomical area shall mean human genitals, pubic region or a female breast.
6418.2.
ACUPRESSURE.
This Division shall also apply to the administration of acupressure.
6418.3.
PERMISSIBLE MASSAGE THERAPY BUSINESS ACTIVITIES.
It shall be unlawful tor any person to own, conduct, permit, or manage a business
establishment having a fixed place of business for the sole and primary purpose of deriving
income or compensation from massage therapy business activities. Massage therapy business
activities shall be purely incidental and secondary to any established business.
Massage therapists may operate at an established medical office, including an office of an
acupuncturist. physical therapist, day spa or salon.
All sueh established businesses shall eomply with all building and zoning regulations, the
regulations of this Division, and all other applicable requirements of law.
6418.4.
NUMBER OF LICENSES PERMITTED.
Each medical office, including that of an acupuncturist and physical therapist, shall be
limited to two (2) massage therapists at any given time.
6418.5.
HOURS OF OPERATION.
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No massage therapist shall administer a massage in any established business between the
hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. The hours of operation must be displayed in a conspicuous
pub lie plaee within the established business.
6418.6.
BUSINESS OWNER/MANAGER RESPONSIBILITY.
All business owners and/or managers shall be responsible for the conduct of all
employees and independent contractors. Any act or omission of any employee or independent
contractor constituting a violation of the provisions of this Division shall be deemed the aet or
omission of the business owner for purposes of determining whether the owner's licensc shall be
revoked, suspended, denied or renewed.
No business o\mer and/or manager shall employ or allow any person to conduct a
massage or aet as an independent contraetor conducting massage who does not have a valid
Massage Therapist Identification Card and Business License issued pursuant to this Division.
6418.7.
MASSAGE THERAPIST IDENTIFICATION CARD REQUIRED.
Any person performing massage or massage therapy shall apply for and obtain from thc
City of Arcadia a Massage Therapist Identifieation Card. The applicant shall file a written
application on the required form provided by the Arcadia Police Department. The following
information, documents and other requirements shall be included with the submission of such
application:
(A) A statement of the exact business location at which or from the applicant will be
working as a massage therapist, including the full strcet address and all telephone numbers
associated with said location, and the following personal information concerning the applicant:
(1) Full complete name, and all aliases used by the applicant, along with
complete residence address and telephone.
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(2) Previous residential addresses for five (5) years immediately preceding the
current address of the applicant.
(3) Writtcn proof that the applieant is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
(4) Height, weight, color of hair and eyes, and gender.
(5) Driver's lieense number or identification number.
(6) Social security number.
(7) The occupation and employment history of the applicant, including
without limitation names, addresses and telephone numbers of employers, tor the five (5) years
immediately preceding the date of application.
(8) The complete permit history of the applicant coneenung massage or
massage therapy services provided by the applicant, including without limitation whether the
applicant has ever had any licensc or permit, issued by any agency, board, city, or other
jurisdiction, denied, revoked or suspended, and if so, the date, location and reason for the denial,
revocation or suspension.
(9) Whether or not the applicant IS required to register as a sex offender
pursuant to Pcnal Code section 290.
(10) All criminal convictions, including pleas of nolo eontendre (no contest),
within the last ten (10) years, including without limitation those dismissed or expunged pursuant
to Penal Code Section 1203.4, but excluding minor traffic violations; and the date and plaee of
each such conviction.
(II) A statement in writing and dated by the applicant certifying under penalty
of perjury that all information contained in the application is true and eorrect.
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(12) A statement in writing and dated by the applicant certifying under penalty
of perjury that he or she: (a) has received a copy of this Division; (b) understands its contents;
and (c) understands the duties of a massage therapist as provided in this Division.
(8) Two (2) front-face portrait photographs at least two inches (2") by two inches (2")
in size taken within thirty days immediately preceding the date of applieation.
(C) A complete set of fingcrprints takcn on the date of application by the Arcadia
Police Dcpartment.
(D) A certified copy of the applicant's diploma or certificate of graduation and
certified transcript of graduation for completion of five hundred (500) hours of instruction from a
recognized school of massage, wherein the method, practice, profession, theory, ethics,
anatomical and physiological knowledge and practiee of massage is taught by State Certified
Instructors.
(E) Such other information and identification as the Chief of Police may require in
order to diseover the truth of the matters herein specified and as required to be sct forth in the
application.
(F) The applicant shall pay a nomefundable application fee at the time of filing an
application, in the amount established by resolution of the City Council.
6418.8.
PROCESSING THE APPLICATION.
All Massage Therapist Identification Card applications, together with the applieation fee,
shall be submitted to the Arcadia Police Department.
Following the determination by the Chief of Police that thc application is complete, thc
Chief of Police shall eonduct an investigation, in such manner as deemed appropriate, in order to
ascertain whether sueh application should be approved as requested.
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Once it is deemed complete, the Chief of Police shall approve, conditionally approve or
deny the application, within fifteen (15) business days, unless delayed by fll1gerprint checking or
other faets, which require additional investigation to determine the qualifications of the
applicant. If the investigation requires processing beyond the fifteen (15) business day limit, the
applicant shall be notified of the delay by mail prior to the expiration of the fifteen (15) business
days.
6418.9.
ISSUANCE OF IDENTIFICATION CARD.
The Chief of Poliee shall issue a Massage Therapist Identifieation Card if there are no
grounds to deny the application as set forth in seetion6418.15 of this Division.
64218.10.
BUSINESS LICENSE REQUIRED.
Upon receipt of a Massage Thcrapist Identification Card, the applicant shall furnish this
card to the Business License Office and obtain the required Business License, which includes
obtaining approval from the Department of Development Serviees, Planning Services, of the
proposed business location.
6418.1 I.
RENEWAL OF BUSINESS LICENSE.
A massage therapist shall annually apply for renewal of a business license. Renewal of
the Business License automatically renews the Massage Therapist Identification Card, provided
that the massage therapist continues to meet the requirements set forth in this Division.
The applicant must complete the entire applieation process if the business lieense expires,
or the business has been closed more than one (1) year.
6418.12.
TRANSFER OF LICENSE.
No Massage Therapist Identification Card or Business Lieense shall be sold or transferred
to any other person or persons.
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6418.13.
CHANGE OF INFORMATION.
If, during the term of a Massage Therapist Identification Card or Business Lieense, a
massage therapist has any change of information submitted on the original application or license
renewal application, the massage therapist shall notify the Arcadia Police Department and the
Business License Officer of such change in writing within ten (I 0) business days thereafter.
6418.14.
CLOSURE OF BUSINESS LICENSE.
The massage therapist is required to notify the Business License Offiee by written notice
ifhe or she is no longer performs or offers massage therapy serviees in the City of Arcadia.
6418.15.
DENIAL OF MASSAGE THERAPIST IDENTIFICATION CARD.
If the Massage Therapist Identification Card application is denied, the Chief of Police
shall provide written notiee of the denial to the applicant. In cases where the Chief of Police
does not respond to the applicant within tifteen (15) business days after the applieation is
deemed completc, the application shall automatically bc dcemed denied on the sixteenth (I 6th)
business day after the application was submitted and dcemed completc.
If thc application is denied, the applicant shall not be eligible to apply for any Massage
Therapist Identification Card or Business License within the City of Arcadia for a minimum of
one (1) year from the date the application was denied.
The application shall be denied if the Chief of Poliee finds anyone or more of the
following:
(A) The applicant is not eighteen (18) ycars of age or older;
(B) The application is incomplete or any required information or document
has not been provided with thc application;
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(C) The applicant has made one or more false, misleading or fraudulent
statements or omissions of fact on the applieation or during the application process;
(D) The applicant has, within ten (l0) years preceding the date of the
applieation, been convicted of disqualifying conduct, or of a lesser included offense;
(E) The applicant is required to register as a sex offender;
(F) The applicant has not met the requirements of this Division;
(G) The granting of the identification card or license would pose a threat to
public health, safety or welfare;
(H) The applicant has been convicted of an act involving dishonesty, fraud.
deceit or moral turpitude, or an act of violence, which act or acts are substantially related to the
qualifieations, functions or duties of a massage therapist;
(I) The applicant has, within five (5) years preceding the date of application,
had a massage therapist permit or similar permit or license denied, suspended or revoked for
cause by a licensing authority, city, county or state.
6418.16.
(A)
PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.
It is unlawful for any massage therapist employee, patron, or any other person
prescnt where massage therapy services are being offered or performed, to expose or touch the
genitals or anal area, or the breast of any female, whether his or her own, or those of another
person.
(B) It is unlawful for any massage therapist employee, patron, or any other person
present where massage therapy services are being offered or performed, to engage in any sexual
activities.
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(C) No massage therapist or employee shall after the commencement of any service
for any patron advise, suggest, or otherwise indicate to such patron that any additional service is
available, or ask or inquire of such patron whether sueh patron desires any additional serviee to
be performed.
(D) It is unlawful for any massage therapist, employee, patron, or any other person
present where massage therapy services are being offered or performed, to be in a state of nudity
or semi-nudity.
(E) No massage therapist shall provide or offer to provide any massage therapy
serviees to a minor unless the minor's parent or legal guardian provides written permission.
(F) No person shall entcr, be in, or remain in, any area where massage therapy
servIces are offered or performed while in the possession of, consuming, using or under the
intluence of, any alcoholie beverage or controlled substance. Service of alcoholic beverages
shall not be permitted at any established business where massage therapy services are being
performed.
(G) Patrons shall not be prohibited from the use of, or possession of, eellular phones,
pagers or any conununication devices while massage therapy services are being offered or
performed.
(1-1) It is unlawful for any massage therapist, employee, patron, or any other person
prcsent where massage therapy services are being offered or performed, to wear or have in their
possession such items as nightgowns, negligees, bathrobes, sex paraphernalia or condoms.
Every business owner and/or manager shall assure such items are not being kept, possessed,
stored or used on the business premises.
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(I) No electrical, mechanical or artificial deviee shall be used for audio and/or video
recording or for monitoring the performance of a massage, or the conversation or other sounds in
any massage room.
6418.17.
(A)
OPERA nONS.
Identification Cards. Each massage therapist shall at all times have in his or her
possession the Massage Therapist Identification Card required by this Division and a valid photo
identification. Such identifieation shall be provided to City regulatory officials upon demand.
(B) Displav of License. Each massage therapist shall display the Business License
Certificate issued pursuant to this Division in an open and conspicuous place on the business
prcmises where massage therapy services are performed.
(C) Clothinl!. Each massage therapist and all other employees shall be fully clothed at
all times. Clothing shall be fully white opaque, non-transparent uniforms, similar to uniforms
worn 111 medical offices, and shall provide complete covering of the genitals, pubic area,
buttocks, anal area and chest area.
(D) Sterilizinl! Equipment. Each massage therapist shall provide and maintain at the
business location where the massage is performed adequate equipment for disinfecting and
stcri1izing instrumcnts used in massage.
(E) Coverinl!. Each massage therapist shall providc to all patrons clean, sanitary and
opaque covcrings capable of eovcring the patron speeified anatomical areas, including the
gcnital, anus and chest area. Rc-use is prohibitcd unless the covering is adequately cleancd.
(F) Linen. Towels and linen shall be changed and laundered promptly after each use.
Separate cabinets or eontainers shall be provided for the storage of clean and soiled towels and
linen.
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(G) Advertising. No massage therapist operating under this Division shall plaee,
publish or distribute, or cause to be placcd, published or distributed, any advertising matter that
depicts nudity or semi-nudity or employs language in the text of such advertising that would
reasonably suggest to a prospective patron that any other services are available other than those
services authorized by this Division.
(H) Discrimination. No massage therapist may discriminate or exclude patrons on the
basis of their raee, sex, religion, age, handicap or any other classification proteeted under federal
or state laws, rules or regulations.
(I) Inspections and Searches. The business owner, manager and massage therapist,
as a condition to the issuance of eaeh Massage Therapist Identification Case and Business
License, shall be deemed to consent to the inspection of the business premises by the City
Development Services Department, Fire Department, Police Department and the Los Angeles
County Health Department for the purpose of determining that the provisions of this Division or
other applicable laws or regulations are met.
(1) Lighting. The lighting in each massage room shall be at least one (1) sixty watt
white light bulb and shall be aetivated at all times while a patron is in such room or enclosure.
No strobe flashing lights may be used. No colored lights shall be used nor shall any coverings be
used which ehange the eolor of the primary light source.
(K) Ventilation. Ventilation shall be provided in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the building and construction codes adopted by the City of Arcadia.
(L) Building Permits. All building, plumbing and electrical installations shall be
installed under permit and inspected by the Development Services Department. Such
installations shall be installed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the building and
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construetion codes adopted by the City of Arcadia.
(M) Bath Faeilities. A minimum of one (I) toilet and one (I) separate washbasin shall
be provided for patrons. Soap or detergent and hot running water shall be provided to patrons
and employees at all times and shall be located within close proximity to the area devoted to the
performance of massage therapy services. A permanently installed soap dispenser, filled with
soap, and a single service towel dispenser shall be provided at the restroom hand wash sink. No
bar soap may be used. A trash receptacle shall be provided in each toilet room.
(N) Separate Rooms. If male and female patrons are to be treated simultaneously, the
following shall be provided: separate treatment rooms, separate dressing rooms and separate
toilet facilities for eaeh patron.
(0) Maintenance. All facilities where massage therapy services are offered must be in
good repair and shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized each day the business is in operation.
All walls, floors and ceilings of eaeh restroom and shower area shall be easily cleanable.
(P) Massage Table. A massage table shall be provided in each massage room or
enclosure and the massage shall be performed on this massage table. The tables shall have a
minimum height of eighteen inches (18"). Two-inch (2") thick foam pads with maximum width
of four feet (4') may be used on a massage table and must be eovered with durable, washable
plastic or other waterproof material. Beds, floor mattresses and waterbeds are not permitted on
the business premises.
(Q) Doors. Each massage room or enclosure door shall have a view window. This
window shall be made of clear glass, located at least five feet (5') above the floor and shall be a
minimum size of twelve inches (12") by twelve inches (12"). All view windows shall be kept
clear of obscuring materials of any type at all times. No massage therapy services shall be given
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within any room or enclosure that is fitted with a door capable of being locked. The business
premises' exterior doors and any doors separating the waiting or reeeption area from the
remainder of the premises shall remain unloeked during business hours.
(R) Dressing Rooms. A dressing room containing a separate locker eapable of being
locked shall be provided for each patron.
(S) Posting. Each serviee offered, the price thereof and the minimum length of time
such service is performed shall be posted in a conspieuous publie \oeation on the business
premises. No services shall be performed and no sums shall be charged for such services other
than those posted.
(T) Notiees. The Chief of Police or the Licensing Authority will require that the
following notice be posted where massage therapy serviees are performed:
NOTICE TO ALL PATRONS
THIS MASSAGE ROOM DOES NOT PROVIDE COMPLETE
PRlV ACY AND IS SUBJECT TO INSPECTION BY THE
ARCADIA POLICE DEPARTMENT, LICENSING OFFICER
OR CODE SERVICES WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
(A) The notice set forth above shall be prepared and issued by the Chief of
Police or the Licensing Authority.
(B) The notices shall be conspicuously posted in a loeation within the business
where massage therapy serviees are performed that is easily visible to any person entering the
premises and in each massage room or enclosure.
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(U) Roster of Emplovees. The business owner and/or manager shall maintain a
register of all massage therapists and employees, showing the name, nieknames and aliases used
by the massage therapist or employee, home address, age, birth date, gender, height, weight,
eo lor of hair and eyes, phone numbers, soeial seeurity number, date of employment and
termination, if any, and duties of eaeh employee. The above information eoneerning eaeh
massage therapist and employee shall be maintained at the premises of the business for a period
of two (2) years following termination. The business owner and/or manager shall make the
register of massage therapists and employees available immediately for inspeetion by the City
regulatory officials upon demand at all reasonable times.
(V) Records of Treatment. The business owner and/or manager shall keep a reeord of
the dates and hours of each treatment or service, the name and address of the patron, the name of
the massage therapist administering sueh service and a description of the treatment or serviee
rendered. A short medical history form shall be completed by the massage therapist to detemline
if the patron has any communieable diseases, areas of pain, high blood pressure or any physical
eondition that may be adversely affected by massage. These reeords shall be prepared prior to
administering any massage or treatment, and shall be retained for a period of twenty-four (24)
months after such treatment or service. These records shall be open to inspection upon demand
only by officials charged with enforcement of this Division and for no other purpose. The City
regulatory officials shall periodically inspect the records to ensure compliance with this Division.
Such records shall be kept at the business. The information furnished or secured as a result of
any such records shall be used only to ensure and enforce compliance with this Division, or any
other applicable State or Federal laws, and shall remain confidential. Any unauthorized
disclosure or use of such information by any officer or employee of the City shall constitute a
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misdemeanor.
6418.18.
SUSPENSION AND REVOCA nON OF MASSAGE THERAPIST
IDENTIFICATION CARD AND BUSINESS LICENSE.
The Licensing Authority shall suspend or revoke a Massage Therapist Identification Card
and Business License for anyone or more of the following:
(A) The administering of massage therapy serviees has been conducted in a
manner that does not comply with all applicable laws, including but not limited to this Division
and the City's building and zoning regulations;
(B) The license holder has violated a provision of this Division;
(C) The jieense holder is convicted of any disqualifying conduct or is required
to register as a sex 0 ffender;
(D) Information contained in the approved appIieation is false, misleading or
fraudulent;
(E) The license holder refuses to allow representatives of the City to inspect
business records or any premises utilized by the licensee for massage therapy services;
(F) The license holder fails to comply with any of the provisions of this
Division;
(G) The license holder has ceased to meet any of the requirements of this
Division.
In the event of suspension or revocation of a license or card issued under this
Division, the Lieensing Authority shall send to the lieense holder a revocation or suspension
notice ten (10) business days prior to the effecti ve date of suspension or revocation. The license
and/or card shall be deemed revoked or suspended on the eleventh (11th) business day after the
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City mails or otherwise delivers notice of suspension or revocation.
64]8.19.
RETURN OF LICENSE CERTIFICATE AND IDENTIFICATION CARD.
If a Business License or Massage Therapist Identification Card is suspended or revoked,
the license certificate and identification card shall be returned to the Licensing Authority no latcr
than the end of the third (3rd) business day after the effective date of suspension or revocation.
64]8.20.
APPEALS.
Within tive (5) business days following the date of issuance by the Licensing Authority
of the revocation or suspension notice, the applicant may file a written appeal to the Business
Permit and License Review Board. The written appeal shall be filed at the City's Business
License Office. In the event of an appeal, the effective date of license and/or card revocation or
suspension shall automatically be continued until the date the City makes a determination
coneerning the appeal. Within ten (10) business days from the filing of such appeal, a hearing
shall be eonducted by the Business Permit and Lieense Review Board at which time the
applicant may present evidence in his/her favor and in opposition to the revocation or
suspension. Within ten (10) business days from the conclusion of the hearing the Board shall
make findings and render a final decision.
64]8.21.
REAPPLICATION AFTER REVOCATION.
An applieant for either a lieense or an identifieation card under this Division whose
license or identification card has been revoked may not reapply for such license or identification
card for a period of five (5) years from the date of revocation. However, the applicant may
reapply prior to five (5) years if the applicant provides clear and convincing evidence that the
ground or grounds for revocation no longer exist.
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6418.22.
EXEMPTIONS.
The provisions of this Division shall not apply to any of the following:
(A) State licensed physicians, surgeons, chiropractors, physical therapists, osteopaths,
or any registered or lieensed vocational nurses working on the premises of, and under the direct
supervision of, a State licensed physician, surgeon, chiropraetor or osteopath;
(B) Barbers, beauticians, manieurists and pedicurists who are duly licensed under the
laws of the State of California, except that this exemption shall apply solely to the massaging of
the scalp, face, neck, arms, hands, or feet of the client for cosmetic or beautifying purposes; and
(C) Athletie trainers certified by the State of California performing training services
for professionals, amateur or school athletic events or practices."
SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is
for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each
and cvery section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional
without rcgard to whethcr any portion of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid
or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. The City Clcrk shall ccrtifY the adoption of this Ordinancc and shall causc
a copy or summary of the same to be published in thc offieialncwspapcr of said City within
filtccn (15) days of its adoption. This ordinancc shall take effcet thirty onc (3 I) days alter its
adoption, in accordancc with the provisions of California law.
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Passed, approved and adopted this 5th
Cit~Clerk of the C
APPROVED AS TO FORM;
~v.~
Stephen P. Deitsch, City Attorney
day of
November
21
,2002.
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ST ATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby celiifies that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2163 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City
of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor ProTem and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the 5th day of November, 2002 and that said Ordinance
was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
Councilmembers Chang, Kovacic, Segal, and Wuo
NOES:
None
ABSENT: Mayor Marshall
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