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Attachment 1 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON AMENDING PLEASANTON MUNICIPAL CODE, 6HAPTER 6.24, REGULATION OF MASSAGE SERVICES AND MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 6.24 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: "CHAPTER 6.24, MASSAGE 6.24.010 Purpose and Intent. A. In enacting these regulations the City Council recognizes that massage is a viable professional field offering the public valuable health and therapeutic services, including, but not limited to, massage, bodywork, and somatic therapies. B. It is the purpose and intent of the City Council that the operation of massage establishments and persons offering massage be regulated in the interests of public health, safety, and welfare to provide minimum building sanitation and health standards, to ensure that persons offering massage possess the minimum qualifications necessary to operate such businesses and to perform such services offered, and to ensure that those offering massage services conduct their work in a lawful and professional manner. 6.24.20 Definitions. For the purpose of this Chapter, the following words and phrases are defined as follows: A. "Applicant", in the case of a massage establishment permit, means an individual, or if not an individual, the person responsible for the ownership or operation of the massage establishment, who applies to obtain a permit under this Chapter. In the case of a massage technician permit, offsite massage permit, or special event permit, "applicant" means an individual who applies for a permit under this Chapter. . B. "City Manager" means the City Manager of the City of Pleasanton or the City Manager's designee. C. "Employee" includes any person, owner, partner, operator, manager, supervisor, or worker, whether paid or not, who renders services of any nature in the operation of a massage establishment.