Inglewood Municipal Code § 8-69 Business License, Special Use Permit, and Building Permit Required: Acupressure…

It shall be unlawful for any owner, operator, licensee, landlord, tenant, manager, agent, independent contractor, or employee to operate, encourage or maintain any of the following types of businesses without first obtaining a business license from the Finance Department after the approval of the Permits and Licensing Committee, a Special Use Permit from the Planning Commission or City Council, and a Building Permit from the City Building Official: acupressure establishments, acupuncture establishments that provide on-site massage or acupressure therapy, adult cabarets, adult live entertainment theaters, bath, Turkish bath, and spa houses, chiropractor establishments that provide on-site massage or acupressure, escort, dating and introduction services, massage establishments or massage parlors, tanning salons, or any similar types of business establishment. In considering the issuance of a Special Use Permit, the Planning Commission shall consider those factors required by all Special Use Permit applicants as specified in Sections 12-95.2 and 12.95.3 of the Inglewood Municipal, but the Planning Commission shall not consider any restrictions that might act as a prior restraint on any first amendment rights of the applicant.

In order to obtain a Special Use Permit, the establishment must comply with all zoning requirements (or be waived as a legally non-conforming use pursuant to Section 12-60 of the Inglewood Municipal Code), including, but not limited to, being located in a permitted zone. Massage, acupressure, and acupuncture and chiropractor establishments that provide on-site massage or acupressure therapy, must also meet the mandatory special use conditions set forth in Sections 12.95.4.1 and 12.95.2 of the Inglewood Municipal Code. Tanning salons shall also meet the mandatory conditions set forth in Section 12.95.4.3 of the Inglewood Municipal Code.

(Ord. 01-14 10-2-01; Ord. 02-21 6-11-02)

It shall be unlawful to administer to any other person any massage, any alcohol rub or similar treatment, fomentation, any bath or any electric or magnetic treatment without a permit from the Chief of Police. It shall be unlawful for any person to be employed in any such establishment where any such massage, alcohol rub or similar treatment, fomentation, any bath or any electric or magnetic treatment is given, applied or administered without a permit from the Chief of Police.

The application, issuance, revocation, suspension and all other matters relating to permits required by Sections 8-69 and 8-69.1 shall be governed and regulated by the procedures established by Article 3 of this Chapter.