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309.03: GRANTING, DENYING OR RESCINDING OF LICENSES: A. Zoning Compliance: Massa�e Therapy Establishment licenses may be granted only to establishments associated with and operating within the confines of and incidental to a properly zoned beauty parlor �`��a� � health club, office, sho�in� mall, or similar areas open to the public. 309.04: PRACTICE OF MASSAGE THERAPY ONLY BY LICENSED PERSONS: A. Application For License: Any person or business desiring to be licensed as a massa�e therapy establishment shall file an application on forms provided by the City Manager. The application shall contain such information as the City Manager may require, including: 1. The applicant's full name, address, social security number and written proof of age. _ 2. The name and address of the licensed massage therapy establishment by which the _ applicant expects to be employed. _ 3. A statement concerning whether the person has been convicted of or entered a plea of � guilty to any crime or ordinance violation and, if so, in.fo�atian as to the time, place and nature of such crime or offense. 4. Proof that the applicant meets the following educational requirements: a. A diploma or certificate of graduation from a school approved by the American Massage Therapist Association or other similar reputable massage association; or b. A diploma or certificate of graduation from a school which is either accredited by a recognized educational accrediting association or agency or is licensed by the State or local government agency having jurisdiction over the school. c. Each applicant shall also furnish proof at the time of application of a minimum of six hundred (600) hours of successfully completed course work in the following areas: (1) The theory and practice of massage, including, but not limited to, Swedish, Esalen, Shiatsu and/oar foot reflexology techniques; and (2) Anatomy, including, but not limited to, skeletal and muscular structure and organ placement; and (3) Hygiene. B. Fee: The annual license fee for a massage therapist is sbecified in the Fee Schedule. ��+ � i w�� d�3a}..�` f�� ;� 309.06: RESTRICTIONS AND REGULATIONS: I. Appropriate Covering Required: 1. Patron: Whenever a massage is given, it shall be required by the massage therapist that the person who is receiving the massage shall have her breasts and his/her buttocks and genitals covered with a nontransparent material. For puz�poses of receivin� a chair znassa�e, patrons must stav fully-clothed at all times. 2. Therapist: Any massage therapists performing any massages shall at all times have her breasts and hislYier buttocks and genitals covered with a nontransparent material. (Ord. 1142, 6-13-94). J. With the exception of chair massa�es, all other types of massa�es shall take place in a private room subiect to the conditions and restrictions noted above.