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ORDINANCE NO. 3592 :-,. l'>
ORDIMANCB OP THE COUNCIL OF 'fBE ClTY OF PALO ALTO
MENDING TITLE 4 (BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS.
CODE) REGARDING THE PERMISSIBLE HOURS OF OPERATION.
POR HOT TOB, SAUNA, AND MASSAGE ES'l'AB L I SHMENTS.
1'he Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows; · ·
SECTION t. SP.ction 4.54.110( 16) [Massage establishment facilities
and operattons requireJE~.nts], of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, is
hereby amended to read:
• (16) (a) Mcos8age establishments shall close
and re~~in clos~J from 11:00 p~m. to 9:00a.m.
(b) Aft¥.r one year of operation a massage
establishment may be exe)Dpted from the hours re
strictions of this section by the Chief of Police
upon a written request which details the factual
reasons suppot"t ing good ~a use for t.he exempt ion.
Tile Chief of Pol ice, in determining what consti
tutes good cause for this exemption from the hours
restrict~ons, shall consider and weigh the follow
ing factors;
{1) The criteria outlined in Section
4.04.1~0 of Chapter 4.04;
(2) . The. criteria o.utllned in Section
4.54.030 of thls chapter:
(3) The iapaet which the •assage estab
lishaent has had on the health,. safety, and welfare
of the local cOI:'!IIunity, i!'lcludinq, but not limited
· to, parking and traffic cc>.nge$t1on:
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(4) T'he aas$aqe establ.;:stuaent's compl.i'7
ance Or nof!.,..COJip}ian~ With .all fedeJ:.a.l 1 $tater. C\fltl
local lava, including . ., but. not 1 ijl\itc~d to,· this~
Municipal Code,. ,
Tf, upon revie._ of .tbose factors, the Chief of
Police. deten~ines tb'-t g-ood cause does exist for
th.~ t:"eques~ed esemption, the Chief ~C!Y then exelf\pt
the p4r.ticular -~~sa9e. establishllent fro• the hour$.
restcictions Of t.b{tl· section. flOl'fG'i'~r, lrl n\J event
shall any aassaqe establishaent close later than·
2:00 a.a .. 1'\>lr open earliex than 6:00 a .. m.
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SBCTIOH 2. Section 4.S6.100(r) [Hot tub/sauna establi$hlaen~ and;·.
operat1ons requireaent) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is aaended ·to'. :,
read:
"(r) {1) Hot tub/sauna establishaents shall
close and re•ain closed froa 11 :OQ p.a. to 9:00
a.m.
( 2) After one year of ope rat ior., a hot tub/
sauna establishment may be exempted from the hours
restrictions of this section by th~ Chief of Police
upon a written request which details the factual
reasons supporting good cause for the exemption.
The Chief of Pol ice, in detez:raining what consti
tutes <3'r>Od C"ause for this exeROption from the hours
restrictions, shall consider and we2;h the follow
ing factors.:
{a) Thi! criteria outlined in Section
4.0~.140 of Chapter 4.041
(b) 'l'he criteria outlined in Section
4.56.030 of this chapter;
(c) The iJBpact ~hich the hot tub/sauna
establishMent has had on the health, safety, and
welfare of the local ~unity, including, but not
lhlited to,. parking and traffic congestion; ·
{d) Tb.e hot tub/ sauna • s establishment's
COIIpliance or nc;m-c~pliance with all federal,
state, a~ local laws, including, but n~t limited
to, this Municipa!l Code.
If, upon review of these factors, .. t.he Chief of
Pol ice detenaines that good c~u3e does . e• ist for
the requested exem.ptioi.4, the C::~ief •ay the•• exempt
the particula~ hot tub/sauna establishaent ft"~ tne
huurs restrictions of·t~is section~ However~ in no
event shall any hot tub/sauna establishm~nt · close
later thnn 2;0J a... nor open ·earlier than 6:QC'
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SECTION 3. The Council finds that none of the provisions of this
ordinance viii' have a significant enviro~ntal iapact. ·
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SECTION 4. This ordinance shall becoae eff~ctive upon the .~
· mencement of the thirty-first day after the day of its passage. : .. ::
INTRODUCED: December 17 • 1984
PASSED: January 7, 1985
AYES: Bechtel, Cobb, FletcherJ lPvy, Sutorius, Renzel, Woolley,
Witherspoon, Klein
NOES: None
None
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