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had occurred in November 2012 with one of the massage technicians and an administrative citation was issued to the technician for a violation of the Pleasanton Municipal Code. Commissioner Blank then asked if the citation was a misdemeanor; to which Assistant City Attorney Larissa Seto stated that with the issuance of an administrative citation, the technician was entitled to a due process and appealed the administrative citation. In this instance, the technician's appeal was denied and her license was revoked and she is no longer allowed to provide massage services in the City of Pleasanton. However, the massage establishment can remain in business. The applicant's current landlord then spoke on the applicant's behalf and commented on her good standing with them at her current location. After considering all public comments, the Commission unanimously recommended approval of PUD-84-04-07M. DISCUSSION Operation of massage establishments is regulated by Chapter 6.24 (Massage) of the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC). Some of the key requirements of Chapter 6.24 are as follows: • Obtaining a permit from the Pleasanton Police Department, followed by zoning approval from the Planning Division, is required for massage technicians and establishments prior to working at or operation of a massage establishment. • Hours of operation are limited to 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. • No massage establishment shall posses, serve, keep, consume, etc. alcohol in the massage establishment. • Renewal from the Pleasanton Police Department is required every two-years. • Each massage technician is required to possess an original diploma, original certificate of graduation, or other written proof, including but not limited to course outlines and certified sealed transcripts, acceptable to the police chief, from a school or schools of massage, college, junior college, or university which shows satisfactory completion of at least 500 hours of a non-repetitive curriculum, and • Each applicant for a massage establishment permit who signs a declaration under penalty of perjury that such applicant shall not personally engage in the practice of massage is exempt from the educational requirements set forth in this section. (Ord. 1970 § 1, 2008) Chapter 6.24 in its entirety can be found in Attachment 2, Exhibit C. Zoning Massage establishments are referenced in Title 18 (Zoning) of the PMC to ensure that the location of a proposed massage establishment is consistent with the zoning and land use regulations. Massage establishments where three or fewer massage technicians provide massage services at any one time, and that meet the requirements of Chapter 6.24, are Page 4 of 6