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Ordinance No. 17:27 Page 14 6.24.160 Facilities and Operating Requirements. Every massage establishment and every massage technician shall comply with standards established by the Alameda County Health Services for such businesses and practitioners and the following facilities and operations requirements: A. The massage establishment's premises and facilities shall meet and be maintained in a condition to comply with all applicable code requirements of the City and Alameda County, including but not limited to, those related to the safety of structures, adequacy of the plumbing, lighting, heating, ventilation, water-proofing of rooms in which showers, water or steam baths are used, and the health and cleanliness of the facility; B. Massage establishments and massage technicians shall at all times have an adequate supply of clean sanitary towels, coverings, and linens. Towels, non-disposable coverings, and linens shall not be used on more than one client, unless they have first been laundered and disinfected. Disposable towels and disposable coverings shall not be used on more than one client. Soiled linens and paper towels shall be deposited in separate receptacles; C. In the massage establishment, wet and dry heat rooms, steam or vapor rooms or cabinets, toilet rooms, shower and bath rooms, tanning booths, whirlpool baths, and pools shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected as needed, and at least once each day when the premises are open, with a disinfectant. Bathtubs shall be thoroughly cleaned with a disinfectant after each use. All walls, ceilings, floors, and other physical facilities for the establishment shall be in good repair, and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition; D. All equipment used in the massage operation shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. Instruments utilized in performing massage shall not be used on more than one client unless they have been sterilized, using standard sterilization methods; E. Clients of the massage establishment shall be furnished with a dressing room. Dressing rooms will be used only by clients of the same sex at the same time. Dressing rooms need not be separate from the room in which the massage is being performed; F. Toilet facilities shall be provided in convenient locations within the massage establishment and shall consist of at least one unisex toilet with lavatories or wash basins provided with soap and both hot and cold running water either in the toilet room or vestibule;