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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For Council Meeting of 'Apr 111.) 1998 TO: Honorable Mayor and Council FROM: Community Development DepartVient and City Attorney SUBJECT: Proposed amendments to Chapter 5.24 of the Colton Municipal Code concerning massage parlors and massage technicians. DATE: March 31, 1998 Background: The City currently requires all persons performing massage services (e.g. massage technicians) and owners/operators of massage parlors to obtain a business license and a massage permit pursuant to Chapter 5.24 of the Colton Municipal Code. The procedures and costs associated with obtaining such business licenses and permits are somewhat significant considering the nature of the work and the staff time needed to process and administer them. Currently, all persons working as massage technicians in a permanent place of business within the City and all owners/operators of massage parlors in the City must pay a business license fee of $1,250 for the first year, $750 of which is refunded if no civil or criminal complaints regarding the licensee's operations are made during that first year. Their business license fee is thereafter $500 per year. All massage technicians who do not have a permanent place of business within the City must pay a fee of $1:00 per day. Staff has been approached by owners/operators of licensed cosmetologist establishments who wish to provide incidental massage services within their establishments, but who feel that the $1,250 is prohibitive and that they should not have to comply with the requirements of Chapter 5.24 since they, already operate clean and safe businesses. Licensedcosmetologist establishments are heavily regulated by the State of California, and are required generally to meet standards such as those outlined in Section 5.24. 100 regarding the massage parlor facilities and the health and safety of employees and patrons. RVPUB\DRD\39967 Item # 21