Stanton Municipal Code Ch. 5.18 Personal Services

The purpose of this chapter is to impose reasonable regulations upon personal service businesses in which customers are provided services in a room or space that is separate from the area where the primary business is conducted. These regulations are intended to ensure the public health and safety.

(Ord. 1125 § 5, 2023)

A. An applicant for a personal services business that proposes to provide services to customers in a room or space that is separate from the area where the primary business is conducted shall be required to provide the additional information in their business license application:

1. A description of the services that are proposed to be provided to customers in any room or space that is separate from the area where the primary business is conducted.

2. A sketch or diagram showing the complete interior configuration of the business, including, without limitation, the location of the restrooms, and customer areas, employee or contractor-only designated areas. The sketch or diagram need not be professionally prepared, but it must be drawn to a designated scale, with marked dimensions of the interior of the premises to an accuracy of plus or minus six inches.

(Ord. 1125 § 5, 2023)

A. Personal services businesses that provide services to customers in a room or space that is separate from the area where the primary business is conducted shall be required to adhere to the following regulations:

1. The storefront windows of the personal services business shall be transparent to provide clear visibility into the unit, and the windows shall not be obscured by curtains, blinds, or other temporary devices during operating hours.

2. There shall be no display, storage, or use of any instruments, devices, or paraphernalia which are designed for use in connection with specified sexual activities, including, but not limited to, vibrators, dildos, or condoms, or any goods or items which are replicas of, or which simulate, specified anatomical areas (as defined in Chapter 5.16 of this code), or pornographic magazines, videos, or other material.

3. No services shall be provided to a customer that results in intentional contact, or occasional repetitive contact, with specified anatomical areas, as defined in Chapter 5.16 of this code, except for cosmetic services, including, without limitation, waxing or bleaching.

4. All employees, contractors, representatives, and agents must at all times, while on the business premises, wear clothing that does not substantially expose undergarments, breasts, buttocks or genitals.

5. Personal service businesses that provide services to customers in a room or space separate from the area where the primary business is conducted are prohibited from operating within five hundred feet of a massage establishment or another personal service business that provides services in a room or space separate from the area where the primary business is conducted.

(Ord. 1125 § 5, 2023)