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Council Meetlng 11/25/80 Santa Honlca, Callfornla
STAFF REPORT
TO: Mayor and Clty Counc~l
FROH: Clty Attorney
SUBJECT: Exemptlons and Varlance Procedure Under
Ordlnance No. 1175 (Massage Parlor Llcenslng Law)
INTRODUCTION
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This report transNits for adoptlon a proposed ordinance
amendlng Ordlnance No. 1175 (Massage Parlor Llcenslng Law) to
establlsh certain exeNptlons from the requlred exaIDlnatlon of
appllcants for masseur's permits and a procedure for obtalnlng a
varlance from the bathlng and tOl1et faclllties reaulred for
massage parlors.
BACKG ROl.l I'TD
ThlS ordlnance was lntroduced by Cauncll as IteI'1 5E at
ltS November 11, 1930 rneetlng.
The exemptlons and varlance procedure embodled In the pro-
posed ordlnance are responslve to concerns expressed at the pub-
11C hearlng on Ordlnance ~o. 1175 and problems WhlCh have surfaced
In the several months durlng WhlCh the ordinance has been In effect.
Both the exemptlons and varlance procedure are deslgned to relleve
persons subJect to the ordinance fro~ comp1Ylng wlth ltS more onerous
regulreP18nts In cases where the pollcles intended to be served by
the ordlnance and conslderatlons of the publlC health and welfare
do not necessltate t~at these requlrements to rlgldly enforced.
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The eXeI'1.ptlons from testlng requlrements are based on
classifications considered to be sufflcient for pur?oses of
equal protectlon to Justify the dlscrepancy in treatment. The
varlance procedure for relief from faCllltles requirements lS
based on proof of unusual hardship 1n lndlvidual cases in WhlCh
the Clrcumstances do not requlre strlct enforcement of the
statutory requlrements.
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the Councll adopt
thlS ordlnance amendlng Ordlnance No. 1175.
Prepared by: Stephen Shane Stark, Act Lng Clty Attorney
Susan Carroll, Deputy City Attorney
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Council Meeting 10/28/80 Santa ~1onlca, California
ORDINANCE NO. ]189
(Clty Councll Serles)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA N~ENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1175
(Ph~SSAGE PARLOR LICENSING LAW) TO ESTABLISH
EXEMPTIONS AND A VARIANCE PROCEDURE APPLICABLE
THERETO
~';HEREAS , pursuant to Qrdlnance No. 1175, all appl1cants
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for a masseur's perRlt are requlred to take and pass a co~petency
eXarnlnatlon, and all premlses used or lntended to be used as a
massage parlor are requlred to provlde spec1fled bathlng and
tOl1et facll1t1es; and
\'\lHEREAS, there lS no necess1ty for requlring appllcants
for a ~asseur's perrnlt who have already passed a comparable
COMpetency eXfu~lnatlon or who ha~e graduated from a state
approved school of Massage to be reexamined; and
WHEREAS, It 1S recognized that the facll1tles requ1rements
may, In lndlvldual cases, result In unusual hardsh1p and may be
modlfled wlthout In any way endangering the publ~c health, safety,
or welfare; and
THE CITY COU~lCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ORDAIHS
AS FOLLm"JS:
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SECTION I. Sect~on 62011 of the Santa Monica Munlc~pal
Code lS hereby amended to add the followlng subsectlon C:
C. Any other prov~s~ons of this Chapter
notw~thstandlngt appllcants for a masseur's
permlt under Sect~on 62005 who can demonstrate
to the Chief that they comply with one or
more of the followlng condltlons shall be
exempt fro~ the examlnation requlrement set
forth at subsect10n D of that sectlon. Nothlng
hereln shall be construed to exempt any person
from any other requlrernent of tIns Chapter
lncludlng those set forth at Sectlon 62005
thereof.
I. Sald appllcant has wlthln the precedlng
12 month period been granted a massage
technlclan's perDlt by the Clty of Los
Angeles.
2. Sald appllcant has successfully completed
the prescrlbed course of study at a school
of massage approved by the State Superln-
tendent of Publ~c Instruction pursuant to
Educatlon Code Sectlon 94311(d) and reviewed
by -che Superintendent wlthln the precedlng
12 month perlod.
Any person who, as a result of an exemptlon pursuant to
thlS subsectlon, does not take the competency exarnlnatlon shall
be entltled to a refu~d as set forth In Sectlon 62012B(1) of thlS
Chapter.
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SECTION 2. Chapter 12 of Artlcle VI of the Santa Monlca
Munlclpal Code lS hereby amended to add the followlng new sectlon:
Sectlon 62013: Varlance Procedure
Any other provlsions of thlS Chapter notwlth-
standlng, the operator of a massage parlor, or a
person applYlng for an operator's permit pursuant
to Sectlon 62002 of thlS Chapter, may flle wlth the
Chlef a request for a varlance to be relleved from
the requlrements set forth at Sectlon 62006H of thlS
Chapter. The Chlef may grant such a request only
lf he 1.S satlsfled that all of the followlng conditions
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are met:
A. Although W1.thln the statutory deflnlt1.0n of
a massage parlor (Section 62000D), the
operator1s premlses are devoted primarlly to
the conduct of a bus1.ness other than that of
Massage; and
B. The operator would suffer unusual hardshlp
If forced to conply wlth the requlreMents set
forth at Sectlon 62006H of thlS Chapter; and
C. The bathlng and tOllet facllltles provlded
by the operator ln lleu of those requlred by
Section 62002H COQply wlth applicable require-
ments of state and local la,oJ 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 varlance shall be flnal. Ho\vever, nothing hereln
shall be construed to detract from the rlght of an appl~cant
for an operator's perm~t to appeal a decls~on of the Chlef
wlth respect to the denlal or condltlonal approval of such a
perml t pursuant to Sectlon 62003C of thlS Chapte r .
SECTION 3. Any provls~on of the Santa Honica Hun~c1pal
Code or appendlces thereto lncons1stent therewlth, to the extent
of such inconslstenc~es and no further, are hereby repealed or
modlf1ed to that extent necessary to effect the prov~s~ons of
thlS ordlnance.
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SECTION 4. If any sectlon, subsectlon, sentence, clause,
or phrase of thlS ordlnance 1S for any reason held to be lnvalld
or unconst~tut~onal by a dec~s~on of any court of any competent
]urlsdictlon, SUCD. deC1S1on shall not affect the val~dlty of the
remalning ?Ortlons of the ordinance. The Clty Caunell hereby
declares that lt would have 9assed thlS ord1nance and each and
every sectlon, subsectlon, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared
lnvalld or unconstitutlonal wlthout regard to whether any portlon
0= the ordlnance would be subsequently declared ~nvalld or
unconst~tutlonal.
SECTION 5. The Mayor shall SlgD and the Clty Clerk shall
attest to the passage of thlS ordlDance. The Clty Clerk shall cause
the same to be publlshed once In the offlclal newspaper wlthln
15 days after ltS adoptl.on. The ordinance shall be cone effectlve
after 30 days from lts adoptlon.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 26th DAY
OF :'IJ"olrember J r9bO.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE)
No, 1189 J WAS DULY AND REGULARLY INTRODUCED AT A MEETING OF
THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE11th DAY OFNoveraber J 1980; THAT
THE SAID ORDINANCE WAS THEREAFTER DULY ADOPTED AT A MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 26th DAY OF November ) 1980
BY THE FOllOWING COUNCIL VOTE:
AYES: (OUNCI U1Er'mERS: Yannatta Go1dway, Jennings, Reed,
Rhoden and Mayor Bambrick
NOES: (OUNC I Lf'.1EMBERS : None
ABSENT: (OUNe I U",EMBERS : Scott
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
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DISTRIBUTION OF RESOLUTIOK ~ ORDI;';A:~CE ;; Ilff
Coune il ~feeting Date 7L-r.v u: Introduced; JLa; //, rCy
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DISTRI3UTIO:';" ORIGINAL to be signed, sealed and flIed In Vault.
~E~SPAPER PUBLICATIO~ (Date; )
Department origlnatlng staff report ( ) I ~1
City Attorney
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, PROFESS IO~-L\L 'CE'iTER 0 tal Othe<p. j
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~RIELE, )iE\'; J[RS[Y 08730 ~____.~
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.. PROOF OF PUBLICATION This space IS for ~!-:e Coul"\ty Clerl('s Filing Stamp
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Los Angeles,
I am a citizen of the UnIted States and a ...~,,~~-_A- ~=
resident of the County aforesaid, I am over
the i'lqe of eighteen yei'l"s, and not a party to Proof of Publicatio!1 of
or Interested In the above entitled matter J
am tbe Principal cle'"k of the printer of the ." . .. .., {Io~ ......~.....~ .......~......:.c 4io~oioJo.".....oi-i
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EVENING OUTLOOK ORDINACE XO 1189
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a newspaper of general CIrculation, printed A'" ORDI' -teE OF THE on CGl-....CIL 01'- THt-
CITY OF q'\,jT\ \10-";1< \ nmNnI'G OR-
and puhllshed daily except Sund87 IH'.'\ ,\"Cf" '\iO tl 75 I\HS\4.GI<: PARLOR
.... . ............ ... LlCE'\Sl\;G 1.-\\\ I ro E~T .\8L1SH It:XE\lP-
In the City of SANTA MONICA TIOl\fS _\NU .\ \" \RI -\ ....-CE PROCEDt RE .\P-
. . o. n PLIC:\8LF THERETO
County of Los Angeles, and which \~1jEn,E~S pursu,mt to ordman<s:'\o V75 an
newspaper has been adrudged a newspaper ~l\.L ~ l ''C'IL ,3;3odl." ....u t::illl;:;"-t l-U''C t-'1 .. j..:uuu. v. I..-J.u.~
ordmance
of general Circulation by the Supenor Court SECTION 4 If am' sectlQn subsectiOn sE>clenc€
of the County of Los Angeles, State of clause or phrase of thiS ordmance is for any reason
eld to be lOvahd Or mconstltuuonal by a decision of
California, under the date of ~~r:.?~ 19 31 anv ('ourt of any compelent )unsdu't1on, such de-
.. , CiSlOn shall not affect the validity of the remammg
Case Number 3~~3~~ , that the notice, portlons ot the ordmance The City Counnl hereby
declares that it would have passed thi:-' ordtnanct>
of which the annexed IS a printed copy (set dnd ..dt hand ('\'PIV se,llOn ,>ubse('tlon "{'n~en('e
In type not smaller than nonpareil), has ,1.iH~t' IIr phl.1~(' not dt'{ ldrpd JnYdl1d (11 un( (,[J-,111u
been published In each regular and entire lInn,tl Wllhnu! , egdl d 10 wheth". dn\ portlOJl nt rh.-
nrdllldJlU' \hlll!!! b(' "ub"p'juent h d(( Jared 1Il.dlld
Issue of said newspaper and not In any ,'f Un{OnslltullOna!
supplement thereof on the followmg dates, SECTHY\ ') rh,' \Ll\nr "naH "Ign .:Inri lhf' llt~
to-Wit Dee 9 l'krk ..,hd1l .Ilte...t h,tlll' Pd"5:>dl!.f of {Ill:,> ordUldnll'
The C1tv Clt'rk ...hall ("3USf" the "dme 10 be pabllsbed
once In the ollIekll ne","paper withm Ij da\'s dftel'
all In the year 1980 II', ddoptwn The tJrdmdo(,' "hall be{'oIDf' effective
dUel' '{O da\" lrom Il-~ adOplILJn
I certify (or declare) under penalty of \dopted .lntl approved thl' 2Mh dd\ 01 '\(l\em-
perlury that the foregol ng IS true and ber. 1980
correct ,IOH'.: ,j BA "VI 11 R H 1\
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Dated at SANTA MONICA I hert'b\ (ellll\ tlldl tn(' toregumg OrdlficlnC e,
1\0 llfl9 \\ ,1-" dul, and rel!uLlrh IOtrodUl cd dt 'i
< Callforn la, thiS nee 9 1980 Ill(.ptmg ..t th.- ('It\- ('oun( 11 (lfl the i \ih d,n n!
,. November 19HO that the :-.aId ordmancf'- Wd" theft'-
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.'. l. 0-<'~1..-. (Ill Thp 26th d.l'. '" .....1}VCHlhl.! I!lR\' h.- 'or t',IlU\\IIW
Signature CoullCl1 VOrl'
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Free <oples of tll.(s)lanl< form may be secured from nmg" Reed Rhoden and \I,nor- Bambn(k
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