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Ordinance No. 1970 Page 13 of 17 D. Special Event Permit. When providing a massage at a special event, each person providing massage at the special event shall display in an open and conspicuous place the person's special event permit. 6.24.170 Responsibilities of Massage Establishment Permittee and School of Massage. It shall be the responsibility of the massage establishment permittee and managing employee to ensure that any person subject to this Chapter complies with it. 6.24.180 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, waterproofing 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, nondisposable coverings, and linens that come in contact with a client or are otherwise used or become soiled 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. C. In the massage establishment, wet and dry heat rooms, steam or vapor rooms or cabinets, toilet rooms, shower and bathrooms, 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 and tools used in the massage operation shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. Instruments and tools utilized in performing massage shall not be used on more than one client unless they have been sterilized or disinfected. E. Clients of the massage establishment shall be furnished with a dressing room within the massage establishment. 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's premises 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. G. A minimum of one wash basin for employees shall be provided at all times. The basin shall be located within or as close as practicable to the area devoted to performing of massage services. Soap and sanitary towels shall also be provided at each basin.