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ATTY/ORD.412/MASSAGE ORDINANCE REV: 09-23-15 PT Page 1 of 20 ORDINANCE NO. _____ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 18A (MASSAGE SERVICES) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF MASSAGE BUSINESSES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council makes the following findings: In enacting these regulations the City Council recognizes that massage is a viable professional field offering the public valuable health and therapeutic services. The City Council finds and declares as follows: A. The registration and health and safety requirements imposed by this chapter are reasonably necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City. B. Massage businesses have been found to present opportunities for acts of prostitution and other unlawful activity, and, in fact, officers have made arrests for prostitution in massage businesses located within the unincorporated areas of San Mateo and in the City of Redwood City. Other municipalities within the County have also reported instances where acts of prostitution have occurred in massage businesses. C. The California legislature and the courts have long recognized the necessity of imposing reasonable regulations and standards for the operation of massage businesses, including but not limited to minimum educational and experience requirements, passage of a practical examination of competence, sanitary conditions, hours of operation, and other operational regulations designed to minimize opportunities for illegal activities and to ensure the protection of the health, safety and welfare of citizens. D. There is a significant risk of injury to clients of massage businesses by improperly trained or poorly educated massage practitioners. 6.4.A. - Page 5