Currently massage parlors are regulated under Chapter 116, which recognizes and accepts therapeutic massage along with the opportunity and potential for illicit massage to occur. Chapter 116 requires a license for massage therapists.

Violation of the Chapter can be grounds for suspension or revocation of a license as determined by the City Council.The Chapter does not deal with land use or appearance.

There are more than 50 Conditional Uses in the City, many of which also include significant licensing requirements including schools and daycare facilities, funeral homes, gas stations, health facilities, hospitals, pet facilities, printing facilities and many others.

Conditional Use standards have general and specific criteria that are subject to careful evaluation to ensure that their location and design are consistent with the standards, purposes, and procedures located in 151.013 and the Comprehensive Plan and do not have a detrimental impact on neighboring properties.  The Board of Adjustment and Appeals reviews each Conditional Use and allows a Public Hearing for input and a presentation by the Applicant.

Applicants under the proposed changes would have to meet the criteria included in Chapter 16 along with location in the proper Zoning District and additional design criteria.

Based on Council feedback, staff has eliminated the distance requirements and allowed the user in B-1 and B-3 by Conditional Use.

Conditional Uses are another tool that the City uses to ensure that uses are kept to applicable standards and that violations can result in revocation of the use.