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ATTY/ORD.412/MASSAGE ORDINANCE <br />REV: 09-23-15 PT <br />Page 4 of 20 <br />G. “Compensation” means the payment, loan, advance, donation, <br />contribution, deposit, exchange, or gift of money or anything of value. <br />H. “Community Development Director” means the Director of the Community <br />Development Department of the City of Redwood City or his or her authorized <br />representatives or designees. <br />I. “Employee” means any person employed by a massage business who may <br />render any service to the business, and who receives any form of compensation from the <br />business. <br />J. “Enforcement Officials” means the investigating and enforcing officials of <br />the City of Redwood City, including but not limited to the Police Chief, Community <br />Development Director, Building Official, or their authorized representatives or designees, <br />and San Mateo County Health officials or their representatives or designees. <br />K. “Health Officer” means a health inspector of the San Mateo County <br />Department of Health or his or her representative or designee and/or a person appointed <br />by the City of Redwood City pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code or his or <br />her authorized representatives or designees to conduct health and safety inspections. <br />L. “License Board” means the License Board of the County of San Mateo as <br />it is defined and constituted in Chapter 5.04 of the San Mateo County Code. <br />M. “Massage” or “massage therapy,” means and refers to any method of <br />treating the external parts of the body for remedial, health, or hygienic purposes for any <br />form of compensation by means of pressure on or friction against, or stroking, kneading, <br />rubbing, tapping, pounding, or stimulating the external parts of the body, with or without <br />the aid of any mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliances; or with or without <br />supplementary aids, such as rubbing alcohol, liniments, antiseptics, oils, powders, <br />creams, lotions, ointments, or other similar preparations commonly used in this practice; <br />or by baths, including but not limited to Turkish, Russian, Swedish, Japanese, vapor, <br />shower, electric tub, sponge, mineral, fomentation, or any other type of bath. <br />N. “Massage business” means any business that offers massage therapy in <br />exchange for compensation, whether at a fixed place of business or at a location <br />designated by the customer or client through outcall massage services. Any business that <br />offers any combination of massage therapy and bath facilities – including, but not limited <br />6.4.A. - Page 8