HomeMy WebLinkAbout3648 ORDINANCE NO. 3648
An Ordinance amending Ordinance 3169
Sections 9,'11~ and l~which are codified
as Bremerton Municipal Code 5.92.090,
592.110 and 5.92.130 respectively and
adding new sections to said ordinance re-
lating to Massage Parlors.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Section 9 or Ordinance 3169 codified
as Bremerton Municipal Code 5.92.130 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
(a) Ail books and records required to be kept
pursuant to this chapter by a business licensed under this chapter
shall be open to inspection by the Chief of Police, City Attorney,
or agents thereof during the hours when the business is open upon
two days written notice to the business licensee. The purpose of
such inspection shall be to determine if the books and records meet
the requirements of this chapter.
(b) The premises and facilities upon which a
massage business is conducted shall be (as an implied condition of
receiving a business licnese under this chapter) open to inspec-
tion by the Police Department or City Attorney, during the hours
when the business is open. The purpose of such inspection shall
be to determine if the business is operated in accordance with the
requirements of this chapter. It is expressly declared that unan-
nounced inspections are necessary to insure compliance with this
chapter but that no business shall be inspected unannounced pursuant
to this section, more frequently than twice in any calendar month.
(c) The premises and facilities upon which
the business is conducted shall be (as an implied condition of
receiving a business license) open to inspection by agents, employees
or representatives of the Bremerton-Kitsap County Health Department
when business is open. The purpose of such inspection shall be to
determine if the business is operated in accordance with sections
5.92.060, 5.92.090, and 5.92.095 of this chapter. It is expressly
declared that unannounced inspections are necessary to insure com-
pliance with the aforementioned sections of this chapter, but that
no business shall be inspected unannounced by the health department
more frequently than once in any calendar month.
(d) For the purposes of this section, no visit
to a business licensed under this chapter by any undercover opera-
tive of the City of Bremerton Police shall be deemed to be an inspec-
tion.
SECTION 2: Section 11 of Ordinance 3169 codified
as Bremerton Municipal Code 5.92.110 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Every proprieto~.~.~r licensee of a business licensed
under this chapter shall maintain and retain for a period of five
years records indicating the date and type of services or treatment
rendered, the amount paid for said service or treatment rendered, and
the name of the person who rendered .said treatment or service. All
such records shall be typed or written legibly in the English language.
ORDINANCE NO. 3648
SECTION 3: Section 13 or Ordinance 3169 codified
as Bremerton Municipal Code 5.92.090 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
(a) It shall be the duty of every person conduct-
ing or operating any establishment covered by this chapter to keep
the premises at all times in clean and sanitary condition.
(b) All cabinets, showers, tubs, basins,
massage or stean tables, and all other fixed equipment shall be
thoroughly cleansed and rendered free from harmful organisms by the
application of bactericidal agent approved by the health department.
(c) All combs, brushes, shower caps, mechanical
and massage instruments, and other devices that come in contact with
the bodies of patrons shall be sterilized or disinfected after each
use.
(d) Impervious sheeting shall cover, full
length, all massage tables or pads.
(e) Fresh sheets, linens, or disposable paper
sheets shall cover all massage tables or pads and shall be replaced
after each use.
(f) The massage business shall provide each
patron fresh towels and other single-service materials and such
materials shall be clean or laundered after each use.
(g) Soiled towels, sheets, linenes, and other
single-service materials shall be placed in a covered receptacle
after each use.
(h) All floors, walls, ceilings, furniture,
and fixtures shall be in good repair, clean and sanitary at all times.
(i) All rooms shall have sufficient lighting
and ventilation and shall be maintained at a comfortable temperature.
(j) Each massage business shall have a toilet
and lavatory facilities on the premises and such shall be equipped
with hot and cold running water, soap, toilet paper, single-service
towels, and waste receptacle.
(k) No pets, birds, or animals, except guide
dogs, shall be permitted on the premises of a massage business.
SECTION 4: Ordinance 3169 is hereby amended by
adding a new section which shall read as follows:
All business's licensed under this chapter shall be
closed between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
SECTION 5: Ordinance 3169 is hereby amended by ~
adding a new section which shall read as follows:
Every person performing any service covered by this
chapter shall be fully clothed while performing such service. The
term fully clothed shall not include the wearing of bathing attire,
negliges, nightgowns, pajamas, or any clothing which is of a see-
through nature or exposes substantial portions of the body.
ORDINANCE NO. 3648
APPROVED by the City Council on the first reading
this ~O day of , 1981
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton,
signed by the Mayor and attested by the Cit~ Clerk in authentication
of such passage this ~ day of u ~ ' , 1981.
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L. MANDIO, City clerk