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ORDINANCE NO. 721
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS
5.86.090, 5.86.100, AND 5.86.170 OF CHAPTER
5.86 OF TITLE 5 REGULATING MASSAGE
ESTABLISHMENTS, BATHHOUSES, ESCORT BUREAUS
AND INTRODUCTORY SERVICES.
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California
HEREBY ORDAINS as follows:
SECTION 1: That the first paragraph of Section 5.86.090 of
Chapter 5.86 of Title 5 is hereby amended to read as follows:
5.86.090 Any person desirous of engaging in the practice of
massage, as defined in this chapter, must first secure a
massagist's permit. Application shall be made to the City's
Department of Code Compliance and Business Licenses in the same
manner as provided herein for massage establishment permits. The
director of code compliance and business licenses shall approve
the application and issue the permit if the applicant meets all
the requirements of Chapter 5.86, and shall deny the application
if the applicant does not meet all the requirements of Chapter
5.86. There shall be no public hearing before the City Council
on an approved application. If the application is denied, the
director shall promptly give the applicant notice thereof and the
findings for such denial. The applicant aggrieved by the action
of the director may appeal by filing a written appeal within ten
(10) days of the notice of denial, with the city clerk. The City
Council shall set a time and place for the public hearing. The
decision of the City Council shall be final.
SECTION 2: That the first paragraph of Section 5.86.100 of
Chapter 5.86 of Title 5 is hereby amended to read as follows:
5.86.100 Any person desirous of engaging in the practice of
an escort, as defined in this chapter, must first secure an
escort permit. Once obtained, said permit shall be carried on
the escort. Application shall be made to the City's Department
of Code Compliance and Business Licenses in the same manner as
provided in this chapter for adult entertainment permits. The
director of code compliance and business licenses shall approve
the application and issue the permit if the applicant meets all
the requirements of Chapter 5.86, and shall deny the application
if the applicant does not meet all the requirements of Chapter
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5.86. There shall be no public hearing before the City Council
on an approved application. If the application is denied, the
director shall promptly give the applicant notice thereof and the
findings for such denial. The applicant aggrieved by the action
of the director may appeal by filing a written appeal within ten
(10) days of the notice of denial, with the city clerk. The City
Council shall set a time and place for the public hearing. The
decision of the City Council shall be final.
SECTION 3: That Section 5.86.170 of Chapter 5.86 of Title 5
be amended to read as follows:
5.86.170 After an application permit has been filed with the
city manager or his designated representative, he/she shall cause
an investigation to be made by the City's Department of Code
Compliance and Business Licenses. The director of code
compliance and business licenses shall refer copies of the
application to the following departments and agencies within five
(5) days of receipt of the application: Department of building
and safety, department of community services and planning, police
department, Riverside County Health Department, Riverside County
Fire Marshal. These departments and agencies shall within thirty
(30) days inspect the premises proposed to be operated as a
massage establishment, bathhouse, escort bureau or introductory
services and shall make written verification to the department of
code compliance and business licenses concerning compliance with
the Palm Desert Municipal Codes and the codes of Riverside County
and State of California that they administer. If such premises
are not in compliance, the department of code compliance and
business licenses shall notify the applicant, in writing, of the
deficiencies, and shall cause the reinspection of such premises
to be made upon written request for reinspection by the
applicant; provided, however, that such request for reinspection
is made within thirty (30) days after notice of noncompliance has
been given by the department of code compliance and business
licenses.
The applicant shall further be referred to the City's police
department for investigation of the applicant's character and
qualifications. There shall be no public hearing before the City
Council on an approved application. If there are concerns
regarding an application by the director of code compliance and
business licenses, the application shall be set for a public
hearing before the City Council and the applicant notified of the
date of such hearing.
If the application is denied, the director shall promptly
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give the applicant notice thereof and the findings for such
denial. The applicant aggrieved by the action of the director
may appeal by filing a written appeal within ten (10) days of the
notice of denial, with the city clerk. The City Council shall
set a time and place for the public hearing. The decision of the
City Council shall be final.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be
published once in the Palm Desert Post, a newspaper of general
circulation, printed, published and circulated within the City of
Palm Desert, and same shall be in full force and effect thirty
(30) days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 24th day of June
1993, by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: CRITES, KELLY, SNYDER, WILSON, BENSON
NOES: NONE r
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
,, e TEST:
SHEILA R. GI1 LIGAN, C�y Clerk
City of Pa Desert, alifornia
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JF/,AH M. BENSON, Mayor