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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP MINNEAPOLIS SUITE 1500 COSTA MESA NEW YORK 50 SOUTH SIXTH STREET BILLINGS SEATTLE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402-1498 FARGO DENVER TELEPHONE: (612) 340-2600 HONG KONG WASHINGTON,D.C. - GREAT FALLS FAX: (612) 340-2868 NORTHERN VIRGINIA ROCHESTER DES MOINES www.dorseylaw.com TOKYO LONDON M[SSOULA ANCHORAGE JEROME P. GILLIGAN VANCOUVER SALT LAKE CITY (612)340-2962 TORONTO FAX(612)340-2644 BRUSSELS giUigan.jerome@dorseylaw.com SHANGHAI November 14, 2001 Ms. Sue Henry Assistant City Manager City of St. Anthony 3301 Silver Lake Road N.E.' St. Anthony, MN 55418-1603 Re: Massage Parlor Ordinance • Dear Sue: I have prepared an ordinance that requires a business license to be issued by the City for any massage parlor operating in the City and regulating the operations of massage parlors. Presently the City Code provides that "therapeutic massage" is a permitted use in the Commercial District. It is my understanding that there is a couple of massage parlors operating in the City and that there has recently been arrests made for prostitution at one of the massage parlors. Under the present City Code "therapeutic massage" is not a defined term and the City does not require a business license to operate a massage parlor. This makes it very difficult for the City to stop the operation of a massage parlor where prostitution may be occurring. By requiring massage parlors to obtain a business license and providing certain clearly.delineated standards for operation of massage parlors, the City may more effectively regulate these activities and ensure that only legitimate massage parlors are operating in the City. The ordinance provides for a detailed application to be filed for the license by the applicant, an investigation of the applicant by the Police Department and standards for the Manager to deny the issuance of the license. The ordinance also provides that the applicant must make a capital investment of at least $10,000 in the premises where the massage parlor is to be, located and provides for certain construction requirements. The ordinance limits the operation of the massage parlor between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. The ordinance provides for the suspension • or revocation of the license and specifically provides that any conviction for prostitution or any other crime or violation involving moral turpitude results in a revocation of the license.