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