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Massage Therapy as a Home Occupation — Survey Results <br />City <br />dditionalInformation <br />Arden Hills <br />Yes <br />Requires a business license and a Conditional Use Permit <br />Blaine <br />Yes <br />Blaine does not license massage therapy businesses, and so long <br />as it satisfies general home occupation requirements, it would be <br />permitted. <br />Brainerd <br />Yes <br />Requires a home business license. <br />Champlin <br />Yes <br />Champlin has a specific license for home based massage <br />businesses which combines the otherwise separate <br />business/therapist licenses into one. There have not been any <br />problems with the licensed home based businesses. <br />Eagan <br />No <br />Licenses shall be granted only for operation on fixed premises which <br />must be located in a commercial or industrial district as established <br />by the zoning chapter. <br />Falcon Heights <br />Yes <br />They are required to get a home occupation license as well as the <br />regular massa a therapy licenses. <br />Fridley <br />No <br />Fridley does not permit home based massage therapy. <br />Ham Lake <br />Yes, by <br />Therapists must be certified by the National Certification Board for <br />CUP <br />Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB), or have passed the <br />MBLEx examination given by the Federation of State Massage Therapy <br />Boards, or be a member in the American Massage Therapy <br />Association (AMTA) or Associated Bodywork and Massage <br />Professionals ABMP . Hours of operation limited to 8 am to 10 pm. <br />Mendota Heights <br />No <br />Massage therapy not a permitted home business. <br />New Brighton <br />NO <br />Under the licensing section there are very specific requirements for <br />offering massage therapy in a residential district. One of the <br />limitations is that the property CANNOT be used for residential <br />purposes. So by definition one cannot have a home-based massage <br />business. <br />Richfield <br />Yes <br />The therapist must be certified by the National Certification Board for <br />Therapy Massage and Bodywork or by the Massage and Bodywork <br />Licensing Examination. <br />Shakopee <br />Yes <br />Shakopee allows massage therapy as a home occupation, so long <br />as the business meets the criteria for a home occupation set forth in <br />the City's zoning code. The definition of "home occupation" is very <br />broad, and includes "Any gainful occupation or profession engaged <br />in by an occupant." Shakopee does not license massage therapists. <br />Shoreview <br />NO <br />Massage Therapy only allowed at commercial establishments <br />licensed for massage therapy <br />Stillwater <br />Yes <br />The City of Stillwater allows state licensed massage therapy as a <br />home occupation in its residential districts. If the home occupation is <br />a single practitioner business, and is practiced only by the resident, <br />an administratively issued permit is all that is required. One other <br />person may be employed in the home business if it meets a number <br />of conditions and would then require a Special Use Permit. <br />White Bear Lake <br />Yes <br />Massage Therapy requires a "special home occupation permit" <br />which is similar to and processed the same as a conditional use <br />permit, but does not run with the land. They charge less than a CUP <br />for the application fee $100 versus $400). <br />