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12/12/01 WED 14:37 FAX 6123402643 1a002 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY ORDINANCE 2001-003 AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING BUSINESS LICENSES FOR THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE PARLORS; ADDING SECTION 575 AND AMENDING SECTION 1635.02 (eee) TO THE ST. ANTHONY CITY CODE The City Council of the City of St. Anthony hereby ordains: Section 1. The St. Anthony City Code is hereby amended by adding Section 575 as follows: Section.575 —PHYSICAL CULTURE AND HEALTH SERVICES AND CLUBS 575.01 Definitions. Unless the context otherwise clearly indicates,the following terms shall have the stated meanings: "Massage." The rubbing, pressing, stroking,kneading, tapping,rolling,pounding, vibrating, or stimulating the superficial parts of the human body with the hands or any instrument by a person who is not duly licensed by the State to practice medicine, surgery, osteopathy, chiropractic, physical therapy or podiatry. "Physical Culture and Health Services," "Physical Culture and Health Club,"` "Reducing Club," "Reducing Salon," "Massage Parlor." Any building,room, structure, place,.or establishment used by the public other than a hospital, sanitarium,rest home,nursing home, boarding home or other institution for the hospitalization or care of human beings, duly licensed under the provisions of M.S. 144.50 through 144.703, inclusive,where non-medical and non-surgical manipulative exercises or massages are practiedd upon the human body for a fee or other valuable consideration by anyone not duly licensed by the State to practice medicine, surgery, osteopathy, chiropractic, physical therapy or podiatry, with or without the use of mechanical, therapeutic, or bathing devices. 575.02 Business License R uired. Subd. 1 Limiting Business Licenses. It is'found and determined that the type of business activity subject to being licensed under this Section is particularly subject to abuse which may take a number of forms contrary to the morals,health, safety and general welfare of the community. Further, it is found that control of these abuses requires intensive efforts of the Police Department as well as other departments of the City. These efforts exceed those required to control and.regulate other business activities licensed by the City. This concentrated use of City services tends to detract from and reduce the level of service available to the rest of the community and thereby diminishes the ability of the City to promote the general health, welfare, morals and safety of the community. Therefore, the