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Councl1 :'o-leetlng 10/28/80
Santa Monlca, Callfornla
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STAr:' REPORT
NOV 1 1 1980
TO:
Mayor and C1Ly Councll
FROH:
Clty Attorney
SUBJECT:
Exemptlons and Varlance Procedure Under
Ordlnance No. 1175 (Massage Parlor
Llcenslns La,',}
IN'l'RODUCTION
Th~s report transmlts, for lntroductlon and adoptloD,
an energency ordlhance a~d, fo~ lntro0uctlon, a regular ordlnance
a!Liendlna Ordlnance i'Jo. 1175 (:lassage Parlor LlcenslDg Law) to
establlsh certaln exe~?t~on3 frOl' the re~UlreQ exa~lnatlon o~
a?'Jllcants for fL'asseur' s penLil ts and a ?roceJ.ure ..:or obtalDlng a
varlance f~om the bathlng anu to~let faCll1tles requlIed for
massage parlors.
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The exe~I?t1ons and v-ar1ance procedure erabod1ed. 111 til.e
?roposed ordlnance are responslve to concerns ex?resseu at the
9ubl1C hea1.:1ng on Ord1nance ~.Jo. 1175 and probler.s HhlC~l. have
sur"':aced 1n the several ">10ntil.s durln,," \ihlCh tne ordlnance has DeeD
111 e ffeet.
Both t~e exen~tlons auo V3c-lance nrocecure are deslgneQ
to relleve Dersons subject to the arctlnance =ror.1 corr;plYlng wlth
lts more onerous ::::-eCTUlre!'"'ents In cases Fl1ere the pollcles lntenued
to be served by -che o:rolna'l.Ce and ccn~:ade::-aLlons of the lJUDI1C
:l.eal th and Helfare do Eot necess..!.. tate that these reqluremen ts be
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?~le eX8Plptlons fro;-,\ test:::..ng requlrePlents are based on
classlflcatlons consldered to De SU~~lclent for ?urposes of equal
protectlon to ]listlfy the dlSCre?ancy In treatment.
The varlance
procedure for rellef f1:"Oi:! faclll t:::....:s reQU1re::tents 1S based on
proof of unusual nardshl? In l~dlvldual cases lD Wh1Ch the
C1rcu~stances do not rBqu1re strlct enforcement of tne statutory
re~Ulre!'ents .
ANALYSIS
Sectlon 1 anends Sectlo~ 62011, the eXlstlns exe~~tlon
sectlon, to Dro'71de exerntlons fYOcl the exar.unat1on req\:ilr8!~en t.
to ap?llca~ts for a masseur's per~lt who 1) have recelveu a wassage
tec~nlclan's perPllt ~rcm the Clty of Los Anqeles w~thln tne precedlng
12 Qonth perlOG, or 2) have cor~leted a course of stuav at a
nassage school annroved by the State Superlntendent of PubllC
I"1struC'tlon and revleweo b-- the Superlntendent ~.n tnln tele preCedllJ.g
12 I1lonth oerlod.
Both exenptlons de~lne 11~lted classes of appllcants
whose cOill?etenc~7 has, 1n effect, already bee~ certl ~led by cO:T'?etent
evaluat1on.
~he Los Angeles peIwlt 1S cono1tloned on tahlJg anG
passlng an examlnatlon adDlnlstereG by the County Depart~ent OL
Health SeYV1CeS whlcn 1S[ presu~abl~1 the sane test to be aill:lnlstered
by the County to anpllcants for a Santa Nonlca perrnlt.
State
an~roval of a massage school lnvolves sat1sfact1on oi falrly
r1gorolis requlrements WhlCh should lnsure a?proval only of t~ose
schools offerlng leg1 tlI'1ate tralrll>:.g 1n nas sage; the requlrerLent
that tne school have been revle~ed by the Super1ntendent wltnln
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the last year 1S an added safequar~ agalnst massage schools set
up for the Dur~ose of prOV1G1nq exempt status somehow sllpp1ng
~hrough ln1tlal state cert1f1cat1on orocedures.
Sectlon 2 adcs a new seetlon provldlng a varlance
procedure ~or establlsnments WhlCh are class1fled as massage
9arlors only because ~assage 1S ryer=or~ed as an lncldental part
of the prlInary buslness, e. g., heal tll clubs, hol1StlC i1eal th
centers, etc.
~he operator of such an establlshmcnt may be granted
a var1ance fro~ the extenslve bathlng and t01let faClllt1es requlred
by ordlnance lr the o?erator can deP10nstrate unusual nardshl':"l
and that tbe faCllltles actually prov1oed are, under the clrcunstances,
adequate to protect the publlC health and safety.
The request for a varlance wlll be made to t~e Chle= of
Pollce who has Q1Scretlon to grant tne request only lf the Sgeclf1ea
cond1tlons are satlsfled.
~he deC1slon or the Cnlef lS flnal;
however, an ap?llcant for an operator's permlt may appeal the denlal
of a perrllt based on fal:ure to comply wlth the facllltles
requlrements Dursuant to the procedure set forth 1n the ordlnance
for appeallng per~lt denlals generally.
RE COHHENDA'.J:' I ON
It 1S resnectfully recoMruended that the Councll lntro-
duce and adopt the ordlnance In lts emergency form and 1ntroduce
the regular ordlnance fo~ =lrst readlng.
Prepa:::-ed by:
Stephen Shane Stark, Aetlng Clty At~orney
Susan Carroll, De?uty C1ty Attorney
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CA:SSS:SC:b1
Counc~l Meetlng 10/28/80
Santa Monlca, Callfornla
ORDI:mNCE No.
1186
(Cltv Councll Series)
AN mIERG:C1JCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ~~ENDING
ORDINAKCE NO. 1175 (MASSAGE PARLOR LICENSING
LA~;) TO ESTABLISH EXEMPTIONS AND A VARIANCE
PROCEDURE APPLICABLE THERLTO
WHEP~AS, pursuant to Ordlnance No. 1175, all appllcants
for a masseur's perm~t are regulred to take and pass a cOQpetency
examlnatlon, and all ~reTIises used or intenced to be used as a
lliassage parlor are required to provlde speclfied bathlng and
tOllet fac~litlesi and
WHEREAS, there ~s no necesslty for reqUlrlng appllcants
for a masseur's perm~t who have already passed a comparable
competency examlnat~on or who have graduated fron a state
approved sc~ool of massage to be reexamlned; and
WHEREAS, It lS recognlzed that the fac11ltles requlrements
may, In lndlVldual cases, result In unusual hardshlp and nay be
modlfled wlthout In any way endangerlng the public health, safety,
or welfarei and
iJHEREAS, certaln exenptlons and procedures for obtalnlng
a var~ar:ce .from the speci fled requlrenents of Ordlnance l~o. 1175
are urgently needed,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CI'l'Y OF SANTA ~1ONICA ORDAINS
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SECTION 1. Sect~on 62011 of the Santa Monlca Munlcipa1
Code is hereby amended to add the followlng subsectlon C:
C. Any other provlslons of this Chapter
notwlthstandlng, appllcants for a masseur's
permlt under Sectlon 62005 who can deillonstrate
to the Chlef that they comply w~th one or
more of the fo11owlng condltlons shall be
exempt fro~ the examinatlon requlrernent set
forth at subsect~on D of that sect~on. Noth~ng
herein shall be construed to exempt any person
from any other requlrement of thlS Chapter
lncludlng those set forth at Sectlon 62005
thereof.
1. Sald appllcant has withln the preced~ng
12 month perlod been granted a massage
techniclan's pernlt by the City of Los
Angeles.
2. Sald appllcant has successfully completed
the prescribed course of study at a school
of massage approved by the State Superln-
tendent of Pub11C Instructlon pursuant to
Educatlon Code Sectlon 94311(d) and revlewed
by the Superlntendent wlthln the precedlng
12 month period.
Any person who, as a result of an exemption pursuant to
this subsectlon, does not take the competency examinatlon shall
be eDtitled to a refund as set forth in Section 62012B(1} of this
Chapter.
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SECTION 2. Chapter 12 of Artlcle VI of the Sa~ta Monlca
MUDlelpal Code 15 hereby a~ended to add the follow1ng new seetlon:
SeetlOD 62013: Varlanee Procedure
Any other provlslons of thlS Chapter notwlth-
standlng, the ope~ator of a massage parlor, or a
person applYlng for an operator's permlt pursuant
to Seetlon 62002 of thlS Chapter, may flle wlth the
Chlef a request for a varlanee to be rel1eved from
the requlrements set forth at Sect10n 62006H of this
Chapter. The Chlef may grant such a request only
If he lS satlsf1ed that all of the follow1ng condlt1ons
are met:
A. Although wlthln the statutory deflnlt10n of
a massage parlor (Sectlon 62000D), the
operator's premlses are devoted prlmarlly to
the conduct of a business other than that of
massage; and
B. The operator would suffer unusual hardship
lf forced to co~ply with the requlrements set
forth at Section 62006H of thlS Chapter= and
C. The bathing and tOllet faclllties provlded
by the operator in lleu of those requ1red by
Bectlon 62002H comply wlth appllcable requlre-
ments of state and local law and are adequate
to protect the publlC health, safety, and
welfare.
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The declslon of the Chlef to grant or to deny a
request for a variance shall be flnal. However, nothlng ~ereln
shall be construed to detract from the rlght of an appllcant
for an operator's perrnlt to appeal a declslon of the Chlef
wlth respect to the denlal or condltlonal approval of such a
permlt pursuant to Sectlon 62003C of thlS Chapter.
SECTION 3. ThlS ordinance lS declared to be an
emergency measure adopted pursuant to the provlslons of Sectlon 615
of the Santa Manlca Clty Charter and lS necessary for preservlng
the publlC peace, health, and safety, and the urgengy for ltS
adoptlon as set forth in the flndlngs above.
SECTION 4. Any provlslon of the Santa Monica Munlclpal
Code or appendlces thereto lnconslstent herewlth, to the extent
of such lnconslstencles and no further, are hereby repealed or
modlfled to that extent necessary to effect the provlslons of
thlS ordlnance.
SECTION 5.
If any provlslon of this ordlnance is held to
be unconstltutlonal by any court of competent ]urlsdlctlon, lt
is the intent of the Clty Counell that such port1on of such
ordlnance be severable from the remalnder and that the remalnder
be given full force and effect.
SECTION 6. The Mayor shall slgn and the Clty Clerk shall
attest to the passage of thlS ordlnance. The City Clerk shall
cause the same to be publlshed once In the offlclal newspaper
wlthln 15 days after lts adoption. The ordlnance shall become
effectlve from and after ltS adoptlon.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED T~IS
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I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING ORDI~ANCE~
No. 1186 ~ WAS DULY AND REGULARLY I~TRODUCED AT A MEETING OF
THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 11thDAY OF ~ovember ) 1980; Tf~AT
THE SAID ORDINANCE WAS THEREAFTER DULY ~DOPTED AT A r!EETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE
11th DAY OF_ ~ovember
) 1980
BY THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL VOTE:
"YES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Yannatta Gold~ay, Jennings, Reed
Scott, and Mayor Ba~brlck
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COUNC I LVIH'iBERS ':~ None
P.BSENT:
COUNCIL~EMBERS: Rhoden
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PROOF OF PUBLICATION
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County at Los Angeles,
I am a CItizen of the Untted States and a
resident Of the County aforesJld, I am over
the 'lqe of piqh'een years, and not a party to
or Interested II' the above enlltled matter I
am the prlncpai C'erk of the printer of the
EVENING OUTLOOK
a newspaper of general circulation, p:-Inted
and puhllshed
daily except Sunda1
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Countv of Los Angeles, and which
newspaper has been ad I udged a newspaper
of general Circulation by the Superior Court
of the County of Los Angeles, State of
California, under the date of ~~r;a..?~ 19.3;,
Case Number . ~~43~9. .. that the notice,
of which the annexed IS a pnnted copy (set
In type not smaller than nonpareil), has
been publlst>ed In each regular and el'1t:re
Issue of said newspaper and not In any
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ORDINANCE ,,0 1186
(City Council Senes)
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 11'15 (MASSAGE
PARLOR LICENSING LAW) TO ESTABLISH
EXEMPTIONS AND A V ARIANCE PRO.
CEDURE APPLICABLE THERETO.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No 1115, aU
apphcants for a masseur"s pennit are required to
take and pass a competency exarnlllation, and all
l- mlses used or intended to be used as a massage
parlor are reqUll'ed to provid~ specified bathing and
tOllet facilities, and
WHEREAS. there IS no necessity for reqmrmg
applIcants for a masseur's perUllt who have al-
ready passed a comparable competency examma.
tiOn or who have graduated from a state approved
school of massage to be reexanuned; and
WHEREAS, It is recogmzed that the facilities
requIrements may, In mdlvlduaL cases, result in
unusual hardshIp and may be mOlhfled Wltbout in
~ . ....~...u.y.. canJ....~i'1..bfitll!t safety, ot
qU1Tement of thiS eha l;y WWlt:r ffl.. ~
set forth at Section 6~ter mcluding those
1 Said applicant has WI thereof
month penod been thm the precedmg 12
, granted a ma
nzCIan s permIt by the Ctt saRge tech-
2 SaId apphcant has S Y of Los Angeles
the prescnbed uccessfully completed
massage appro~:r: ~ study at a school of
dent of Public Instrticr eState Superinten-
cahon Code SectlOn 94~~~ pursuant to Edu-
by the Spermtendent witlf (dJh and revIewed
month perIOd In t e Precedmg 12
Any person who
pursuant to thts SUbS::ll:n~= of an exemptIOn
Pe1ency flXBllllhlilron shan be not tate the com-
set forth III Section 62()12B. entltJed to a refUtld as
The decIsIOn of the Ch.t (l) of thiS Chapter
request for a vanance ef to grant or to deny a
nothmg herem shan be shaJJ be finaJ However
the nght of an appllcant ;onstrued to detract fro~
~ppeaJ a deciSIOn of Ute ~ an Operator'g perrnJt to
emaI or condlhonal ef WIth respect to th
~ pursuant to Section 6~~roval of such a permi~
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