§ 467-010. PURPOSE AND INTENT  


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  • In enacting this chapter, the Board of Supervisors recognizes that massage is a viable professional field offering the public valuable health and therapeutic services. The Board of Supervisors further recognizes that unless properly regulated, the practice of massage and the operation of massage establishments may often be associated with unlawful activity and pose a threat to the quality of life in the community. Therefore, it is the purpose and intent of this chapter to regulate massage establishments and practices in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare. Specifically, the regulations in this chapter are intended to reduce or prevent blight, protect and preserve the quality of commercial and residential properties, protect and preserve the quality of urban life, deter criminal activity and to enhance enforcement of criminal statutes.

(Ord. No. 1641, § 1, 11-7-2017)