a.Except as otherwise provided in Section 7-3.04, it shall be unlawful for any person to own or operate a massage establishment in the City without first having obtained a permit to conduct such business pursuant to this Article.

b.It is unlawful for a massage establishment operator to employ or retain any person to practice massage therapy for compensation, or to allow any person to perform massage therapy for compensation on the premises of a massage establishment, unless that person is listed on the massage establishment permit issued pursuant to this section.

c.It is unlawful for a massage establishment to operate under any name or conduct business under any designation not specified in the massage establishment permit issued pursuant to this Article.

d.It is unlawful for a massage establishment to continue to operate following the sale or transfer of any interest in the massage establishment to a person who was not identified as an owner in the massage establishment permit application.

e.In order to add authorized massage professionals to the permit, change the name or address of the massage establishment, change the owners of the massage establishment, etc., the permit must be amended under Section 7-3.08 prior to any change to the information submitted with the permit application. It is unlawful for a massage establishment to operate with any changed conditions prior to approval of an amended permit.

f.The permit required hereby shall be in addition to any required City business license, conditional use permit in accordance with Chapter 38, or other permit if otherwise required by law. A permit issued under this Article does not authorize the permittee to practice massage therapy until the permittee has complied with all business license requirements and all other applicable federal, state, and City of Monterey laws and regulations. (Ord. 3674 § 7, 2023; Ord. 3517 § 3, 2015. Formerly 22-31.3)